Search Results

Showing 81 - 90 of 198 results for "Indigenous"

Australian sustainable finance taxonomy to feature traffic-light system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... financial sector (banking, insurance, investors and superannuation), climate and specialist expertise, and social and Indigenous representation. The board will set objectives, design principles and methodology to set taxonomy criteria, priorities for ...

Time is running out: latest IPCC report says 1.5°C is "likely"

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... inequalities are disproportionally affected. There was also an emphasis on the importance of incorporating local and Indigenous knowledge and perspectives into climate action. The report is set to inform the next UN climate summit COP28 in the United ...

ASIC issues Indigenous Financial Services Framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... peoples have been "prohibited and excluded from participating in the Australian financial system," and has published an Indigenous Financial Services Framework to support positive financial outcomes for First Nations people. ASIC conducted "extensive ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... to and are starting to implement through a phased-in approach. "Under the RAP you have things like the percentage of Indigenous employees, what type of suppliers you have, how are you progressing Indigenous hires and retention, that kind of disclosure." ...

ASFI outlines roadmap for sustainable finance taxonomy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... example, a qualifying criteria assessment of "do no significant harm criteria" should include standards for respecting Indigenous rights and heritage and supporting workers and communities in relation to equitable and just transition, according to the ...

TCorp reports $2 billion in new green, sustainability bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... social bonds. "We could do a social bond that is labelled to say, education, social housing, or maybe with a nexus to Indigenous affairs, however the assets in the pool are skewed 75% to green and 25% to social," Chandler said. "If we were to issue a ...

Majority of investors collaborate on engagement, but disclosure lags: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... surveyed also engage on additional ESG topics including public health, biodiversity and conservation, the rights of Indigenous peoples, natural capital, extreme events, and geopolitical issues. The report also defined three main stewardship approaches ...

Australian asset owners lead on ESG integration, net zero investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... significant events have helped frame these conversations - the destruction of sites that are culturally significant to Indigenous Australians at Juukan Gorge for example. "All of these factors are putting positive pressure on super funds as the fiduciaries ...

Glencore faces greenwashing allegations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... our Country and Cultural Heritage be saved from its damaging coal mine. "It is part of Aboriginal lore that everyone, Indigenous and non-Indigenous, should work together to ensure that we look after the land for future generations to come." If Glencore ...

Does Canberra's agenda align with sustainable investment?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... government policy interventions, [for example] the announcement at the Garma Festival regarding the recognition of Indigenous Voi8ce. That has regard to SDGs 1, 3 and 10, because they're the points for action under the SDGs for Indigenous Peoples. But ...