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ASIC releases sustainability reporting guidelines

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
Following comprehensive consultation, ASIC has published its regulatory guide on sustainability reporting, having taken on board industry feedback. In November 2024, ASIC released the draft regulatory guidance for consultation. It received 60 submissions ...

Glass Lewis acquires investment stewardship platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
Global corporate governance data provider Glass Lewis has acquired a Stockholm-based technology platform to enhance institutional-level investment stewardship data and workflows. Purchasing Esgaia will accelerate Glass Lewis' strategy to more holistically ...

Carbon market responds to integrity concerns

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
The carbon market industry has slammed media reports labelling carbon companies "cowboys, predators or parasites," calling the accusations "inflammatory and derogatory" and "unfair". A series of media reports published over the weekend published by ...

No charge for carbon target failure

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
While target-setting sparks a positive market response and high ESG scores, a new study out of Berkeley and Harvard finds when companies fail or targets mysteriously vanish, there is limited reaction and no accountability. ESG ratings often ignore missed ...

Team Super names retirement chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
A former Aware Super head of advice has been appointed chief retirement officer at Team Super ahead of its merger with TWUSUPER to create a $21 billion fund. Reporting to chief executive Vasyl Nair, Sarah Forman has taken up the new role at Team Super ...

Scottish Widows mandates Robeco to build new ESG indices

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Robeco is partnering with the UK life insurance and pensions company to create custom equity indices for developed and emerging markets following responsible investment principles. The international asset manager and specialist in quant and sustainable ...

BlackRock settles lawsuit for 'misleading consumers'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
BlackRock has reached a settlement in a lawsuit filed by the State of Tennessee, which alleged the asset manager misled consumers about how much its investment strategies were influenced by ESG considerations. Tennessee's suit alleged BlackRock ...

New tool tackles climate risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Sustainable Platform, a leading data provider for those aligning their investments to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), has developed a new tool for asset owners, businesses, and insurers. Big names including Nanuk Asset management, 17 Asset ...

Investors zero in on nature, human rights nexus

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has finally tackled the complex issue of nature and human rights in the first comprehensive framework published last week. The UN-convened initiative says more investors and companies are ramping up nature ...

Green moves: Westpac, Care Super, BlackRock, Quinbrook, Ortec, CAA

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
One of the biggest moves this month: Fiona Wild will leave BHP to become Westpac's chief sustainability officer, according to news reports. This comes as Anthony Miller prepares to take over as CEO in December replacing Peter King. The current acting ...