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ASFI Summit to focus on sustainable finance progress, implementation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... internationally - the 2023 minibudget announcement this week, and next month's COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, noted ASFI executive officer Kristy Graham. "We very intentionally scheduled the summit to be after the budget but before COP27," Graham said. ...

New Forests African forestry fund receives US$200m in investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... and rising timber demand but is also home to some of the world's most biodiverse forests," said New Forests chief executive officer David Brand. "New Forests' new Africa platform will expand the plantation forest sector while seeking to also ...

Podcast: Greening Australia's Economy with ASFI's Kristy Graham

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
In this week's episode we talk with Kristy Graham, executive officer of the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative, which was established in 2021 as the permanent body to oversee the implementation of the delivery of the Australian Sustainable ...

Critical talent shortage could stall net zero progress: Hays

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... organisations. "We're talking about jobs ranging from technical and trades positions within clean energy right through to executive level governance roles within ESG," said Hays executive director of sustainability Chris Kent. There are multiple reasons ...

First Sentier Investors hires industry exec to new ESG role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
First Sentier Investors has hired a high-profile industry executive to a newly created ESG role. Kristen Le Mesurier will join First Sentier as head of ESG for the firm's Australian Equities Growth team. She starts on 17 October. Le Mesurier joins First ...

BNP Paribas names APAC head of stewardship

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... AM's global head of stewardship Michael Herskovich, and regionally to Angelia Chin, BNPP AM's Singapore chief executive. Prior to joining BNPP AM, Ho was director of investor practice at the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC) where ...

Equipsuper hires new head of responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
Equip Super hire has recruited a new head of responsible investments from BT as part of a suite of senior hires and internal promotions. Jessie Pettigrew joins Equip as head of responsible investments, having most recently worked at BT Financial Group ...

ASX sees first strike against remuneration report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... While board spills are rare, it is a powerful tool for active owners such as super funds who engage with boards and executive leadership. Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) recommended that shareholders vote in favour of the remuneration package ...

Fortescue Metals strengthens 2030 decarbonisation targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... changed dramatically over the past two years and this change has accelerated since Russia invaded Ukraine," said Fortescue executive chairman Andrew Forrest. "We are already seeing direct benefits of the transition away from fossil fuels - we avoided ...

Super funds more likely to recall shares for proxy votes: research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... While board spills are rare, it is a powerful tool for active owners such as super funds who engage with boards and executive leadership. Many institutional investors operate securities lending programs, in which the beneficial owner of a security to ...