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Taskforce recommends government support to build social impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... access to information, so that people understand the data and the information on the social impact, but measuring and reporting an impact should be industry-led and that's what we're starting to see." The taskforce flagged that the final report will ...

Frasers Property Australia establishes Sustainable Finance Framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... the financing business is evolving at the same time, and the framework we're creating is essentially fitting into the reporting criteria as they need it."

Green bond issuance could hit close to US$300 billion: Insight Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... billion, but Josh Kendall, senior ESG analyst at Insight Investment says there is still great need for transparency in reporting and use of proceeds. "The market has grown, but it doesn't mean that the growth has been met with comparable growth in transparency," ...

Small, mid-caps list governance, social as top ESG concerns: Perennial

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... remuneration. It will be interesting to see the shift this year given the events of the last 12 months." The first year of reporting on modern slavery exposures as part of the Modern Slavery Act may also influence response around supply chain concerns. ...

GSSB developing new GRI standard for agriculture and fishing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
The Global Sustainability Standards Board (GSSB) is developing a new Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standard for the agriculture and fishing sector. The GSSB, the independent body that sets the GRI standards, launched the Sector Program in 2019. ...

Climate change, human rights risks intertwined: GCNA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... main financial and non-financial risks associated with that," Porter said. "The next is around ensuring that they start reporting against initiatives like the [Task Force on Climate Related Financial Disclosures] TCFD before they become compulsory." ...

Company, investor climate change partnership "essential": Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... of the company's business strategy, asset portfolio resilience, and public policy aims around measurable, transparent reporting. Within the objectives, different targets can be set for each company, depending on their specific circumstances. Similarly ...

SSGA to vote against ASX100, global ESG laggards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... is absolutely key," Colton said. "SASB focuses on financially material ESG issues, and the growth rate of companies reporting against their framework is very encouraging as well." SSGA's proprietary R factor is built utilising SASB's materiality framework ...

Human rights, ethical sourcing driving ESG considerations in Asia: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... companies can unlock opportunities in creating closer relationships with their suppliers. Playing into this is the first reporting season where companies will have to report their Modern Slavery Act reports. Carlsson-Sweeny advises that companies take ...

Companies that manage ESG issues "more resilient": Saturna Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... are aggregating data are limited to what the company itself is providing. Common to see companies to provide scope 1 reporting, scope 2 is becoming more widely disseminated, and scope 3 is something you often have to figure out yourself. Because Saturna's ...