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Industry lobbying weakens nature laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Concerns regarding potential delays in clean energy project approvals and the impact on sector investment by Nature Positive laws are the result of lobbying from mining groups, according to a finance think tank. Negotiations continue in Canberra over ...

Investors worth $42trn target state leaders at COP29

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... on Climate Change (AIGCC), CDP, Ceres, Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change, Principles for Responsible Investment, and UNEP Finance Initiative. The group says the letter is "the most comprehensive" investor call for policy change. The statement ...

Podcast: The Right to Disconnect and toxic corporate culture with Emma Pringle

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... employee satisfaction play in financial performance, and will financiers actually consider the new law when making investment decisions? Today, we are joined by Emma Pringle, Head of ESG and Portfolio Manager at Maple-Brown Abbott, a boutique firm with ...

Nature now a fiduciary duty and financial risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... says investors have a fiduciary duty to manage the physical, transition and systemic risks of nature. The Responsible Investment Association of Australia (RIAA), whose members manage US$29 trn urges stronger environmental laws and the establishment of ...

Executives urge Canberra to move faster

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... counterparts; 61% have lobbied or made political donations, compared to just 44% globally. "Uncertainty on policy can deter investment, and why better use of market signals can generate more investment flows and a more efficient allocation of resources ...

Green Moves: Aus Ethical, S&P, Zevero, Pangolin

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical's ex investment director has a new role, as sustainability intelligence and carbon accounting firms firm up their APAC leadership. Angus Dennis, former investment director at Australian Ethical Investment, has been hired as a subject ...

Future Fund restructures investment leadership

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
The Future Fund says it is restructuring its investment team to meet the shifting dynamics of the current environment. The investment team, led by chief investment officer Ben Samild, will have five divisions going forward: portfolio design, real assets ...

HESTA urges ASX300 to heed investor concerns

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
In a letter sent to the top listed companies in its investment portfolio, the $87 billion super fund has set out its engagement priorities ahead of the upcoming AGM season. Key areas include climate change, nature loss, gender equality and fair working ...

Climate finance gets $100bn boost: ADB

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... earmarked for private sector financing by 2030, triple its previous amount. This includes $4.5 billion of direct private investment. New annual commitments capacity will expand by 40% to $36 billion. The ADB has 49 country members in the APAC region ...

Study finds answer to land use battle

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... target of 82% by 2030, according to the department of climate change, energy, the environment and water's Capacity Investment Scheme. However, land constraints are a driving force behind transition pathways for the APAC region, according to analysis ...