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ANZ sustainable fund flows buck global trend: Morningstar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... outflows of 1 US$2.2 billion and Canada saw outflows of - US$200 million. Asia ex-Japan grew by US$100 million. Globally, "high interest rates and looming recession among some of the world's largest economies weighed on investor sentiment along with ...

BlueScope receives funding for lower emissions project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... trends in the global economy. But more ambitious and targeted incentives are needed here to accelerate the pivot away from high-carbon intensity steel production. Taxpayer support for a new blast furnace does not achieve this." The Climate Capital Forum ...

Nature-related disclosures underway

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
Reporting on nature-related corporate disclosures with the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) is now underway, with the first 320 companies and financial institutions now taking part. The first cohort of adopters are taking steps ...

Accountant ethics board drafts new sustainability benchmarks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... issuers, investors and assurance providers to participate in the consultation. "Sustainability disclosures are undeniably high on the agenda of investors globally," he said. "Trust in such disclosures will be enhanced when they receive external assurance ...

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
... median and mean pay gaps, but at this stage, the WGEA data will only cover the median. This reduces the potential for very high or very low salaries skewing the data." Experts agreed that the gender pay gap is a societal issue that reflects cultural ...

Forestry fund falls short of target

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... According to New Forests, Asian wood products are seeing the fastest growing demand. "Investment is required not only in a high quality and sustainable plantation sector but also in productive landscapes that are integrated with positive climate, biodiversity ...

Australian Ethical grants $500k to climate solutions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... returns for members while doing good by people, animals and planet, but through the Foundation we also seek to unearth and fund high impact charities driving solutions addressing climate change, and we're really excited by the quality of this years' ...

Media a strong influence on corporate decisions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
More than two-thirds of Australian C-suite leaders report that the media impacts on their decision-making around ESG strategy. Corporate leaders sought ESG news mainly through dedicated ESG publications and websites such as FS Sustainability, as well ...

Element Zero raises US$10M for zero-carbon iron

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... infrastructure, and genetic engineering. Currently, lower grade iron ore cannot be processed using low carbon energy due to high temperature requirements. Element Zero's electrochemical method of an alkaline solution and electric current allows for lower ...