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ASIC fines Future Super over greenwashing Facebook post

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... infringement notice on 27 April 2023. "The post on the Future Super Fund Facebook page overstated the positive environmental impact of the fund and we were concerned it may be misleading to investors and potential investors," said ASIC deputy chair Sarah ...

American Century Investments on impact investing and best in progress

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... current key engagement themes are climate change, digitalisation, healthcare, empowerment and diversity issues. Outlook of impact investing appeal American Century Investments released a report in February which found that the appeal of impact investing ...

Weighing ESG risks of nickel as a critical mineral: ISS ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
Demand for nickel - a key mineral in electric vehicle and battery production - is expected to skyrocket, and increasing sourcing from countries like Australia could help diversify away from labour and environmental risks present in other countries ...

New nature-based team for AECOM ANZ

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
Global infrastructure consulting firm AECOM has announced the creation of a specialized team dedicated to delivering nature-based client solutions in Australia and New Zealand. The ANZ-based team aims to address complex problems related to climate change ...

Casting a wide net: ending modern slavery in fisheries

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... However, many consumers and investors are unaware of the risk of modern slavery in seafood supply chains, and how that can impact on businesses as well as affected workers. La Trobe University associate professor Sallie Yea has conducted research finding ...

Hybrid working can reduce carbon emissions by up to 90%

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... flexible workspace provider, and Arup, a UK-based multinational professional services firm, measured the environmental impact of various hybrid work arrangements in six cities across the US and UK: London, Manchester, Glasgow, Los Angeles, New York City ...

Government to fund sustainable finance taxonomy development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... dominated by resources companies? Australia can certainly learn from overseas. The taxonomy needs to be credible and have impact in the immediate term." At the same investor roundtable in Brisbane, the government also announced it will provide an extra ...

No role for monetary policy to address climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) should "take account of climate risks but not use monetary policy to address them," a recommendation made as part of a sweeping overhaul of how the central bank functions. As reported in sister publication Financial ...

Modern slavery on the rise 10 years after Rana Plaza

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... "Labour rights is so much broader," she said. "In the last 10 years, we've had the pandemic and it's had a huge impact on the apparel sector, and a sector fraught with difficulty has gotten worse. Ausbil head of ESG research Mans Carlsson corroborated ...

Sustainability is facing a data crisis: new research

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... enterprises are putting information in the hands of operators who can make informed business decisions that can improve their ESG impact on a daily basis. "Organizations looking to increase stakeholder support and meet ESG reporting requirements should ...