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Labor election pledge on YFYS performance test

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... Shadow Assistant Treasurer and Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Stephen Jones said that elected, a Labor government would review the Your Future Your Super (YFYS) performance test because of "unintended and negative consequences" ...

CEFC backs soil health technology platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has backed a technology platform designed to cut the cost of measuring and monitoring soil health and carbon levels - a key component in cutting land-based emissions. The CEFC has allocated $1.6 million to ...

Leading Harvest to bring ag sustainability standard to Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... and Material Management; Conservation of Biodiversity; Protection of Special Sites; Local Communities; Employees and Farm Labor; Legal and Regulatory Compliance; Management Review and Continual Improvement; and Tenant-Operated Operations. "It's really ...

APAC investors taking decarbonisation action: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... do with the regulatory requirements and how things are taking a very positive turn the US as well with the Department of Labor and the SEC." Using the tools of stewardship can also deliver the aims of not only portfolio decarbonisation but wider aims ...

APAC investors ahead of North America on climate action: PGIM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... fact that regulatory regimes are quite different." Klausner pointed to the chilling effect of the Trump-era Department of Labor issuing a memo to ERISA-regulated pension funds - predominately corporate pension funds - warning them that considering ESG ...

Economist urges drastic action on climate change policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... "lowest cost way" to hit a 2050 net zero carbon target would be a carbon price, but noted that neither the Coalition nor Labor had policies or appetite to introduce a new carbon pricing regime. "That means we are left in a second best/third best/fourth ...

Government to launch inquiry into financial sector and climate risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... interventions in financial services moves on climate risk are a feature of other countries. Earlier this year, the US Department of Labor, which regulates corporate pension funds - known as ERISA funds -proposed a controversial rule to compel pension ...

First Sentier publishes Modern Slavery Statement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... legislation, First Sentier has used data from a range of sources including the Walk Free Foundation, the US Department of Labor, Sustainalytics and Reprisk together with analysis from the individual investment teams and the firm's internal Modern Slavery ...

Opinion: Australian super funds could benefit from US ESG policy move

RAEWYN WILLIAMS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... equally moved to help arrest climate change, but they don't have the regulator's blessing. On 23 June, the US Department of Labor (DOL) proposed a controversial rule to compel pension funds to underpin any responsible investing strategy with a clear ...

First Sentier Investors launch Modern Slavery Toolkit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... point in time. First Sentier uses data from the Global Slavery Index and statistics from sources like the US Department of Labor, overlayed with a series of questions that individual investment teams put to companies directly. "That section is definitely ...

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Budget 2024: A win for clean energy, not environment

ROSE MARY PETRASS
The Federal Budget is an "excellent down-payment" on clean energy - but fails on nature and biodiversity, gas, electrification, and ACCUs.

Stewardship resources should double

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Stewardship is under-resourced as investors grapple with assessing how organisations align with the ambitions of clients and beneficiaries.

ESG jobs in 2024: Salaries, career tips and more

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In this episode of The Greener Way, we hear from Simon Gvalda, manager of the ESG and Responsible Investment Recruitment team at Kaizen Recruitment, who recently released their much-awaited salary guide for ESG roles in 2024.

Fund selection risk a material issue

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Investors face fund selection risk and a substantial disparity in performance when choosing sustainable investment strategies, especially when it comes to ESG exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

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