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NZ Super Fund doubles down on sustainability
The New Zealand Super Fund (NZ Super Fund) has reaffirmed its commitment to sustainable investing, arguing climate changes, resource constraints and broader sustainability risks reman central to delivering resilient long-term returns despite shifting market sentiment around environmental, social and ...
Nest mandates IFM Investors for climate credit strategy
The UK National Employment Savings Trust (Nest) has mandated IFM Investors with £200 million ($382m) for its growth credit strategy to invest in next-generation climate technologies.
U Ethical appoints distribution lead
U Ethical Investors has appointed veteran funds management executive Stuart James as head of distribution, as the firm continues to build out its leadership team and pursue its next phase of growth.
ACCC sues Grill'd over alleged 'greenwashing' tree-planting promotion
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has launched Federal Court proceedings against Grill'd, alleging the burger chain misled consumers about the extent of donations made under its Tree Day Tuesday environmental campaign.
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Balancing innovation and sustainability in one of the most compelling investment themes of our time.
ESG implications of the US-Iran conflict
The US-Iran conflict is doing more than lifting oil prices. It is reshaping the ESG realm through energy security, food inflation, health risks and national ...
Critical minerals in the age of AI and tariffs
When we first explored the critical minerals arms race in early 2023, the dominant narrative centred on accelerating demand for the energy transition ...
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How economics and energy security are driving the next phase of the energy transition
Looking ahead, the next phase of the energy transition will be defined by practical system build-out rather than headline climate commitments.
Sustainability in 2025: Building resilience and navigating risks
In 2025, there is likely to be much scrutiny around US President Donald Trump's anti-green agenda in particular.
Balancing Investor expectations with entrepreneurial growth
Recent headlines highlighting corporate management shortfalls in companies led by their founders underscore the need for rigorous governance standards.
Avoiding the carbon budget risk
While many financial institutions have made public net zero commitments, how can we know whether these goals really amount to action on climate change?
There are several comments to be made about investor question over CSG.
1) Whilst companies have a need to know their environmental obligations so that they can determine the risk factors of particular projects, commonsense would suggest that they should allow a significant tolerance for unknown environmental impacts that do not form part of the original framework.
2) A gas supplier's negligence should include not only issues related to the formal environmental guidelines and requirements but should also include events which occur and that could have reasonably been predicted such as water table and air quality issues.
3) If miners think that this is an issues related to CSG and other unconventional operations then they had better think again. As Gunns Ltd found out a project which fails to obtain a social licence to operate can devastate a company's bottom line and result in the death of the company itself.
Woodside have therefore made the right decision albeit late.
4) It is not really that surprising that the Greens and farmers should form an alliance. Both groups are concerned about the environment - one group depends on it for earning their livelihood, the other for the well being of society. With food consumers more and more interested in where their food comes from and how it is produced I, for one, expect that farmers and green groups will become regular partners.