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MONEYME becomes a B Corp

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... on society and environment." Going forward, MONEYME will consider environmental and social risks as part of their 10 key risk areas alongside financial performance and credit risk as well as others. "In terms of future focus, we don't currently have ...

Prepare for TNFD: FSI release guide on nature risks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... level," Lee said. "Companies are not voluntarily disclosing." To help investors make decisions around biodiversity and nature risk, FSI has made the decision to today share its internal tool from its nature and biodiversity investment teams. Lee is the ...

Human rights in business remain a challenge

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... the growing momentum on modern slavery regulation, global trends are compelling businesses to expand their modern slavery risk management to encompass a broader scope of human rights due diligence. To support this endeavour, the UN Global Compact Network ...

Investors call for leadership diversity at ASX300 listed companies

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... chair of the 40:40 Vision steering committee Debby Blakey said investors see gender imbalances in corporate leadership as a risk, since companies with gender balanced executives tend to perform better under multiple metrics. "Corporate cultures that ...

Successful merger for social and inequality reporting framework

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
Two initiatives focusing on inequality-related and social-related financial disclosures have successfully consolidated into a single taskforce to address related risks in reporting. The initiatives - the Taskforce on Inequality-related Financial Disclosures ...

Bank says fossil fuel exclusions "will bite" in the future

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... stretching back to 2015 and follows RIAA's product framework of exclusions that are built into TMBL's treasury and credit risk frameworks and ESG policies. In 2022, the bank achieved B Corp Certification and was named Finder's Green Bank ...

Australia the guinea pig for PRI sovereign engagement pilot

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... climate change risks and opportunities. "Investors are using increasingly sophisticated measures to assess sovereign climate risk in their investments. Over time this may affect capital costs for sovereign and other issuers in relevant markets. "Genuine ...

Commonwealth to disclose climate risks in sovereign bonds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
The Commonwealth of Australia will for the first time disclose climate risk in sovereign bonds following the settlement of a world-first class action lawsuit. The case was filed in 2020 by Kathleen O'Donnell, represented pro bono by Equity Generation ...

Investors in hot seat over impact of 50-degree day

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... degrees and analyse the impacts on investments and communities. The impact of a 50 degree day is the subject of a climate risk simulation exercise at the AIST Superannuation Investment Conference 2023. Sister publication Financial Standard is the media ...

Regional renewable investments ramp up

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... consequences of maintaining our dependence on unreliable fossil fuels is a future fraught with climate and energy instability and risk. By industry, governments and communities working together to accelerate renewables, storage and transmission, Australia ...