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Podcast: Driving net zero in infrastructure - Niall Mills

THE GREENER WAY  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... accident targets and standard reporting; environmental performance, covering emissions targets and emissions reporting; diversity, equity and inclusion, which focuses on setting diversity priorities and representation reporting; governance, which includes ...

FS Sustainability opens final voting round for ESG Power50

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... Financial Planning, as well as the broader Australian business community will have a say in recognising the breadth and diversity of professionals who are actively shaping the agenda and implementing the strategy on a wide variety of material environmental ...

Climate-committed investor group grows to $35tr AUM

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... share resources, techniques, and knowledge. "Despite the vastly different contexts between Australia and Asia, and the diversity within the region, we're seeing patterns emerge: Whether in Japan, Korea, Singapore or China, investors' access to policy ...

Rest increases impact investment with Cibus fund allocation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... mid-market agriculture companies that own real assets with profit generating potential," she said. "This will bring diversity benefits to our alternatives portfolio, while delivering long-term value for our members." Cibus Fund II is Rest's third ...

ASX companies boosting ESG staff, oversight: Perennial

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... and the remaining 25% with a greater than $5billion market cap. Participants listed GHG emissions, cyber security and diversity and inclusion as the top three ESG priorities for the next 12 - 18 months. In last year's survey, cyber security topped the ...

Social and governance factors top "new risk reality"

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... security is an increased focus in sustainability strategies, while larger companies home in on social factors such as diversity and inclusion as market differentiators, a business assurance consultancy has found. ESG management systems are increasingly ...

Australian gender pay gap data to be revealed from February

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... workers also believe they'll be overlooked for a pay rise in the year ahead. ACSI CEO Louise Davidson said that gender diversity is financially material to investors, as companies that are diverse tend to perform better. "I hope that the increased ...

China relaunches offsets market, releases biodiversity framework

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... development of a biodiversity impact index. China was one of the first countries to sign on to the Convention on Biological Diversity, and has a goal of 30% ecosystem restoration, in 30% of total land area, by 2030. The country issued more than 40 relevant ...

BlackRock admits stakeholder pressure on ESG a risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... BlackRock's fiduciary duty. At its May 2023 AGM BlackRock shareholders overwhelmingly supported climate-friendly and diversity policies. Then in June of that year, Fink called ESG a "totally weaponised" acronym. He said he will not use the acronym ...

BNP Paribas updates sustainability strategy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... we expect from the entities in which we invest," the firm said in a statement. This includes a focus on governance, diversity equity and inclusion, transparency and reporting, and internal training on sustainability. FS Sustainability reached out to ...