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China stock exchange rings in Year of the Dragon with ESG mandate

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... mandated company disclosure requirement will become a motivation for even better company management on environmental and social issues. At the same time, corporate governance would potentially improve if we take the reference from Japan recently." The ...

Investors back modern slavery compensation

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... present, New South Wales is the only Australian state to have a Modern Slavery Commissioner. Also in December the minister for social services Amanda Rishworth and the Attorney-General of Australia Mark Drefus announced $14.3m to support victim-survivors ...

ESG skills in hot demand in risk, compliance hiring

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... climate risk exposures as part of that. The APRA guidance also states that super funds can incorporate environmental and social impact-related objectives "where it can demonstrate that pursuing such additional objectives is consistent with the outcomes ...

SIX launches share platform for investors, activists

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... reach for most investors. "In the last two years alone, only 10 Australian companies received a shareholder resolution on social and environmental issues, compared to 340 resolutions in 2023 alone in the US," Verwey said. "We want to double the number ...

Aussie investors prepare for new EU rules

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... the legislate the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), which will require companies to consider the social and environmental impact of their operations. The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) said EU legislative ...

Rise in ESG commitment by global funds: Morningstar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... pillars - philosophy and process, resources and active ownership. "Although demand for products focused on environmental, social, and governance issues has tapered in some markets, investor interest in sustainable investing remains high overall," Morningstar ...

Growth in green bond issuance brings choice, challenges

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
The green, social and sustainability (GSS+) bond market is in its infancy, but the growth in issuance as well as fund strategies covering that category of bonds means investors have increased choice, but also questions about transparency and how to ...

Social and governance factors top "new risk reality"

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
Social and governance risk are gaining traction as a focus for corporates, as these topics become recognised as central to sustainability - now an essential in today's climate-conscious world. In a shifting corporate risk environment, governance ...

Australian gender pay gap data to be revealed from February

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... report on the unadjusted pay gap, Ryan expects that the findings will show that women earn less than men - "an important social issue that demands attention beyond the simplistic suggestion that women should choose higher-paying jobs. Even if the adjusted ...

Sunshine state issues $2.75bn green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... continue to work on adding assets to our green bond pool," Fajardo said. "We are also monitoring developments in the green, social and sustainable debt space and will remain agile as investors and market expectations evolve. "We're having more conversations ...