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Business calls for 12-month climate reporting delay

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... said. "We believe that an appropriately calibrated 'training wheels' approach will be key to ensuring a successful implementation of the new requirements, that serves both the users and preparers of disclosures."

Tracking nature: finance lags on biodiversity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... but not for all committees they are exposed to. 63% of committed companies don't provide sufficient evidence of implementation. Human rights abuses linked to deforestation have been largely overlooked, the think tank found. Australia and New Zealand ...

Rest selects Dasseti for ESG due diligence digitisation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... greenwashing as well as the expanding scope mandatory ESG-related disclosures including modern slavery and the likely implementation of mandatory finance-related climate disclosures via the Australian Sustainability Reporting Standards (ASRS).

Climate-committed investor group grows to $35tr AUM

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... chair Stephen Dunne said in a joint statement. "We're now in an era where intentions must become the hard yards of implementation, and actions need to accelerate. "IGCC is also the parent entity of the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change, and our teams ...

Social and governance factors top "new risk reality"

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... higher priority as companies increasingly seek to enhance performance in areas such as information security and AI implementation, which is no longer seen as optional but essential to building trust, developing resilience and ensuring business continuity," ...

Guide to identify and manage modern slavery for NSW entities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... and harms in operations and supply chains," the office announced. The guidance is the centrepiece of the Shared Implementation Framework, which came into effect 1 Jan 2024 and will affect more than $42 billion of public spending in NSW each year. The ...

Senior appointments at ag managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... McKay and will "lead the development of Warakirri's groupwide Sustainability and ESG strategy and oversee its implementation and reporting across its various business lines." Jordan comes to Warakirri from Select Harvests, where she most recently ...

JBWere appoints philanthropic services head

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... and Torres Strait Islander students at the state and national levels. Her expertise spans policy development and implementation, strategic planning, and fostering meaningful and collaborative relationships, leveraging diverse strengths to create sustainable ...

Report reveals progress on green finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... regulatory and supervisory instruments, key gaps remain - especially in high-income countries - and ambition and implementation of sustainable finance measures is unequal. This according to the Sustainable Financial Regulations and Central Bank Activities ...

How much does it cost to "green" a portfolio

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
There is little difference in implementation cost between a "green" or a "greener" portfolio when transitioning from a standard holding of European equities, to a climate index. A new whitepaper from ISS LiquidMetrix and STOXX analyses trading costs ...