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RIAA launches Sustainability Classifications Initiative

ROSE MARY PETRASS
A crucial new initiative offers investors a greater level of transparency and clarity, empowering them to meet their responsible investing goals while avoiding greenwashing.

Geostrategic risks in a changing world

ROSE MARY PETRASS
Increasing geopolitical uncertainty means that investors must navigate new risks affecting supply chains, food security and human rights.

AI toolkit to protect human rights

ROSE MARY PETRASS
A lack of AI regulation poses a serious threat to human rights, as digital privacy is invaded, intellectual property is stolen, algorithms are trained by human bias, and discrimination and deepfake pornography proliferates the internet.

Active ownership is the new sheriff in town

MICHELLE BALTAZAR
Prepare to be dazzled - or bulldozed, as the case may be - as sustainable investing goes through a whirlwind transformation, says the chief executive of the nation's third-largest super fund.

Plibersek threatens circularity laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS   Canberra warns if businesses don't step up it will revise legislation surrounding product stewardship and the circular economy to boost investor confidence.

On biodiversity, a 143-year-old museum comes to the rescue

MICHELLE BALTAZAR   In the quest for irrefutable biodiversity data, a trillion-dollar fund manager found an unlikely partner in a 143-year-old museum best known for 'Dippy', the dinosaur.

Stewardship resources should double

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |    3:54PM   Stewardship is under-resourced as investors grapple with assessing how organisations align with the ambitions of clients and beneficiaries.

ISSB digital standards not perfect

ROSE MARY PETRASS   The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) recently published its much-awaited digital taxonomy, to help investors navigate sustainability disclosures.

Make sustainability sexy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |    3:57PM   Sydney's inaugural Climate Action Week kicked off with a flurry of events across the city, including a panel with Planet Ark founder Jon Dee, and Green Building Council of Australia CEO Davina Rooney.

Companies warned to disclose nature risks

ROSE MARY PETRASS   Organisations must assess their nature-related dependencies, impacts, risks, and opportunities and disclose their findings to all stakeholders.

Impact investing drops down the list

ROSE MARY PETRASS   New global findings from a US$240 billion asset manager finds that persistent inflation and market volatility has investors' minds focused on returns rather than impact.

Members beef up ESG checks

ROSE MARY PETRASS   A new report reveals that investors are keener than ever to secure their financial future by investing responsibly and will pull their money if their manager doesn't do so.

Doing better on First Nations heritage

ROSE MARY PETRASS   The destruction of Juukan Gorge in 2020 in the Western Pilbara was a flash point in awareness of First Nations heritage and engagement issues in Australia.

Podcast: Advancing First Nations outcomes with Phil Usher

ROSE MARY PETRASS   When it comes to advancing outcomes for First Nations Peoples, economic empowerment, accessibility, and financial literacy are at the fore.

ESG managed accounts hit $16 bn

ROSE MARY PETRASS   BT Panorama reached a milestone in growth of its managed accounts, as funds under administration increased by 31% to $16 billion, and new ESG options were added.

Fund selection risk a material issue

ROSE MARY PETRASS   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).

ESG jobs in 2024: Salaries, career tips and more

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |    7:30AM   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.

ESG professionals' salary guide revealed

ELIZA BAVIN   Increasing demand for a better work-life balance has seen many ESG professionals looking to make a job switch, the newest Kaizen Recruitment salary guide found.