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Podcast: Greening corporate finance - Alison Chan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... of time and we going to talk the state of sustainable finance in Australia as well as the future and why she became a climate quitter. Chan joined Metrics in 2021 and is responsible for developing sustainable finance strategies to support the global ...

Leading Harvest launches Australian ag sustainability standard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... Agriculture; Soil Health and Conservation; Protection of Water Resources; Protection of Crops; Energy Use, Air Quality and Climate Change; Waste and Material Management; Conservation of Biodiversity; Protection of Special Sites; Local Communities; Employees ...

Women-led founders, climate tech grow VC impact sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... reviewed by Giant Leap are focused on sustainable living -- a category which broadly encompasses companies addressing climate change. Analysis also found that 29% of impact deals were related to companies addressing health and wellbeing, while only 12% ...

Fink counts the cost of "easy money" in annual letter

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... economies count the price of more than a decade of easy money in his annual letter to investors. In a letter where ESG and climate change took a backseat to concerns over inflation, fears of another incipient global banking crisis and continued geopolitical ...

Aviva Investors creates head of climate policy role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
Aviva Investors has created a new role of head of climate policy, responsible for developing the global fund manager's macro stewardship programme. Aviva Investors has hired Nick Molho as the new head of climate policy. He joins in June and will report ...

Australian Ethical divests from Lendlease over koala concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... biodiversity," Richman said. "Lendlease has had a bit of a green halo around it, but those ratings and assessments are focused on climate impacts rather than biodiversity. "As the rest of the market comes into focus into biodiversity, how does Lendlease's ...

HSBC Australia hires head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... organisations including NAB and Macquarie Bank. Martin-Ross will be responsible for leading the implementation of HSBC's climate strategy in Australia while also providing counsel for key sustainability, Reconciliation and climate-related matters. "We ...

Resource-efficient companies more resilient: Impax AM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... they're linked to impacts on air and water quality. "It's a growing area of research, not as well coordinated yet as the climate change response, but it's much more complex," he said. "At Impax, our focus on solutions to the problems. "... There are ...

Activist investor launches Santos campaign

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... flow to shareholders vs a peer average of 32% and 24% paid by Woodside," Snowcap said. Snowcap also said "Santos' Climate Action Plan has drawn criticism for 'greenwashing' and a lack of credibility," and noted that "in 2021, the company's ...

Cybersecurity tops ESG priorities for ASX companies: Perennial

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... cyber risk," O'Neill said. "Where there's not accountability, you're going to see lapses." On greenhouse gas emissions and climate-related targets, 73% of companies measure either Scope 1 and 2 or Scope 1, 2 and 3 GHG Emissions. However, 20% of those ...