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Slow progress on human rights in business

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... grievance mechanism in place, only 10% involve rightsholders in the design process and just 5% provide predictability and transparency in the mechanism processes.

Don't neglect the SDGs in sustainable finance strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... well." The Global Compact developed the Forward Faster initiative to help members to increase their accountability and transparency on progress to SDGs. "One of the difficult issues is that within sustainability, the list gets longer and longer all the ...

Corporate net zero plans at odds with anti-climate lobbying

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... Responsible Climate Lobbying, and the Climate Policy Engagement Indicator of the CA100+ Net Zero Benchmark, to measure transparency and accountability of political expenditures and climate lobbying in the companies they invest in. In August, InfluenceMap ...

Call for investment to spur ethical fashion education

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... that like consumers need. And they have to continue to be updated regularly." Kitto says that both education and transparency would make ethical products more accessible for consumers. "The word sustainable is used in so many different ways," Kitto said. ...

Treasury launches sustainable finance strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... further activities across regulators, legislation and industry outlined. "This is about improving financial market transparency and credibility," said Treasurer Jim Chalmers in a speech this morning. "Strengthening our capacity to assess climate-related ...

Treasury issues statement on systemic climate risk to government bonds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... statement then references some of the work the government is doing to support sustainable finance, including around transparency, reporting, climate-related budget spending, sustainable finance reforms and publishing annual statements under the Climate ...

ASX50 lags on disclosure of political spending: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... political spending against the Center for Political Accountability (CPA)'s CPA-Zicklin Index, the leading measure of transparency and accountability for corporate political expenditure and compared ASX companies' performance on the index against ...

GRESB leader now 100% green loan financed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... data. This increasing dedication and awareness of data quality demonstrates the commitment of global real assets to transparency and sustainability on a broader scale," Roussotte said. Frasers Property Australia achieved a 5-Star GRESB rating for the ...

Arup becomes approved verifier for Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... green finance across Asia Pacific," Fairlie said. "Standards like the Climate Bonds Standard provide much needed transparency between parties and external stakeholders on the green credentials that assets and projects have. Arup is uniquely placed to ...

France "Say on Climate" law scrapped

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... upon greenwashing, offsets and the promise of unproven technologies to date. Regulatory requirements to enhance the transparency of such strategies introduces a range of legal and reputation risks for these more obstructionist players. "It's a level ...