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Podcast: Does DEI improve financial return - Raymone Jackson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... increasing diversity on boards. Enhanced diversity and inclusion is "rapidly becoming the next frontier in ensuring sound governance and risk culture practices," Rowell said in a speech."Effective DEI practices support a more resilient financial services ...

ESG in 2024: key trends and legislative changes for the year ahead

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... destruction, as well as tackling Scope 3 and even Scope 4 in supply chains. All of this increasingly hinges on strong governance and corporate oversight. Regulatory changes 2024 will see multiple significant regulatory changes affecting financiers across ...

Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures disbanded

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... pass to the ISSB. The new ISSB sustainability and climate-specific guidance includes the four pillars of the TCFD: governance, strategy, risk management, and metrics and targets. The closure of the TCFD does not change mandatory requirements with regard ...

Northern Trust pulled up for greenwashing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 21 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
Northern Trust Asset Management Australia has paid just shy of $30,000 over allegations of greenwashing. ASIC brought two infringement notices against the local arm of the global fund manager alleged false and misleading statements in the application ...

Two Aussie states ramp up climate ambitions to attract investment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
Queensland is set to legislate a 75% emission reduction by 2035 as Western Australia seeks to attract investment in decarbonisation projects as part of its net zero by 2050 target. All Australian state and territory governments are now committed to ...

Climate Change Authority releases ACCU and NGERS reviews

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... CCA said that the Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011 (CFI Act) was fundamentally well designed, with robust governance, compliance and enforcement structures - noting that these settings were uncommon in carbon offset schemes. The CCA made ...

Preparing for mandatory climate reporting: Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... What will survive of your business model in a zero-carbon economy that has changed immensely? And of course, build the governance structures that will help with delivering the outcomes that are committed to. Q: What gives you hope? A: The opportunity. ...

ACCC issues greenwashing guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... ACCC will also develop guidance to help consumers confidently assess and rely on environmental claims. Meanwhile, the Governance Institute of Australia has launched a new guide on greenwashing to help businesses mitigate risk. Greenwashing: a governance ...

ACSI updates voting guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... 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 recommendation for the next two years. ...

COP28 key outcomes: what it means for finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... global cooperation in climate investments was "unfortunate", however noted advances in transparency, integrity and governance of private sector decarbonisation and crediting. "This historic COP and its first stocktake under the Paris Agreement has crucially ...