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Accountants to play central role in ESG developments: CPA Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... bottom-up supervisory climate vulnerability assessment (CVA) exercise in 2021, with the cooperation of the five largest Australian banks. APRA said it plans to publish the results of the CVA in 2022. APRA has also finalised Prudential Practice Guide ...

Inconsistent data a challenge to ESG uptake: BNP Paribas Securities Services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... providers are helping investors coordinate and integrate ESG data into their operations. A significant majority of Australian investors believe inconsistent data quality is one of the top five hindrances to ESG adoption, according to BNP Paribas' ...

COP26 week one: what Australians need to know

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... with varying degrees of satisfaction - there have also been a number of announcements around deforestation, methane, accounting standards and other areas. FS Sustainability has spoken with a number of experts this week about how COP26 commitments will ...

Corporate finance execs seeking greater ESG knowledge

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... the financial statements but also we've seen bulletins and guidance produced from the Australian Accounting Standards Board around how climate risk needs to be considered within the financial statements themselves," McWilliams said. "This has also ...

Islamic fund to expand into banking

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... an application to APRA as a restricted ADI, said CEO Hakan Ozyon. If successful, Ozyon said they would be the first Australian Sharia-compliant deposit taking bank. "Our indication from APRA thus far has been positive," Ozyon said. "They don't see ...

ASX companies under the spotlight for global investor engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... BlackRock's sustainability engagement priorities are carried out on a global basis, which means they will be raised with Australian listed companies. They are the foundation, alongside Global Principles and market-level voting guidelines for the firm's ...

More companies reporting on SDGs, but quality lacking: RMIT

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... Financials, and Consumer sectors, the report noted. The team looked at corporate sustainability reports from the top 150 Australian public-listed companies (ASX150) to assess how each business had measured and disclosed their awareness of, commitment ...

Demand for climate aware, ESG investment: State Street Global Advisors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... for society." State Street Global Advisors recently launched a climate-aware fund of international equities into the Australian market. "In terms of demand and flows, we're very, very optimistic about the Australian market," Wallace said. "Between the ...

State Street Global Advisors launch Climate ESG International Equity Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... improvement in its overall ESG profile. "This fund is an important addition to our range of ESG solutions. It will allow Australian investors to align investment strategy with their climate goals," Wallace said." The fund will also allocate higher weightings ...

Climate action by regulators deferred, not denied: MinterEllison

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... climate change on financial performance, position and prospects. Further, in April 2019, the Australian Accounting Standards Board and Auditing and Assurance Standards Board "issued joint guidance stating that climate change-related assumptions have ...