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ESG goes mainstream: How the role has changed and what lies ahead

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... The talk, ESG Market Insights Powered by Talent Nation, featured health insurance company Bupa's director of sustainability and ESG Mel Cutler and Andrew Sellick, principal sustainability - global infrastructure at the Queensland Investment Corporation ...

Four in five companies prefer penalties to sustainability, study finds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... New research has found that the vast majority of companies would accept regulatory penalties rather than take on sustainability initiatives. Further, the study revealed that most companies prioritise commercial objectives over sustainability, highlighting ...

CEFC doubles investment in Artesian bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... stronger regime of issuer measurement and disclosure will attract the growing pool of investors who want to preference sustainability and low emissions opportunities in their portfolios, so we can accelerate decarbonisation and the transition to a net ...

Investors flag decarbonisation, real world impacts as priorities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... stewardship and how to decarbonize their portfolios, according to Northern Trust Asset Management's global head of sustainability and stewardship. Julie Moret is in Australia to meet with clients and spoke with FS Sustainability on her observations ...

Australian sustainable finance taxonomy to feature traffic-light system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... framework report came through strongly in the final report, said Emma Herd, a partner at EY's Climate Change and Sustainability Services (CCaSS) practice. "There's some debate around the sequencing and ordering of the development, with questions ...

Australia "on notice" as final TNFD draft framework released

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... in the business and wider community thought it would," said Emma Herd, a partner at EY's Climate Change and Sustainability Services practice. "We're actually seeing a pretty decent amount of engagement from the business community towards reviewing ...

Asian companies setting net zero goals, lagging on capital alignment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... emitters worried." However, many companies are relying on free permits to offset their emissions. "When we look at any sustainability report, there are very few companies that have scenario analysis," Dai said. "There's a general unpreparedness and a ...

Podcast: Decarbonisation and the EMUs - Julie Moret

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
In this episode, we're joined by Northern Trust Asset Management's global head of sustainability and stewardship Julie Moret. Julie will explain how managing investors' capital is like good practice in camping (it involves returning it in a more sustainable ...

Brookfield consortium to buy Origin Energy for $18.7bn

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... Origin Energy Markets will lead the way in all respects at this critical moment for the Australian economy." FS Sustainability spoke with a number of experts about risks, opportunities and challenges to this bid when it was first announced in November ...

Scentre Group reports sustainability progress

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
Scentre Group has reported Scope 1 and 2 Emissions reductions of 38% since 2014 and says it is on track to reach its 2030 net zero emissions goal. Scentre Group released its first Climate Statement this week, alongside its 2022 Modern Slavery Statement ...