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NSW Anti-slavery commissioner raises alarm on ASX risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
ASX-listed companies have a higher level of forced labour risk in their operations than other developed countries, according to the NSW independent anti-slavery commissioner. Speaking at the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) Phil ...

Reducing risk and navigating a just transition

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Steering the economy away from emissions-intensive industries comes significant social and economic risks that arise from transitioning communities. Institutional investors need to integrate these risks into their strategies or risk a "messy, chaotic ...

How to build a climate-resilient business: Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Editorial note: This is the second in a six-part series of articles brought to you by Energetics Investing in climate mitigation is still a key priority, but investing in adaptation and resilience to the physical damages and disruption of climate change ...

GRESB leader now 100% green loan financed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Frasers Property Group and Scentre Group have ranked among the top real estate firms in the world in the biggest year to date for the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) assessment. This year GRESB Real Estate Assessment participation ...

Arup becomes approved verifier for Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Arup has become the first engineering consultancy in the Asia Pacific to be awarded the Approved Verifier status for green bonds by the Climate Bonds Standard Board. The Climate Bonds Initiative scheme is a global framework used by borrowers, issuers ...

Investors warned on human rights risk in Israel-Hamas conflict

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
The escalation of armed violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) raises investor concerns over business responsibility under international humanitarian law (IHL). Investors are increasingly interested in understanding their risks ...

France "Say on Climate" law scrapped

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Following pressure from industry groups, France has dropped a mandatory "Say on Climate" resolution from its Green Industry bill just months after the rule was adopted in July. Under the resolution, all French listed companies would be mandated to submit ...

UK transition plan taskforce releases final disclosure framework

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
The UK government's Transition Plan Taskforce (TPT) has launched a final framework as the UK government considers making transition disclosure mandatory for larger companies. Insurer Aviva, the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), asset manager Legal ...

New EU rules at the border and beyond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Stay ahead of new EU sustainability rules at the border and beyond: World-first European Green Bond standard, EU launches Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) slated for 2024. World-first European ...

Mandatory climate reporting challenges directors: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Companies are grappling with the ramp-up to mandatory climate disclosure in Australia, the "biggest change in corporate reporting in a generation," with the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) publishing a guide to assist directors' ...