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Appointment round-up: TelstraSuper, CSIRO, FRRR

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
TelstraSuper has hired an experienced sustainability professional as sustainable investment manager. Priya Patel joins TelstraSuper from Frontier, where she was senior responsible investment adviser. Patel will report to David Humphreys, head of sustainable ...

Australia considers carbon tariff to level playing field

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
The Australian government is considering introducing a carbon tariff on carbon-intensive imports such as steel and cement to level the playing field for Australian business that are incurring costs to decarbonise their products. If Australia introduces ...

Three-fold bang for the buck when investing in research

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
A major independent study has found that every dollar invested in Australian research generates $3.32 in return. An independent report by ACIL Allen shows that research funded by the Australian Research Council (ARC) is varied and has a range of economic ...

Regional renewable investments ramp up

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
This week saw new deals for renewables projects across the country amid concerns around a critical skills shortage in the sector. $3b Rewiring the Nation deal to power WA industry The federal government will spend $3 billion on Western Australia's ...

Sustainable finance heavyweight to chair National Reconstruction Fund board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
Sustainable finance expert and cofounder of Pollination Group Martijn Wilder will be the inaugural chair of the $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund (NRF) board. The NRF will invest in manufacturing projects cross seven priority investment areas ...

Brookfield signs MoU for renewables

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
Brookfield Asset Management has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with India's largest private sector enterprise Reliance Industries, a Fortune 500 company, to manufacture renewable energy and decarbonisation equipment in Australia. The ...

Arup appoints state energy business leader

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
Arup has named Thomas Briault as the new Energy Business leader for New South Wales and ACT. Briault has worked for more than 20 years for Arup, most recently as principle for the firm's Southeast Asia Energy, Water and Resources business in Singapore. ...

Cleaning up diversity-washing boosts business performance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
Financy, creator of the Financy Women's Index, recently launched anti-DEI-washing app Impacter to help businesses self-assess, improve business outcomes, and move towards best practice on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). The new cloud-based ...

Snapshot: The rapid evolution of sustainable investing in Asia

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
Asia is in the midst of a rapid evolution in investment trends as governments, regulators and investors crack down on climate and corporate governance, according to global sustainable investment heads. There are opportunities for investors in the region ...

Family offices see ESG as part of fiduciary duty: Ocorian

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
Family offices increasingly see focusing on ESG as "part of fiduciary duty", according to global high net worth and family office service provider Ocorian. Ocorian recently conducted global research that found that more than 90% agree that a focus on ...