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S&P Global gains top sustainability expert

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... of Australasia Technical Expert Groups and collaborated on stewardship initiatives with the Investor Group for Climate Change and Investors Against Slavery and Trafficking (IAST). Since 2011, the sustainability professional has been an Al Gore Climate ...

Wollemi Capital appoints former state Treasurer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... director, regulatory affairs and strategic partnerships. Wollemi said Kean - who was recently appointed chair of the Climate Change Authority - brings deep expertise in catalysing public and private action on climate. Prior to the appointment, Kean was ...

Disorderly transition may spark financial meltdown

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... than US$0.5trn. Paris Agreement signatories are obligated to update their NDCs ahead of the 30th United Nations climate change conference ('COP30') in Brazil in 2025. NDCs are emissions reduction commitments that signatories made under the Paris Agreement ...

UK pension giant eyes Australian timber

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... in the coming years. Many aspects of our ecosystem such as forestry, water and agriculture are closely linked to climate change mitigation and adaptation. Achieving net zero emissions by 2050 will require natural capital preservation." Campbell Global ...

Podcast: Can the market solve climate change? Climate finance with Blair Palese

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... the role of government in de-risking climate investing. And we ask the ultimate question: can the market solve climate change? To answer this, we are joined by Blair Palese, director of philanthropy at Ethinvest, Australia's oldest ethical investment ...

Systems thinking to drive alpha, tackle systemic threats

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
Geopolitics, climate change, and social polarisation are top concerns for the world's largest investment teams, according to the Future Fund and major think tank the Thinking Ahead Institute. Analysing 26 "extremely influential" global investment teams ...

Asset managers fast track portfolio targets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
Net zero target setting and disclosures are on the rise amid growing concern around the financial risks of climate change, according to a group of 325 investors with over US$57.5 trillion AUM. The group - Net Zero Asset Managers (NZAM) - aims to decarbonise ...

ACCR cuts ties with Rio Tinto

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... Agreement. The ACCR has now disengaged over concerns the mining giant lobbied the federal government to remove climate change considerations, including emissions estimates, from upcoming environmental legislation. In March 2024 Rio Tinto, Hancock Prospecting ...

QIC replaces real estate managing director

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... Grech is the new sustainability manager for resilience. Grech worked previously in KPMG's sustainability and climate change team, and for Rail Projects Victoria where he was the sustainability discipline lead. Loh joined from Cromwell Property Group ...

QIC taps resilience skills

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... framework to incentivise decarbonisation and ran the firm's ESG strategy. Before that, Loh worked in EY's climate change and sustainability services team. He was recently named the Green Building Council of Australia's Future Green Leader ...