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Hejaz invests in Islamic Bank Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... directorship, reported sister publication Financial Standard. Hejaz currently has $1.3 billion in funds under management and advice. Its Global Ethical Fund is Australia's largest single standalone Islamic fund, while the Hejaz Equities Fund (ASX:ISLM) ...

Are companies drowning in a sea of ESG requests?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... each company's individual set of circumstances and learn to ask the right questions, as directors need assistance and advice, Rigotti said. Cross said to "focus on what will make the difference in working with companies, don't be seduced into ...

Investors welcome New National Net Zero Authority

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... investors and companies to engage with net zero opportunities A new agency will be established from July 1 this year, providing advice to government on the design and establishment of the new authority. This comes as FS Sustainability reported this week ...

Government advisors call for investment in circular economy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... unlock the value of circularity - reducing emissions by up to 9.3 billion tonnes and unlocking US$4.5 trillion to 2050. Advice to investors in the room at the ACSI conference was to foster internal understanding of the circular economy and its value ...

Holcim NZ launches low-carbon cement facility

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... of CO2. "Building progress means low-carbon cement products for homes, buildings and infrastructure. It means providing advice, tools and resources to help customers specify projects with confidence. Decarbonising construction is essential to building ...

Australian sustainable finance taxonomy to feature traffic-light system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... of the taxonomy proposals, and tier three are sector- and subject-specific working groups and forums to provide specific advice to inform the finance industry technical group's work. "The key impetus for the development of a taxonomy were calls from ...

Former MAS chief sustainability officer launches advisory firm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... MAS. OCSO is designed to meet what she calls a gap in the market for experiences CSOs. "Every company needs sustainability advice and there aren't enough people who are trained to go around," she said. "There is a gap in the market for companies who ...

FS Sustainability launches final voting round for ESG Power50

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... For the first time, readers of FS Sustainability along with FS Super - The Journal of Superannuation Management and FS Advice - The Australian Journal of Financial Planning, as well as the broader Australian business community will have a say in recognising ...

ISSB standards do not introduce increased risk for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... it is made, but 'will not face liability merely because their assessment later turns out to be incorrect'," the advice finds. This means that forward-looking disclosures need to have a "reasonable basis" but not certainty where the subject matter ...

US attorneys general call out proxy advisers for "woke" agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... Services president and CEO Gary Retelny and Glass, Lewis executive Chairman Kevin Cameron, saying that their companies' proxy advice to state investment vehicles such as pension funds may have "potentially violated both federal law and their contractual ...