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ISSB standards do not introduce increased risk for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... opinion finds that Australian company directors should already be focussing on materially financial issues such as climate risk and other sustainability matters, and that the ISSB standards provide a "helpful blueprint" to do so. "Directors must make ...

2023 the year for business action on climate change: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... opportunities in your biz and doing that in a way that's much more micro," Nelson said. "If you're talking about the risk of carbon pricing, yes, it's a significant risk, but that's a bit nebulous and open-ended. "We want to drill down ...

Average head of ESG pay hits $350,000: Talent Nation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... often someone within a business," he said. "If a company is appointing a CSO, maybe they've come from corporate affairs, risk, or strategy. They understand the overall business strategy and they're a trusted entity for the executive, but then they're ...

US states sue Biden administration over "woke" ESG rules

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... that a fiduciary's "duty of prudence must be based on factors that the fiduciary reasonably determines are relevant to a risk and return analysis and that such factors may include the economic effects of climate change and other ESG considerations," ...

Safeguard Mechanism reforms to prompt ACCU demand

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
Demand for Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) will continue to be high, but there is an increased risk in a cumulative shortfall to 2030. An independent review of the Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) scheme - the Chubb Review - has found the ...

Global food systems at risk: Barclays

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
Global food systems are increasingly insecure, with systemic issues fuelled by the war in Ukraine, extreme weather event and labour shortages, according to research from Barclays. The report from Barclays Impact Series examined the risks facing food ...

Sustainability reporting, biodiversity, social high on ASX agenda: UBS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
"Future facing commodities" and the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) accounting standards are the fastest rising topics of discussion in sustainability, while social issues are quickly rising to the fore with ASX-listed companies ...

HUB24 launches ESG ratings

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... Morningstar's Sustainalytics rating system. The system ranks selected funds and Australian-listed securities on a scale of risk while also identifying whether a managed fund has been certified by the RIAA. The platform provider explained as the demand ...

Salary inflation a rising S issue for ESG managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... interesting are the individual comments. There have been cases where we've picked up concerns about companies' safety risk management internally, cases where we've had explanations as to why safety issues have happened." Companies are taking ...

Is social the most important part of ESG investing?

CHRIS IGGO  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
Economics is a social science. It is the study of how people collectively manage scarce resources to generate goods and services that satisfy basic and other needs - and businesses are key building blocks of the economic and social ecosystem. Businesses ...