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UN PRI bolsters APAC expertise

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... Board alongside Kristen Wallwork. Based in Sydney, Tang has a notable background including at the Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI), Women in Economics Network, International Organization for Standardization (ISO), NSW Circular the NSW ...

First Sentier heeds the call of nature

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... corporates to disclose on nature - including the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI), the Responsible Investments Association Australasia (RIAA) and more. First Sentier global head of ...

Regulators to clamp down harder on greenwashing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... reporting going forward," she said. Meanwhile, KPMG Global ESG Asset Management lead Geri McMahon said while the sustainable finance taxonomies are being developed in each country, the onus on each asset manager would be to define then what sustainable ...

Green jobs: Societe Generale, Iress, U Ethical, CDP, TISFD

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... growing momentum on sustainability as new climate laws come into force. Tessa Dann has taken the helm as head of sustainable finance for Asia Pacific at Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking (SGCIB). Her promotion is part of the bank's ongoing ...

Green finance lags as planet on high alert

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
The Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative (ASFI) reveals sluggish progress on sustainable finance, even as scientists warn the Earth has passed seven of nine thresholds critical to sustaining life. ASFI's fourth annual Progress Tracker shows negligible ...

Fossil-fuel engagements require flexibility, not confrontation

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... information overload and perceived risk can be major hurdles to change, according to Altiorem, a nonprofit sustainable finance resource, and many companies lack internal stakeholder alignment. "Companies backed into a corner are not prepared to engage," ...

Asset managers fast track portfolio targets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... Nations-supported network the Principles for Responsible Investing (PRI or UN PRI), disclosure system CDP, and sustainable finance advocate Ceres. Ceres CEO and president Mindy Lubber said the data represents meaningful progress in addressing climate ...

ISS ESG to plug emissions data shortfall for banks, insurers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... January 2025. In fact, we would not support any further delay for this vital next step for Australia's sustainable finance framework," said Nayanisha Samarakoon, RIAA's head of policy and advocacy. ISS ESG is part of ISS STOXX, which owns ISS ...

QIC replaces real estate managing director

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... lead. Loh joined from Cromwell Property Group where he led the global net zero strategy and co-led the group sustainable finance framework to incentivise decarbonisation. They report to Andrew Sellick, who is the principal of sustainability for global ...

QIC taps resilience skills

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... from ASX-listed Cromwell Property Group, where he led the global net zero strategy, co-led the group's sustainable finance framework to incentivise decarbonisation and ran the firm's ESG strategy. Before that, Loh worked in EY's climate change ...