Daily FNArena News - ESG Focus

Two new reports aim to pull impact investing into mainstream finance acceptance.

This second part concludes FNArena’s deep dive into threats and outlook for coking coal in a more carbon sensitive world.

A daring RBA has made the case for treating climate change as a long term trend change, irrespective of the political climate in Australia.

Part One of FNArena’s deep dive into the future of coking coal in an increasingly carbon sensitive world.

A two part insight of how the world has grown to dislike thermal coal, the leading carbon emitter per-kilowatt-hour. This is Part Two.

A two parts insight of how the world has grown to dislike thermal coal, the leading carbon emitter per-kilowatt-hour. This is Part One.

Sustainability Accountability Standards: a brief overview of organisations and companies supporting the new framework.

International companies are increasingly adopting industry-specific sustainability accounting standards. This will be a bonus for some companies, but a ball-and-chain for others.

A global survey by Legg Mason suggests Aussie investors are among the world’s top countries when it comes to adopting ESG principles for investments, but also among the worst with a large percentage indicating they don’t understand it.

Executive remuneration was a hot topic for investors during 2018, according the ASIC Annual General Meeting season 2018 report.