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Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures disbanded

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... disclosures. As the International Sustainability Standards Board's (ISSB) first standards (IFRS S1 General Requirements for Disclosure of Sustainability-Related Financial Information and IFRS S2 Climate-related Disclosures) have now been released, the ...

Northern Trust pulled up for greenwashing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 21 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... transition management score quartile. Northern Trust outsourced its exclusions and screenings to MSCI. ASIC said product disclosure statements were misleading because at least three companies that failed the low carbon transition management score quartile ...

Preparing for mandatory climate reporting: Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... Reporting Standards (ASRS). A public comment period is open until 1 March 2024 for ASRS 1 General Requirements for Disclosure of Climate-related Financial Information and ASRS 2 Climate-Related Financial Disclosures, The two new standards would kick ...

The rise and rise of ESG salaries

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
Heads of sustainable/responsible investment can expect to see their pay packet surpass $500,000, according to recruitment agency Talent Nation. ESG professionals continue to be highly sought-after, outstripping supply "for the foreseeable future," Talent ...

ACCC issues greenwashing guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... environmental and climate-related claims." Governance Institute identified examples of greenhushing including: selective disclosure, meaningless targets, virtue signaling, baseless claims, hidden trade-offs and the 'green-halo' effect. "While greenwashing ...

ACSI updates voting guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
Cyber security, worker safety and nature and biodivdersity expectations are on the list of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors' (ACSI) Governance Guidelines. The guidelines are updated every two years and underpin ACSI's proxy voting ...

ASX100 improving on modern slavery disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... Financial Studies receiving an A and 23% a B. The Centre for Financial Studies has released its third Modern Slavery Disclosure Quality Repor t, assessing the reporting quality of ASX100 companies. The report found that 80 of the ASX100 companies have ...

Finance realignment urged as nature-positive trails 30:1

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
Global public and private funding directly damages nature reached US$7 trillion per year, while funding with a positive impact reached $200 billion last year - a 30-fold gap. New research from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) compared ...

Research flags need for comprehensive ESG reporting

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... to robustly follow corporate sustainability frameworks may contribute to potential greenwashing concerns. Corporate disclosure of sustainability reporting frameworks gives investors and the broader public confidence in the authenticity and integrity ...

Super investment key to decarbonising Australia: ASFA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... beliefs, portfolio construction and management, risk accounting and management, engagement with investee entities, and disclosure to members," the report said.