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Social license or social-washing - weighing the value of public statements on the Voice

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... policy as part of stewardship and as a way to maximise value, adding RIAA's First Nations People's Rights Working Group is "well attended" and "there is a lot of interest to improve." She said investors want to improve internal equity and inclusion ...

Sustainable finance heavyweight to chair National Reconstruction Fund board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... AustralianSuper and has been co-chair of the NSW Renewable Energy Sector Board, a member of the Commonwealth Agricultural Working Group and NSW State Government Minerals Industry Advisory Council. He was formerly secretary of the Australian Workers Union ...

Fidelity creates chief sustainability role, plus new chairs for IPCC and PRI

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... in the climate space, Skea is a professor of sustainable energy at Imperial College London, was co-chair of IPCC Working Group III and has taken a vocal stance on the importance of a just transition. "Climate change is an existential threat to our planet. ...

ISPT names first chief sustainability officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
ISPT has shaken up its executive leadership team, including creating the role of chief sustainability officer. Steven Peters has been elevated to the role of chief sustainability role, responsible for the delivery of ISPT's environment, social and governance ...

New net zero bondholder stewardship guidance: IIGCC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... issuer's climate transition strategy, and long-term net zero objectives. Developed by the IIGCC Bondholder Stewardship Working Group led by Railpen and comprising asset owners and asset managers, it builds upon IIGCC's Net Zero Stewardship Toolkit ...

IIGCC, TPI Centre launch Bank Net Zero Standard

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... same banks for which the TPI Centre will publish the first assessments later this year. Through its Net Zero Banks Working Group, IIGCC will support investor engagement with a focus list of 20 banks in Europe, Canada and Asia. "Due to the nature of their ...

Aussie, Kiwi ministers commit to sustainable finance alignment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... frameworks," according to the statement. Other points will see the two countries "establish a Net Zero Government Working Group to support decarbonising public services, climate-related disclosures, and sustainable procurement, co-ordinate efforts to ...

ISSB to unlock sustainable capital: IFRS exec

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
The forthcoming International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) accounting standards will reshape the way businesses report and allow investors to make better decisions to allocate capital to sustainable projects, according to the IFRS Foundation ...

RIAA launches armed conflict toolkit for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... particularly if you're operating in fragile, conflict-prone places," said Måns Carlsson, chair of RIAA's Human Rights Working Group and head of ESG research, Ausbil Investment Management. "Once the conflict starts, it's often too late to come up and ...

Investing in First Nations People

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... confidence and trust were at the centre of the discussion. The session formed part of RIAA's First Nations Peoples Working Group is working to advance people's rights against systematic racism and elevate First Nations voices, and increase access ...