Search Results

Showing 41 - 50 of 236 results for "best practice"

Stewardship and greenwashing in spotlight at RI Australia 2023

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... the event. RI Australia 2023 will bring together sustainability leaders and industry practitioners to demonstrate best practice in the burgeoning sector of responsible investment. This year's theme is "Scaling new heights in ESG and impact", and the ...

Investors welcome Commonwealth green bond program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... and with strong international networks to draw on to ensure Australia's framework is informed by international best practice, ASFI is happy to play a role in this were useful."

Casting a wide net: ending modern slavery in fisheries

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... results can be costly and difficult, and with new legal requirements coming into force investors must follow global best practice. He said that on human rights ESG research should not be limited to modern slavery, because that definition is too narrow. ...

IGCC calls on government to boost Aussie green industry

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... and opportunities of climate change. 'Driving Australian Climate Innovation' provides a snapshot of international best practice. Key recommendations include: set sector transition plans for high-priority climate sectors to stimulate demand for low-carbon ...

Qualitas names Fiona Reynolds to ESG advisory board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... currently Chair of the UN Global Compact Network Australia. The Qualitas ESG Advisory Group will "help shape ESG best practice within the firm, identify and report progress against objectives and advise how Qualitas leverage its strengths to influence ...

ASIC warns directors over sustainability disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... Australia voluntarily making sustainability and climate-related disclosure, there is a case for improvement, and best practice should continue to evolve to be attractive to investors," Hughes said. Hughes noted that there is a lack of consistency, comparability ...

US Dept of Labor green-lights ESG integration

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
US-based retirement plans can consider climate change and other ESG factors in their investment processes, according to a rule change by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). The announcement comes as the Securities and Exchange Commission fines Goldman ...

IFM hires ESG exec from Mercer

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... across listed equities." At the beginning of 2022, IFM was one of three Australia investors singled out for showing best practice in setting climate action plans. Aware Super, IFM Investors and UniSuper were part of a list of 10 institutional investors ...

Less than 20% of ASX200 disclose financial impacts of climate risk: PwC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... their guidance on what they expect companies to do, but we don't really know at this stage what is accepted and best practice industry by industry in all these areas," Stubbins noted. If the ISSB standards go live in the short or medium term, there will ...

Cobalt essential to net zero goals but brings labour risks: ISS ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... about and they're very keen on presenting their best side and ensuring that everything they're doing is in line with best practice and accepted norms, etc," Sebrell said. Image courtesy of Paul-Alain Hunt on Unsplash ISS owns ISS ESG and Rainmaker Information ...