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Standard Chartered Bank gets first head of social sustainability

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
Natalie Marko Nietsch has been appointed first head of social sustainability at Standard Chartered Bank. She will drive commercial social sustainability pillar from Singapore, leading new business and partnerships to boost the bank's social impact. ...

ASX200 skirts Scope 3 disclosures

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... research looked at public information reported by ASX200 companies up to 31 March 2023 including annual reports, sustainability reports, TCFD and climate reports, company websites and ASX announcements. Additional context was drawn from ACSI's ongoing ...

Active Super to face court over greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... that the Sustainable Plus options were marketed as being are suitable for members who "are deeply committed to sustainability" because they excluded investments in companies involved in carbon intensive fossil fuels like thermal coal. Exclusions were ...

Industy veterans named to sustainable finance taxonomy working group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) has named former RBA deputy governor Guy Debelle and EY climate change and sustainability services partner Emma Herd as the co-chairs of the Taxonomy Technical Expert Group (TTEG). "It is imperative that we develop ...

Social license or social-washing - weighing the value of public statements on the Voice

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... people into the economy and strengthening economic self-determination. RIAA executive manager Estelle Parker told FS Sustainability a First Nations advisory body would lay the foundation for "a better economy for all" and would build societal resilience ...

Climate disclosure lawsuit against Commonwealth settled

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... disclosure standards and is proceeding with plans to issue Australian sovereign green bonds. When contacted by FS Sustainability, Barnden declined to comment, citing the confidential nature of the head of agreement. The document outlines that O'Donnell ...

Revenue recycling carbon tax would increase Australia's GDP

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... The main criticism was not having a CGE model to estimate the impact of a carbon tax on the economy," she told FS Sustainability. "This is the first study in a row of studies using CGE model in the field of climate policy and in the future we will expand ...

Morgan Stanley reaches 70% of $1tn sustainable finance goal

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... billion has been designated for financing, out of which more than US$550 billion is specifically earmarked for sustainability initiatives. The funding will go towards clean energy, carbon removal, and social housing within multiple divisions of the bank ...

Fidelity creates chief sustainability role, plus new chairs for IPCC and PRI

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
Fidelity has created a chief sustainability officer position and put Jenn-Hui Tan in the role. This comes as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) announce new chairs. Tan has ...

Are indexes the next target for greenwashing investigations?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... disclosure process including but not limited to our range of ESG offerings. A spokesperson for ASIC confirmed to FS Sustainability that Bloomberg and MSCI do not hold any relevant Australian Financial Services Licences. But the market regulator issued ...