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Northern Trust pulled up for greenwashing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 21 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
Northern Trust Asset Management Australia has paid just shy of $30,000 over allegations of greenwashing. ASIC brought two infringement notices against the local arm of the global fund manager alleged false and misleading statements in the application ...

Preparing for mandatory climate reporting: Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... sources of emissions. You have to have a robust inventory for everything that is under your control. This is basic risk management. Articulation of Scope 3 emissions is going to be challenging, but as a minimum, businesses need to have a plan for finding ...

ACCC issues greenwashing guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... may be deliberate, it can also be done inadvertently, for example because of a lack of understanding on the part of management about the rigour required to produce high-quality disclosure," Motto said. "The distinction between what constitutes genuine ...

ACSI updates voting guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... varies widely, including whether fatalities have taken place, how 'leading indicator' safety metrics are used and the management of sexual harassment. "ACSI has provided more detailed expectations of companies on safety disclosures and noted the importance ...

ASX100 improving on modern slavery disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... 2020, the report found improvements in the quality of disclosure regarding "supply chains, risk identification, risk management, and the implementation of key performance indicators (KPIs) in modern slavery actions," but identified that "some aspects ...

Podcast: 60,000+ years of care for country - Josh Gilbert

THE GREENER WAY  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... policy officer of Indigenous policy at the University of Technology Sydney Jumbunna Institute, expanded on how land management practices, also known as "caring for Country", preserve and benefit natural capital.

Agriculture funding takes the stage at COP28

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... augmented by AI. "We've grown out of the huge tailwind around regulatory reporting on climate and we also respond to the management and resilience of land and ag assets," noted co-founder and CEO Sam Sneddon. "There's a global theme where financial services ...

GRI and EFRAG partner on Interoperability Index

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... organisations also implemented three common principles including: that companies benefit from reporting publicly on their management efforts in relation to their positive and negative impacts, that optimal interoperability between global and European ...

Boards not ready for new workplace laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... responsibility of the whole board not just women directors. I urge directors to educate themselves and ask questions of management on these issues," Davidson said. While board practices to prevent and respond to sexual harassment and other positive duty ...

Government sets stage for sovereign green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... energy, energy efficiency, clean transportation, green buildings, climate change adaptation, environmentally sustainable management of living natural resources and land use, biodiversity conservation, sustainable water and wastewater management, circular ...