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Asset owners embrace sustainable investment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... long-term trend of growth and sophistication of sustainable investing. Aligning portfolios with sustainability and climate standards remain a challenge. Still, 74% of asset owners overall consider sustainability in their investment strategy, despite ...

Equality backslides for first time

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
The social equivalent of the TCFD has officially launched with support from Europe's standards-setter and UNDP to help corporates track social impact, as rising inequality reverses 20 years of progress. The Taskforce on Inequality and Social-related ...

MSCI launches offset rating

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... impact per credit. They also support positive social and environmental impact, while strengthening legal and ethical standards. Just 5% of projects on the carbon market are very high integrity, according to MSCI head of carbon markets Guy Turner. "Lack ...

Misleading ads rampant for sustainability jobs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... broadly accounting roles by another name, warns a recruiter. The announcement this week from the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) that it would make certain accounting standards on climate reporting mandatory by 2030 sparked a flurry of discussion ...

Ellerston ramps up exclusions list

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... its JAADE Australian Private Assets fund. From 18 September, it now takes a bespoke approach to integrated of labour standards and social, environmental or ethical considerations. The asset manager clarified that it "does not employ a fixed methodology ...

Expect audit standards by Christmas

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Climate reporting is set to become a standard part of accounting as audit standards are due for release in December, with all disclosures checked by the end of the decade. The Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) has finalised the standard explaining ...

Nature now a fiduciary duty and financial risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... Government's Nature Positive Bills has recommended amending legislation to empower Canberra to issue National Environmental Standards and ensure the definition of 'nature positive' aligns with international expectations. The A$35 trillion ...

Executives urge Canberra to move faster

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... mandatory climate disclosure laws provide much-needed clarity and certainty and moves the world closer to global ISSB standards, said Deloitte Australia managing partner for audit and assurance Joanne Gorton. "Government and business need to continue ...

Green job moves: ACSI, Edge, Investa

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... responsible investments; he has worked across sustainability analysis, ESG research, and International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) - previously Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) - materiality frameworks and net-zero alignment. ...

BHP, Rio Tinto, Qantas back carbon credits fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... climate Graham Winkelman said: "The investment in the Silva Carbon Origination Fund is aligned with BHP's integrity standards on carbon credits, which prioritises nature-based solutions and carbon removal." "BHP is actively pursuing structural greenhouse ...