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SSGA to vote against ASX100, global ESG laggards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... impact." SSGA has outlined ESG trends that they think will impact in 2020, including predicting that the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) will emerge as the leading global ESG disclosure framework. Colton pointed to SASB's transparent ...

Analysis: climate change, Australia and the fierce urgency of now

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... example of what could happen." The damage wrought by bushfires and other natural disasters highlight the need for an accounting system for natural capital, Petersen said. "The response thus far to this tragedy has been horror at the loss of wildlife ...

BlackRock joins Climate Action 100+ investor initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... necessary transition." Currently, 161 companies are on the engagement list - 100 'systemically important emitters', accounting for two-thirds of annual global industrial greenhouse emissions, alongside 61 others with significant opportunity to drive ...

Directors urged to exercise legal duties over climate risk as context evolves

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... York cleared Exxon on fraud charges. The state attorney general had charged Exxon with misleading investors over tis accounting for future potential costs of climate change. In the acquittal, the judge dismissed the case with prejudice, meaning the case ...

S&P Global to acquire ESG ratings business from RobecoSAM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... (DJSI). The Company also actively participates in the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and the Accounting for Sustainability (A4S).

GRI announces new members to Board of Directors for 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... van der Enden, partner, PwC (Netherlands - mediating institutions), Jessica Fries, executive chair of A4S - Prince's Accounting for Sustainability (UK - mediating institutions), Lance Y. Gokongwei, president and chief executive officer, JG Summit Holdings ...

ASIC critiques management of non-financial risk in governance review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... consider these impacts and where material disclosure this information." A joint guidance statement by the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) and Auditing & Assurance Standards Board (AuASB) on the integration of climate change-related risks ...

RIAA launches refreshed Certification Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... said. "On example of that is in disclosures, publishing the top 10 portfolio holdings isn't sufficient. We also look at accounting for avoidance of harm." If funds have exclusions in place, they must have allowable thresholds for holdings in excluded ...

Robeco on ESG integration, SDGs and impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... approach. "In our SDG framework, we are looking for additionality," she noted. However, there is a distinction between accounting for impact and managing for positive impact. "What we're seeing is accounting for impact - what do we have in our portfolio ...

Responsible investment a fundamental practice in NZ: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
Responsible investment is a "fundamental practice" in New Zealand, accounting for more than 70% of total assets under management (AUM), according to the latest Benchmark Report issued by the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA). ...