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Weak whistleblowing protocols risks ethicswashing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... appearing to be ethical while not actually following robust practices. Report It Now, a global corporate transparency and ethics reporting solutions provider, says investors should look to robust whistleblowing systems as a signal of an organisation's ...

Google's DEI dump may tank ESG score

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... which has $13.26 billion in funds managed following an ethical criteria, has holdings in Alphabet. Chief of impact and ethics officer Alison George expressed concern and said the company will continue to monitor the effects of the rollback. As at June ...

Green moves: UN PRI, Ditchley, Honest Work

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... standards-setting at the International Organization for Standardization, Standards Australia. She is also interested in research ethics, having been involved in this at Sydney Children's Hospitals Network as well as research firm Centuria Consulting. ...

Auditors tighten fist on greenwashing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
The global ethics watchdog has issued fresh directives on judging green claims, with the minutiae still in flux in Australia as mandatory reporting begins for large entities and financial firms. Part of a broad crackdown on greenwashing and ESG-related ...

Meta fact-checking move unsettles ethical investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... 70%. Morningstar Sustainalytics rates Meta as high risk on ESG issues, including data privacy and cybersecurity, business ethics and product governance. While troubling, the research house said the announcement regarding fact-checking is unlikely to ...

The big green investing trends of 2025

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... regulations impact transition investing and boost sustainable bonds issuance. Biodiversity finance and artificial intelligence ethics are now seen as financially material risks for investors. "2025 is shaping up to be a pivotal year for sustainable investing ...

World Bank exit policy gets thumbs up from local experts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... influence on market standards for responsible finance practice, commented Alison George, Australian Ethical head of impact and ethics. "In a world facing multiple systemic challenges... stewardship does not end with the disposal of an individual investment," ...

Australia among the leaders in lowering carbon emissions

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... zero and well-position our economy, and people, to become a leader in this space" said Alison George, head of impact & ethics at Australian Ethical. On land use, George said combatting deforestation is a core focus of the fund manager's ethical stewardship ...

Climate debate shifts gears after Trump win: IGCC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... legal and policy settings as a key barrier, said Matt Kean. Meanwhile, Alison George, Australian Ethical head of impact and ethics said she was surprised by the degree of optimism on a lot of the panels and momentum demonstrated by the expert speakers. ...

Natural gas buyout bulldozes investors: Analysts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... is disinterested in genuine decarbonisation." Woodside's major investors did not comment. Alison George, impact and ethics head at Australian Ethical, which excludes Woodside due to its fossil fuel policies, reiterated that the energy company is ...
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