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Corporate net zero plans at odds with anti-climate lobbying

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... Australian companies perform even worse. Many top Australian companies have poor governance and disclosure of their political spending and there is a significant gap between these companies' committed stances on climate policy and their advocacy efforts. ...

Role for finance after No vote

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... found that polling catchments which are over 50% Indigenous voted on average 63% in favour of the proposal, according to political analyst Simon Jackman. Finance sector leaders say now is the time to take initiative in embedding the ethos of free, prior ...

ASX50 lags on disclosure of political spending: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Australia's largest listed companies lag US counterparts when it comes to governance and disclosure of political spending, according to research from the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR). ACCR analysed ASX50 companies on how well ...

Preparing to take advantage of the critical mineral story

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... ready. I know industry is ready, I know finance is ready," Boele said. "The thing slowing us down in Australia is the political will is still not quite there. "It's challenging because we have a lot to gain in the national interest and we will have to ...

Two-thirds of boards lack ESG understanding: PwC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... enhances board performance, yet more than half (55%) believe that a push for diversity on boards is being driven by political correctness, and a third believe that diversity efforts put less-qualified candidates on boards. The research from multinational ...

Investors up the ante on company biodiversity risks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... practices. "The value of nature in the world economy is becoming increasingly recognized by the business, financial, and political community. Reversing the current trend towards natural capital degradation and biodiversity loss is a key part of our mission," ...

France "Say on Climate" law scrapped

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... nothing and it is very consensual," Laurent said. "Its removal from the text clearly illustrates the government's lack of political will to move forward on sustainable finance." The group said that a Say on Climate law should be made mandatory, but that ...

Aussie farmers call for climate courage

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... "We are not limited by knowledge of the problem or by measures available, but by other obstacles structural, cultural, political, which inhibit the race and the scale of implementation. It is as though we lack courage. "Climate change brings us an opportunity ...

Social license or social-washing - weighing the value of public statements on the Voice

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... corporates taking a neutral or negative stance. Some have concerns that it is not corporates' place to be involved in political issue. But Gordon says these concern show a "lack of consistency of expectations". "Whether they do or don't, people ...

Challenging market weakens ESG-focused fund flows

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... suffered a third consecutive quarter of net redemptions. A possible factor continuing to weigh on investor demand is the political backlash against sustainable investing in the US". Europe currently makes up 84% of global sustainable fund assets.