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Preqin offers ESG benchmark for alternatives

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... more opportunities for capital to flow to sustainable investments," Preqin's head of ESG solutions and corporate responsibility Jaclyn Bouchard said. head of benchmarks Fabien Chen added: "With this latest launch, we hope to give practitioners another ...

Big super's plan on fossil fuel return

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... these companies fail to step into line." Woodside and Santos did not comment. The Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) recently accused Santos of not maximising returns for shareholders in its current capex heavy production growth ...

Surge in executive support for sustainability

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... to build sustainable products and services," Cyril Garcia, head of global sustainability services and corporate responsibility and group executive board member said. "It's now or never for organisations: only those who will have invested early enough ...

Corporate net zero plans at odds with anti-climate lobbying

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... those that do not. This echoes findings from a recent study conducted by the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR), which found that Australian companies perform even worse. Many top Australian companies have poor governance and disclosure ...

Call for investment to spur ethical fashion education

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... consumers in their spending. Financial institutions should invest in upskilling awareness to encourage corporate responsibility and ethical practices (such as eradicating forced labour and ensuring fair wages) in companies they invest in. She also said ...

Fears grow around greenwashing litigation protections

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... action under certain provisions of the Corporations Act, Brynn O'Brien of Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) told FS Sustainability. Both ACCR and GI members are concerned about how the phased approach would operate. ACCR supports ...

ASX50 lags on disclosure of political spending: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... governance and disclosure of political spending, according to research from the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR). ACCR analysed ASX50 companies on how well they govern their political spending against the Center for Political Accountability ...

France "Say on Climate" law scrapped

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... further to prevent greenwashing. Shareholder advocacy and research organisation the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) specialist adviser Harriet Kater told FS Sustainability that Say on Climate was gaining momentum in the Australian ...

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

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... their position on the Voice, balancing criticism of potential social-washing and virtue signalling versus corporate responsibility and social license to operate in the communities in which they operate as well as their role in facilitating education ...

La Trobe Uni issues $175m green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... values," Smith said. "Furthermore, the green bond offering demonstrates La Trobe's dedication to corporate responsibility and reinforces our position as a responsible and forward-thinking institution." Proceeds from the bond will be used to finance ...
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