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Big money urged to leverage influence

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
Long-term asset owners are not putting their influence to use, according to a new study on the climate policy influence of the world's largest institutional investors. 73% of the asset owners, representing more than $12 trillion in assets, have ...

Quadrant expands to environmental consulting

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... plans to support expansion of the eco-advisory practice. It is a new frontier for Quadrant, whose only prior public disclosure of a sustainability-related investment was in waste management firm TDG Environmental (formerly Total Drain Group) in August ...

BNPP AM launches Future Forest Fund

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... demand for sustainably managed timberland investments. The fund is classified Article 9 under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) and will invest in sustainable forestry to generate financial returns to investors. BNPP AM said the Future ...

ASX100 slavery disclosure strong

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... Harvey Norman and Block. Research on Australian companies' actions are now laid bare, with Monash University finding disclosure practices on labour rights abuses improved significantly since they were made mandatory in 2020 under The Commonwealth ...

World Bank exit policy gets thumbs up from local experts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
The world's largest development financier has released its long-awaited policy on responsibly divesting, a historic first in its 80-year history. The new policy builds on the Sustainability Policy of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) - the ...

Global corporate emissions fall for first time

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... equities may have reached a turning point, according to new findings made using advanced artificial intelligence to fill disclosure gaps. Financed emissions data and climate risk analyst Emmi looked at 45,000 public companies for its study, 'Estimating ...

Responsible funds thrive despite greenwash fears: RIAA

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... managers now disclosing full portfolio holdings, up 10% from last year. This would be better "if full portfolio holdings disclosure for super funds was introduced as RIAA has been calling for years," Estelle said. "Regulators are rightfully pushing for ...

More work needed on climate risk response

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... remained broadly unchanged. Governance and strategy, and risk management, were overall the areas of strength, while disclosure and metrics and targets performed badly. 54% of respondents have set at least one climate-related target. 37% of respondents ...

ASIC calls for feedback on disclosure regime

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... example, how do you think about your climate-related disclosures when you're preparing your prospectus or your Product Disclosure Statement?" Responding to this, Sarah Gallard, senior manager of responsible investment at State Super, said super funds ...

Is 'nature positive' the next big thing?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... nature-related sustainability reporting, countries are expected to incorporate the TNFD framework or similar nature-disclosure standards into reporting requirements. Nature represents a systemic risk, with an estimated 30-40% of Australia's economy ...