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Boards not ready for new workplace laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... The research found sexual harassment and discrimination is underreported due to a lack of trust, confidence, and transparency in organisational systems, processes and outcomes. Directors overwhelmingly saw the positive duty as an opportunity to drive ...

Research flags need for comprehensive ESG reporting

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... comprehensive adherence to recognised sustainability reporting frameworks. Additionally, the research finds a lack of transparency and authenticity in sustainability reporting practices, which should be improved to combat greenwashing and safeguard corporate ...

Nature Market Repair Bill passes Senate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... properties. "The Nature Repair Market will be strictly monitored by the federal government to ensure integrity and transparency. The market will be regulated by the Clean Energy Regulator which will have monitoring and enforcement powers to ensure that ...

RIAA names Responsible Investment Super Leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... as engagement and voting and ESG integration; regularly measurement of outcomes; and exhibiting a high degree of transparency. The study found that the average net return of MySuper products of Responsible Super Fund Leaders outperformed on three, five ...

UN-informed tool to assess SDG progress

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... data, our customers can bridge the gap between ESG integration and Impact investing, acting with more clarity and transparency." Careen Abb, SDGs and impact lead at UNEP FI commented that the move will help mainstream impact management, accelerating ...

Carbon credit review falls short on CO2 capture and slavery

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... to develop inventory reporting methodologies for these removals. Addressing additionality, conservativeness, and transparency The concept of additionality, which involves ensuring that carbon abatement activities go beyond business as usual, is under ...

Slow progress on human rights in business

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... grievance mechanism in place, only 10% involve rightsholders in the design process and just 5% provide predictability and transparency in the mechanism processes.

Don't neglect the SDGs in sustainable finance strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... 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 all the ...

Corporate net zero plans at odds with anti-climate lobbying

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... Responsible Climate 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 ...

Call for investment to spur ethical fashion education

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... that like consumers need. And they have to continue to be updated regularly." Kitto says that both education and transparency would make ethical products more accessible for consumers. "The word sustainable is used in so many different ways," Kitto said. ...