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Aussie investors prepare for new EU rules

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
The year ahead will see multiple significant regulatory changes affecting financiers who engage with European markets. From January, new EU Taxonomy rules, International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) disclosure standards, and International Financial ...

Rise in ESG commitment by global funds: Morningstar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... philosophy and process, resources and active ownership. "Although demand for products focused on environmental, social, and governance issues has tapered in some markets, investor interest in sustainable investing remains high overall," Morningstar said. ...

Australia climbs quickly on climate policy development

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... action for several years and is now playing catch up," Catherine Maxwell, general manager of policy and advocacy at the Governance Institute of Australia (GIA) said. "Multiple consultations are happening at the same time. These are complex areas of policy ...

Accountant ethics board drafts new sustainability benchmarks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... chair of the IESBA and IAASB Stakeholder Advisory Council, and independent corporate director and chair of the Good Governance Academy, stated that the exposure drafts reflect "the increasing demand for greater ethics and independence in corporate sustainability ...

Social and governance factors top "new risk reality"

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
Social and governance risk are gaining traction as a focus for corporates, as these topics become recognised as central to sustainability - now an essential in today's climate-conscious world. In a shifting corporate risk environment, governance ...

Australian gender pay gap data to be revealed from February

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
From February 2024, Australian companies with 100 or more employees will be required to publish their median gender pay gap between male and female employees. The Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) will publish the first set of private sector employer ...

China relaunches offsets market, releases biodiversity framework

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... which they operate. It covers biodiversity mainstreaming, reducing biodiversity loss, and modernising biodiversity governance. The plan states that "select representative industry enterprises" should identify the impact of operations on biodiversity ...

Media a strong influence on corporate decisions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... According to the respondents, the top ESG issue of concern was "environment" (42%), followed by "social" (30%), and "governance" (28%). The BBC research also surveyed corporate leaders in Singapore. Over half of respondents in both Australia (55%) and ...

BlackRock admits stakeholder pressure on ESG a risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
For the first time in its quarterly earnings report, BlackRock identified stakeholder pressure on ESG and AI as risk factors that may influence returns. In its earnings release published on Friday, the firm warned that "increasing focus from stakeholders ...

JBWere appoints philanthropic services head

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... private wealth management company as its new director of philanthropic services, bringing over 13 years of experience in governance and strategic advice. Ward, who is a Wiradjuri woman from her mother's side, was born and raised in Gadigal country. ...