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Consumer watchdog warns on greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is "actively monitoring" green claims and won't hesitate to take enforcement action if consumers are being misled or deceived by greenwashing. Deputy chair Delia Rickard said the ACCC will ...

Super funds more likely to recall shares for proxy votes: research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... institutional lenders are willing to forfeit the fee income from equity lending to exert their influence on the corporate governance in the firms in which they invest," Ang said. Recalls are more common for shares in companies where there is lower support ...

RBA governor urges implementation of ISSB standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
Australia "is going to need to find a way" to implement the standards being developed by the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) or else risk falling behind on international investor expectations, Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Philip ...

NZ Super Fund shifts $25 billion to low carbon indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... "In addition to alignment with climate goals, we expect these new indices to deliver better environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics across the board," said chief investment officer Stephen Gilmore. The changes will further reduce the Fund's ...

Integrating ESG central to C-Suite considerations: Mazars

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... range of issues including climate change, wage parity, gender diversity, health and safety, remuneration reporting, governance, and compliance. This requires C-Suite executives morph into "all-rounders" to keep up, he said. "It's not good enough to bury ...

APRA chair highlights challenges of climate risk assessment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... monitor climate risks. "Facing into new risks, there is a natural tendency to begin with qualitative aspects such as governance and risk principles, rather than quantitative measures," Byres said. "It is clear, however, that metrics (and their disclosure) ...

Future Fund, UniSuper hire ESG execs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... after having worked for AMP Capital for more than three decades. She served in a variety of investment stewardship and governance roles, including as team leader of the ESG and investment stewardship. Prior to that, she was senior manager of governance ...

Clear link between ESG performance and shareholder return: Federated Hermes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... leaders outperforming, but rather stems from the fact that companies that perform poorly on environmental, social and governance indicators, or those whose ESG performance is sinking underperform companies that have good performance on ESG or companies ...

Governance Institute calls for proactive thinking for virtual AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
Offering hybrid and fully virtual AGMs are an opportunity to engage with greater numbers, but the Governance Institute warns that listed companies have to think more proactively about how to ensure shareholder participation in those circumstances. As ...

VFMC hires ex-BHP ESG head

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... several priority themes that broadly map to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Those priority themes cover governance and culture, climate risk management, modern slavery, human rights, ethical supply chains and labour standards, occupational ...