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Companies urged to act on greenwashing ahead of new ISSB framework

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... Australia's top 250 public companies report on their sustainability performance, the ACCC's recent internet sweep is raising high-level greenwashing concerns as it has found that 57% of the 247 businesses reviewed made concerning claims regarding ...

Labor's five step plan for biodiversity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
Federal environment minister Tanya Plibersek and NSW environment minister Penny Sharpe spoke for the first time together on stage at the Nature Conservation Council of NSW's Business Breakfast on Monday, ahead of the 2023 Budget announcement this ...

ESG salaries revealed, talent shortage predicted as demand surges

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... maturing, but it is taking time for talent to move up the curve and fill the gaps where it is needed." Job satisfaction is high The survey found that over 94% of respondents were in permanent roles and not looking to move, and just 4% were actively looking ...

Investors welcome New National Net Zero Authority

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... Muswellbrook on Friday. The Albanese government will legislate a national authority to ensure the workers and industries in high-emissions sectors, as well as the communities that depend on them, can make the most of the opportunity of Australia's net ...

Government advisors call for investment in circular economy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... Capital, has won several awards for its innovative redesign and expansion of an existing city tower including the International High-Rise Award, and the World Building of the Year Award at the World Architecture Festival. "This an effect and efficient ...

Just transition: a fair go for fossil-fuel workers

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... transition happens in its own unique set of circumstances." But when these plants shut down, what happens to workers in these high emissions industries, and the economic prosperity of the regional communities that depend on them? In a recent panel session ...

Holcim NZ launches low-carbon cement facility

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
Holcim New Zealand has officially launched a low-carbon cement replacement facility in Auckland. Lower carbon cement products backed by third-party verified environmental certification, ECOPlanet and ENVIROCore, will be manufactured as part of a brand ...

New collaboration to create TCFD for social risks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... environmental or social. Investors, regulators and the public are looking for clear and transparent reporting, prepared to high standards and reported in line with market expectations." Towards a "just transition" Herd said the new frameworks were vital ...

American Century Investments on impact investing and best in progress

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... says the market is moving away from best in class, and towards best in progress, at a time when emissions are at an all-time high. The US-based ESG leader says that although confidence in the sector has dropped due to economic pressures, greenwashing ...

Super funds ESG options underweight BHP, overweight CSL: Rainmaker Information

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... 38 ESG investment options held a total of $160 billion in assets. Rainmaker found that the 38 options hold "a surprisingly high degree of similarity," noting "indeed, at first glance it's hard to draw much distinction." On average, the investment ...