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Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative sets ambitious investment agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
The big four banks, Australia's largest superannuation funds, insurance companies and industry groups have launched the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative, a collaborative group to steer investment towards human wellbeing, social equity and environmental ...

AASB, AuASB statement raises stakes on disclosure of climate-related risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... climate change-related risks into financial statement materiality considerations has intensified the soft law around the disclosure of climate change risks by Australian companies. Sarah Barker, special counsel, Minter Ellison Lawyers In December 2018 ...

Dhaka, Colombo stock exchanges launch guides for sustainability reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... environmental and social impacts and decisions will be reflected. We look forward to continuing improvements in sustainability disclosure in corporate reporting in Bangladesh." DSE's Guidance on Sustainability Reporting for Listed Companies in Bangladesh ...

GRI marks 20th anniversary of first draft guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has marked its 20th anniversary since launching its first draft sustainability reporting guidelines. The GRI noted that 20 years on, 93% of the world's largest companies by revenue report information on their ESG ...

Human rights, trust, climate risk top sustainability agenda for 2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... expectation on investors to walk the talk and I think we'll see a lot of investors responding to that thru reporting and disclosure, new release of investment products and services, and increasing ambition in the commitments that investors are making ...

ACCR planning to lodge resolutions at Santos, Woodside Petroleum AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
The Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) is planning to lodge resolutions at the upcoming May 2019 AGMs of Santos and Woodside Petroleum, asking the companies to set targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in line with the Paris ...

Teachers Mutual Bank receives RIAA certification for products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... "We test that the claims being made, whether it's a bank, a super fund or a fund manager, are true, we look at their disclosure, their attitude on the grounds of their ethical and responsible commitments. For us, it's great to see that there's that value ...

IOSCO releases statement on ESG-related disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019  |  NEWS
... result of compulsory requirements at a local level. This trend has resulted in an increase in the overall level of disclosure of ESG information in some industries. However, IOSCO also observes that disclosure practices remain varied among issuers. The ...

Potentially hazardous ingredients in consumer products as investment risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018  |  NEWS
... principles, these rarely involved an assessment of the downstream impacts of hazardous ingredients in their products. Disclosure of product ingredients is generally inadequate or incomplete on product labelling and online. This was especially true of ...

Investors discuss reporting on risks via Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
The forthcoming Modern Slavery Act will apply to superannuation funds and asset managers with revenue of more than $100 million, meaning that funds will have to report on their exposures to modern slavery and their management of those risks. Experts ...