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Gender gap to close in 134 years: World Economic Forum

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... level, LinkedIn data indicated women's workforce representation remained below men's in nearly every industry and economy, with women accounting for 42% of the global workforce and 31.7% of senior leaders. The World Bank estimated that closing ...

IFM and QIC scoop major assets in energy deal

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... grow our infrastructure platform to include some A$9.5 billion in investments supporting the transition to a low carbon economy, as we seek to mitigate the risks of climate change on our investors' portfolio."

What's keeping the Treasurer up at night?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... Sydney yesterday that a key goal of the Budget was to fight inflation in a way that doesn't damage an already weak economy. "... the primary focus of the Budget was to tackle inflation and provide meaningful but responsible cost-of-living relief ...

ERM inks deal with Energetics

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... supporting the clean energy transition: "In ERM, we have a great match". "We've worked across every sector of Australia's economy and developed long-standing relationships advising some of the country's largest businesses. Energetics' alumni can be found ...

Rockefeller org picks climate advisers

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... meaning that poor and marginalised communities, as well as workers, are not left behind in the transition to a low-carbon economy. The organisation's executive vice president of programs, Elizabeth Yee, was made co-chair. "Developing people-centred ...

Big win for Great Artesian Basin

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... didn't have the Great Artesian Basin, most of Queensland would be running no stock and bringing no value to the state economy." The ban also extends to enhanced oil or petroleum recovery activities that use a greenhouse gas stream, the government said. ...

Westpac looks for next CSO

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... "From July I will be seeking out new challenges and opportunities for me to continue to lead and scale impact across the economy, and across Australia, and globally." Toohill led ESG integration across the company and strengthened ESG risk and control ...

AOFM launches first Green Treasury Bond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... adaptation. It will also go to sustainable land management, biodiversity conservation, water and wastewater management, circular economy, and pollution prevention and control. Use of proceeds excludes nuclear energy, and the development, refining and ...

Global investors unite for Climate Action 100+

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... action across the public and private sectors as well. They said climate and transition risk poses a systemic risk to the economy at large, which "virtually all companies - and thus investors - are affected by". "All investors should be able to articulate ...

Holdings fly in face of super duty

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... retirement savings over the long term and as climate change gets worse, we will only see increasing risks to the entire economy. As large asset owners, super funds need to be concerned about the risks posed by fossil fuel expansion today, because that ...