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KPMG and Microsoft pair to upskill ESG

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
KPMG has partnered with Microsoft to release a new 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 ...

US regulator slaps US$25m penalty on DWS for greenwashing, AML

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... investments, "however, from August 2018 until late 2021, DIMA failed to adequately implement certain provisions of its global ESG integration policy as it had led clients and investors to believe it would. The order finds that DIMA also failed to adopt ...

HESTA releases 2023 AGM hit list

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... accountability regarding the quality of jobs they offer. Biodiversity is also identified as a point of engagement. Acknowledging the global challenge of rapid natural resource depletion, HESTA has urged portfolio companies to assess the impacts and dependencies ...

Kyoto credits cancellation brings tough implications for investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... credits and unveiling new measures to bolster the credibility of the Australian carbon market. Since other nations in the Global North have already cancelled Kyoto-era credits, the move prevents future governments from using outdated credits to meet ...

Australian businesses failing to achieve on sustainability goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... in Australia to assess sustainability practices and challenges as well as forward strategy. Australian leaders lag their global peers on a range of topics - 49% of global respondents believe they have the capability to report on sustainability performance ...

NZ solar attracts $170 million international capital raise

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... investors to provide attractively priced long-term debt to fund the portfolio. First Sentier senior portfolio manager of global credit Craig Morabito commented that the structure of the transaction was "innovative". "We liked that this initiative took ...

Norway's oil fund updates climate demands

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
Norway's $1.4 trillion sovereign wealth fund has updated its expectations to companies it invests in on climate, with demands for companies to move from target setting to transition planning. Norges Bank Investment Management has told all companies ...

Corporates to begin adopting final TNFD recommendations

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... this week. In response to increasing pressure from policymakers and regulators, asset owners, asset managers and leading global companies, are increasing their focus on nature-related risk management and biodiversity issues, and the necessity of mobilising ...

Higher ESG means stronger ROI: study

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... return for laggards - an approximately 50% premium in relative performance by top-rated ESG companies. A recent study by global risk and financial advisory solutions provider Kroll highlights the relationship between historical returns of publicly traded ...

BlackRock, SGX, and MSCI launch US$426M Singapore climate action ETF

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... Climate Action Indexes introduced in late 2022 that adopt a bottom-up approach, selecting the top 50% of companies in each Global Industry Classification Standard sector based on their carbon intensity and climate-related commitments. Commitments include ...