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Climate change most pressing issue for APAC C-Suite: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... economic outlook and other challenges. The consulting firm has issued the Deloitte 2023 CxO Sustainability Report. The global report includes the insights of 500 APAC C-Suite leaders and their role, their climate intent and the challenges executives ...

Stakeholders weigh in on Nature Repair Market bill

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... to strengthen environmental protection regulation and restoration targets in line with and explicitly linked to the new Global Biodiversity Framework. It also called for nature-related corporate disclosures and blended finance mechanisms to de-risk and ...

Companies urged to address Scope 3 emissions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... stranded assets. They will also need to understand the measures taken by companies to adapt to a warmer climate." As the global focus on carbon neutrality intensifies, companies must prioritize understanding and addressing Scope 3 emissions. By actively ...

ASIC chair calls out greenhushing as form of greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... changes are necessary because of the growth of sustainable finance. "The ESG space is complex and changing - and it's of global significance," Longo said. "I would go so far as to say this is the biggest change in the financial services sector in ...

Robeco defines key business sustainability impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
Global fund manager Robeco has identified climate change, biodiversity, social rights and ESG data quality as material issues that pose both financial materiality and impact materiality in their operations. Robeco has released its sustainability report ...

Podcast: Is stewardship a sword or a shield for investors - Pablo Berrutti

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... full story of its carbon impact - the firm draws a distinction between the companies in the portfolio that are the largest global emitters versus the largest contributors to emissions to the portfolio. This allows Stewart Investors to assess companies ...

CBA invests in native seed merchant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... Hinchliff said. "Australia's unique ecology and vast land space give us the potential to play an important role in this global dynamic. "Our investment in Nindethana will help to address current supply constraints in native seed, as demand grows ...

Experts evaluate impact of Modern Slavery Act review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... incidents or risks; and strengthening the administration of the act through legislative reform. First Sentier Investors global head of responsible investment Kate Turner noted that the report highlighted that the call to lower the reporting threshold ...

Climate engagement escalation vital to responsible investing: Aviva Investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... Climate Engagement Escalation Programme and what action should be taken when engagements are not successful. In 2022 the global asset management arm of Aviva PLC undertook over 1,425 substantive engagements with companies and recorded 366 instances where ...

Are investors walking the walk when it comes to voting on biodiversity?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... asset managers are consistently voting against biodiversity proposals at AGMs. Deeper analysis of three of the top five global asset managers - BlackRock, Vanguard and SSGA - uncovered that despite public commitments to sustainable investing, their sustainability ...