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abrdn strengthens sustainability function

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
Amid a leadership spill, global investment firm abrdn has overhauled its sustainability offering, with a series of new senior appointments, and the launch of a new executive sustainability committee. Sarah Moody Sarah Moody has been named the FTSE 250-listed ...

AOFM launches first Green Treasury Bond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... virtually. AOFM met with 147 investors. Overall, the feedback received was positive, a spokesperson from AOFM told FS Sustainability. "Investors appreciated that Treasury and the AOFM had incorporated feedback from an initial consultation round into ...

One in three analyse physical climate risk: IGCC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... Sustainable1, ISS ESG, JANA and Pathzero. ISS ESG is owned by ISS STOXX, which also owns ISS Media, publisher of FS Sustainability.

Standards boards unite for global rollout

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... (GRI) to make their standards more compatible. The partnership between the IFRS - which oversees the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) standards - and GRI - which oversees the Global Sustainability Standards Board (GSSB) standards - ...

Govt moves timetable on power station closure

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... Australia is "lagging" and needs to move beyond "aging and aged" coal and gas assets, responsible investment and sustainability specialist Desiree Lucchese told FS Sustainability. "Australia is falling behind on clean energy and losing out on gaining ...

Accountants say digital is key

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... reporting framework. It may also - crucially - play a part in preventing unintentional greenwashing. PwC Australia sustainability reporting and assurance partner Carolyn Cosgrove said Aussie businesses are finding the mandatory reporting rollout challenging. ...

ESG demand still high for advisers

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... strong returns and massive inflows from 2020 to 2022 as stocks with strong financial performance as well as strong sustainability themes like healthcare and the IT sector rallied. "Then, there was that correction in 2022 into 2023 as investors switched ...

Australian Ethical snaps up asset manager

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... officer Ludovic Theau. In an ASX announcement, Australian Ethical said the new team will adhere to Altius' Sustainability Policy and its own Ethical Charter. Australian Ethical chief executive John McMurdo said that the Altius acquisition is an important ...

Unclear rules pose investment risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... approval. Contradictory approvals processes pose a risk of investment security downgrading, responsible investment and sustainability specialist Desiree Lucchese tells FS Sustainability. While this doesn't matter much to short-term investors or holders ...

The 50 most influential ESG corporate professionals in Australia named

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... corporate governance (ESG) professionals working at ASX-listed companies have been named by trade publication FS Sustainability in the 2024 ESG Power50 guide. Running for the second year, the ESG Power50 comprises individuals that hail from diverse industries ...