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ISPT names first chief sustainability officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
ISPT has shaken up its executive leadership team, including creating the role of chief sustainability officer. Steven Peters has been elevated to the role of chief sustainability role, responsible for the delivery of ISPT's environment, social and governance ...

New net zero bondholder stewardship guidance: IIGCC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... highlights the importance of integrating bondholder considerations into equity engagements and incorporating climate and sustainability considerations into issuer-level covenants. IIGCC will further support collaborative bondholder engagement with the ...

Global development banks release joint principles towards Paris alignment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... this critical juncture, we are not yet on track to deliver the goals of the Paris Agreement," Pirovksa told FS Sustainability. To meet this goal, we must see a fundamental shift in MDBs core priorities and mandates, operating models, and financing mechanisms. ...

NSW Modern Slavery Plan to build prevention capability

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... practice in the renewables sector. The commission may also develop new financial instruments or products such as sustainability-linked bonds to increase funding available for anti-slavery oriented work. The commissioner did not provide a deadline for ...

Western Australia issues first green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... infrastructure and rebates and standalone power systems. ANZ Bank, and UBS AG, Australia Branch acted as joint sustainability advisers, while ANZ, CBA, UBS AG Australia Branch and Westpac acted as joint lead managers on the transaction. "The successful ...

CEFC backs agriculture investment platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... 2013 and provides institutional farm ownership and management services. The firm has a framework that integrates sustainability in design and delivery of strategies and a mandate to report against targets for the assets it manages, CEFC said. "This CDPQ ...

ASX C-Suite notch up double-digit salary increases: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... ESG executive search and recruitment specialist Talent Nation. Talent Nation released its annual environment and sustainability remuneration report, which found that the average salary for a head of ESG has increased 12.5% to $348,911. The report is ...

Decade-long Santos well leak prompts investor concern

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... monitoring and stating that action to stem the leaks was "not technically feasible". A Santos spokesperson told FS Sustainability that CSIRO has been engaged to undertake an in-depth monitoring program. "Findings to date show that the gas is non-toxic ...

Cost a barrier for SME ambition on net zero: BSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) increasingly identify sustainability and net zero targets as important to their business practice, but cost is the main barrier towards taking action, according to BSI Group. BSI Group - the global standards ...

Aussie AI platform aids HK firms in Scope 3 emissions compliance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... climate-related disclosures on ESG reports for all listed companies. The disclosures would be in line with the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) Climate Standard and enforce Scope 3 emissions reporting disclosure. The proposed regulations ...