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RBA governor cites climate, energy transition in inflation puzzle

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
RBA Governor Philip Lowe cited climate change and the transition to renewable energy as two of four longer-term changes to the global economy that are "likely to affect the dynamics of inflation, central bank policy and the way business operates in ...

Trust in ethics plummets: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
Australia's perception of society's ethics has taken another fall, and the perceived overall importance of ethical conduct has increased, leading to a net ethical expectations gap that exposes risks, according to the Governance Institute. The ...

Seeking action at "implementation" COP27

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
The COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh has been labelled an implementation COP, where governments, investors and other actors are called upon to demonstrate how they're going to implement what was promised a year ago in Glasgow at COP26. However, others have ...

Strengthen governance to avoid investment greenwashing: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
To manage the risk of greenwashing, asset managers need to focus on assuring that internal governance structures are consistent with regulatory expectations in various jurisdictions, according to State Street Global Advisors (SSGA). Greenwashing concerns ...

Australia joins COP27 forests partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
Australia has become a founding member of the Forests and Climate Leaders Partnership, launched at COP27 this week, a move that emphasises the importance of forestry assets in climate mitigation. The UK-led voluntary partnership was formally launched ...

Experts weigh net zero risks, opportunities of Origin Energy bid

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
Super funds and other shareholders could be in a position for a second time this year to approve a proposal to privitise an electricity provider, as Brookfield and MidOcean Energy bid to take over Origin Energy. Brookfield and MidOcean, an LNG company ...

IFM hires ESG exec from Mercer

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
ESG specialist Samantha Hutton has started a new position as a senior associate, responsible investment at IFM Investors. Hutton joins from Mercer, where she spent five years, most recently as a sustainability investment analyst, as reported by Industry ...

CDP to adopt ISSB climate standard from 2024

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
CDP has announce that it will incorporate the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) climate-related Disclosures Standard from the 2024 disclosure cycle. The announcement came at COP27 at Sharm el-Sheikh. The announcement means that the ...

Podcast: Investing in Better Futures with Emilie O'Neill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
In this week's episode we speak with Emilie O'Neill, co-head of ESG at fund manager Perennial Better Futures. O'Neill talks about what drives her as an analyst and how she looks at decarbonization, diversity and other key ESG issues and how they impact ...

Experts consider mining the transition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
Australia's mining industry has reserves to drive the transition to a lower carbon global economy, but surging demand for critical minerals and attention to key ESG issues will require innovative solutions and partnership. A panel of experts spoke on ...