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KPMG and Microsoft pair to upskill ESG

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... educational platform to upskill the global workforce to meet demand for better environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG). The ESG Academy will be available for Australian business leaders and their teams and compliments KPMG Australia's ESG ...

Australian businesses failing to achieve on sustainability goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... having a speed monitor on the car. You need to start collecting data. Smith noted that systems and processes are not aligned to ESG lenses around key metrics such as calculating carbon emissions intensity. "There are two parts to the data problem," Smith ...

Go digital for ESG, financial reporting: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
Shifting to digital reporting and away from paper-based financial disclosure would make ESG data more reliable, transparent and easier on business, according to a report by Deloitte. Deloitte recently authored a report, Embracing the power of digital ...

Higher ESG means stronger ROI: study

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... disclosure attestation and assurance services will also increase dramatically, allowing investors to place greater reliance on ESG data for their investment-decision making," Nunes added.

Prepare for TNFD: FSI release guide on nature risks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... dependencies and impacts, and to develop their own policy or position on nature. In preparing the guide, Lee found that while ESG data providers are expanding their understanding, most companies are only beginning to start voluntary disclosures on nature ...

Bridging the ESG gap: strategies for institutional investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... "Sustainability factors are an important part of our long-term view." The problem comes down to the difficulty in aligning ESG data with score providers through a robust risk management framework. Since ESG encompasses various aspects ranging from green ...

Investors consider greenwashing when setting net zero targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... in general, regulators want companies and investors to make defensible statements about their action on climate and other ESG issues, but they're not universal in their approach. "I think there are sort of two caveats to that conclusion that if you're ...

Data centre operator refinances multi-billion-dollar sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... intelligence (AI) platforms, AirTrunk said. AirTrunk has now raised over A$6 billion in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) financing across its APJ platform. Crédit Agricole CIB, Deutsche Bank and HSBC acted as joint Sustainability Structuring ...

How investors manage risk in a new AI world

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... intellectual property, data privacy and security, discrimination, product liability, trust, and identity. Emma Pringle, head of ESG and portfolio manager at Maple-Brown Abbott, considers this groundwork pivotal in guiding investors through the intricacies ...

Ethical investments recover performance: Chant West

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... returns for socially responsible growth options have either matched or exceeded those of general growth funds. Chant West found ESG options for funds earned 9.2% over the year to June 30, and 6.7% and 7.6% over five- and 10-year timelines respectively. ...