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The rise and rise of ESG salaries

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... for individuals that navigate the intersection between business and sustainability," Evans said. "They must manage material risk and unlock opportunities through the development of tools and initiatives in response to emerging legislation, reporting ...

ACCC issues greenwashing guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... claims. Meanwhile, the Governance Institute of Australia has launched a new guide on greenwashing to help businesses mitigate risk. Greenwashing: a governance perspective is a response to regulator action in Australia. "Given the seriousness of the possible ...

QIC secures US$300m SLL

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... said the loan is focused on delivering demonstrable social and environmental benefits for people and communities, alongside risk-adjusted returns. "We believe sustainability presents generational investment opportunities, and in our role as an asset ...

ACSI updates voting guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
Cyber security, worker safety and nature and biodivdersity expectations are on the list of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors' (ACSI) Governance Guidelines. The guidelines are updated every two years and underpin ACSI's proxy voting ...

ASX100 improving on modern slavery disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... effectiveness of the assessment. "Enhancements were evident in the disclosure of internal and external expertise, more refined risk identification and assessment processes, the development of robust key performance indicators and an increased focus on ...

Agriculture funding takes the stage at COP28

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... climate impacts and financed climate emissions in agricultural and land assets is a key challenge for Australia. Climate risk reporting platform Wollemi notes that the Australian banking sector is highly exposed to agriculture, lending $92 billion to ...

Boards not ready for new workplace laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... rather than preventative, in their approach to these issues. ACSI CEO Louise Davidson said sexual harassment "is a material risk that can expose companies to significant reputational risk, have financial implications, affect operations and impact a company's ...

Government sets stage for sovereign green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... framework, endorse eligible green bond expenditures against the criteria and oversee the allocation and impact reporting and risk management. The government also outlined excluded projects - nuclear energy arms and ammunition manufacturing and chemical ...

Progress on Australia's sustainable finance taxonomy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... capable of decarbonising across Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions even if decarbonisation is not yet economically feasible, and the risk of carbon lock-in can be mitigated. Importantly, the transition period is not indefinite, and activities must be phased ...

Australia joins COP28 gender and just transition partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
Australia is among more than 60 countries to endorse the COP28 Gender-Responsive Just Transitions and Climate Action Partnership, which will focus on supporting women's economic empowerment during the transition to a low climate global economy. ...