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Consultation on faith-based products opens

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... Treasurer and Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Stephen Jones said that if elected, a Labor government would review the Your Future Your Super (YFYS) performance test because of "unintended and negative consequences" on ESG integration ...

Resource efficiency a marker for investment performance: Osmosis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... Osmosis Investment Management to launch an environmentally sustainable equity strategy. CSC, the $50 billion fund for government employees, will partner with Osmosis to launch a Resource Efficient Core Equity Portfolio (ex-Australia). The portfolio will ...

EY partners to deliver Australian sustainable finance taxonomy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... continue to be classified as sustainable" Graham said. "It has become clear from discussion with members, regulators, government, and the finance sector more broadly, that there is strong demand for ASFI to drive an industry-led process to develop a ...

Australian miners top list as critical minerals demand grows: PwC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... maintaining a robust social license to operate is essential. The report highlighted the January 2022 decision by the Serbian government to revoke Rio Tinto's operating permits for the group's US$2.4bn Jadar lithium project in response to environmental ...

Pause to YFYS rollout as government announces review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... review will commence after the second round of MySuper performance tests have taken place by August this year. The government will also release exposure draft legislation for consultation to implement its election commitment to adjust the performance ...

Using blockchain for real-time ESG data: TYMLEZ

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... gives UON a metric on carbon emissions produced per litre of water pumped." The second pilot is with the Queensland Government to deploy a smart energy monitoring solution to capture an energy footprint across multiple sites in the Gold Coast Health ...

Gap in financing solutions for refugees: ISS ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
Despite increasing investor interest and corporate support, the sustainable finance sector is lagging when it comes to financing solutions aimed at assisting refugees, according to a report from ISS ESG. In recognition of World Refugee Week, ISS ESG ...

Victorian government announces $10m biodiversity fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
The Victorian state government has announced a $10 million fund aimed at protecting threatened flora and fauna and boosting private investment in the state's biodiversity. Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change Lily D'Ambrosio has announced ...

Mercer appoints APAC sustainable investment leader

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... SI team and will continue to advise a range of clients across super funds, endowments and foundations, insurers and government bodies on all sustainable investing matters. "Globally, acceptance and advancement of sustainable investment has accelerated ...

HESTA pushes legal alignment to UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous People

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
Super fund HESTA says aligning Australian law to the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous People (UNDRIP) would enhance outcomes for Indigenous Australians as well as stronger long-term returns for super fund members. Human rights ...