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Rise in ESG commitment by global funds: Morningstar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... these trends by investing in people, data, research, and training, resulting in enhanced ESG integration processes, more corporate engagement, and heightened disclosure, among other positive outcomes," Morningstar noted.

Accountant ethics board drafts new sustainability benchmarks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... globally by national accreditation bodies when accrediting and authorising assessment bodies to carry out assurance work on corporate sustainability disclosures, the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) has announced. Ethics standards have become ...

Social and governance factors top "new risk reality"

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... become recognised as central to sustainability - now an essential in today's climate-conscious world. In a shifting corporate risk environment, governance over anti-bribery, AI and information security is an increased focus in sustainability strategies ...

Media a strong influence on corporate decisions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... two-thirds of Australian C-suite leaders report that the media impacts on their decision-making around ESG strategy. Corporate leaders sought ESG news mainly through dedicated ESG publications and websites such as FS Sustainability, as well as in the ...

BNP Paribas updates sustainability strategy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... sustainable proteins, and plastics pollution. Also by 2025 the firm will incorporate enhanced social indicators into its corporate and sovereign ESG scoring models, develop new investment strategies linked to equality and social themes, target inequality ...

Podcast: Does DEI improve financial return - Raymone Jackson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... increasing diversity on boards. Enhanced diversity and inclusion is "rapidly becoming the next frontier in ensuring sound governance and risk culture practices," Rowell said in a speech."Effective DEI practices support a more resilient financial services ...

ESG in 2024: key trends and legislative changes for the year ahead

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... well as tackling Scope 3 and even Scope 4 in supply chains. All of this increasingly hinges on strong governance and corporate oversight. Regulatory changes 2024 will see multiple significant regulatory changes affecting financiers across the globe. ...

How to spot a credible transition plan: Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... opportunities arising from a changing climate and going into detail as to how you're managing these from a strategic, governance, operational, technology, and financial perspective. To be credible, transition plans need to have technical rigour and ...

Net zero roadmap shifts public service spending to green

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... government rolled out a net zero 2030 target for Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions. The policy will initially cover 100 non-corporate Commonwealth entities, with some security exclusions such as the Department of Defence. Departments that fall under non-corporate ...

Slow progress on human rights in business

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... on human rights and gender performance, according to The World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA). WBA recently released its Corporate Human Rights Benchmark and Gender Benchmark. The human rights benchmark ranked 110 of the world's largest apparel and extractives ...