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ASX companies boosting ESG staff, oversight: Perennial

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... sustainability issues means additional costs. "We've seen an investment in staff, increasing senior or board level accountability, more KPIs introduced, and we've seen more interest in how ESG can benefit a business," O'Neill said. "We asked the question ...

Social and governance factors top "new risk reality"

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... shift towards a stronger focus on social and governance, particularly among large companies with greater market accountability, as the risk picture changes and these domains acquire more importance," DNV business assurance CEO Barbara Frencia said. Sustainability ...

Australian gender pay gap data to be revealed from February

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... to investors, as companies that are diverse tend to perform better. "I hope that the increased transparency and accountability offered by WGEA reporting will lead to change," Davidson said. "I strongly suspect that companies with no pay gap will have ...

ACCC issues greenwashing guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... communications issue, because it relates to board expertise, reporting, transparency, stratregy, audit, reputation, accountability, risk and ethics. The guide also points out that the risks of greenwashing stretch psat the reputational and into the legal ...

RIAA names Responsible Investment Super Leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... leaders, out of a list of 53. The funds were assessed on standards including their commitment to good governance and accountability; implementation and measurement of responsible investment approaches through activities such as engagement and voting ...

Don't neglect the SDGs in sustainable finance strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... 16 SDGs as well." The Global Compact developed the Forward Faster initiative to help members to increase their accountability and transparency on progress to SDGs. "One of the difficult issues is that within sustainability, the list gets longer and longer ...

Corporate net zero plans at odds with anti-climate lobbying

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... Lobbying, and the Climate Policy Engagement Indicator of the CA100+ Net Zero Benchmark, to measure transparency and accountability of political expenditures and climate lobbying in the companies they invest in. In August, InfluenceMap found the world's ...

Most inclusive Aussie orgs named

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... of an organisation to go beyond tokenistic gestures or platitudes and really invest in capability building and accountability." Future Group, which runs fossil-free superfund Future Super, was on the list. CEO Simon Sheikh commented: "Future Group's ...

Nearly a quarter of Australian bank debt has nature-related risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... climate change (Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions), and invasive alien species. It will also assess sustainability strategy, accountability, stakeholder engagement, lobbying and advocacy, circular and nature-positive transition, a right to a safe, clean, healthy ...

PRI to shake up reporting framework for signatories

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... will be done in conjunction with signatories. The framework will develop targeted guidance, tools, reporting, and accountability standards, "while fostering communities of shared practice," according to PRI CEO David Atkin. PRI has proposed two alternative ...