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Funding green buildings risks greenwashing accusations

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... respectively. NAB's property allocation comprises almost 50% of its $70 bn target and the think tank says the bank lacks transparency as total allocations to renewables, transport, or hard-to-abate sectors was unable to be ascertained. Westpac's $55 ...

Preqin offers ESG benchmark for alternatives

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... performance data, and the recent increase in anti-ESG sentiment. It also comes as a response to a need for greater transparency, and a need for better tools and data for investors, fund managers and advisors to use in their investment decision-making ...

Upskill needed as mandatory reporting looms

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... the transition towards a net zero future. "The new disclosure obligations usher in a new era of sustainability and transparency around the globe. Encompassing governance, strategy, risk management, and metrics and targets, organisations will need to ...

Podcast: Boeing, Qantas and corporate governance in aviation - with Megan Motto

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... consumer watchdog for selling tickets on flights that didn't exist. On the show, Motto discusses how communication, transparency, and accountability, can safeguard trust, confidence, and company success.

Philanthropic donations under scrutiny

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... the AEC has categorised referendum-related donations as a politics-related matter. For investors it comes down to transparency, disclosure, and the reasoning. While corporates normally do not have policies in place in relation to funding referendum campaigns ...

Flawed carbon credits add to business risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... integrity of key carbon offset methodologies is generally "sound," while recommending improvements to governance and transparency.

Podcast: The international fight against greenwashing with John Pabon

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... frameworks around greenwashing, and dissect Australia's new climate reporting laws and its impact on corporate transparency. John's book The Great Greenwashing: How brands, governments, and influencers are lying to you, has just launched in the ...

Directors welcome new climate reporting regime

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... Representatives. "Our changes will establish Australia's climate risk disclosure framework, giving investors and companies the transparency, clarity, and certainty they need to invest in new opportunities as part of the net zero transformation," Treasurer ...

Greenwashing remains a priority: ASIC

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... option, did they know that you'd be green through offsets or through certain financial products? There needs to be transparency, accountability, and consistency in meeting [customer] expectations," she said. Constant started her five-year term with ...

Major indices provide ESG clarity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... requirements. To ensure robust and effective classification criteria for ESG products, observe best practice and heighten transparency, Deutsche Bank has updated its sustainable finance investment framework. The sector-specific framework, first introduced ...
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