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HMC Capital appoints to C-suite

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... transition Julia Gillard said the move was an "exciting step" in HMC's ambition to champion Australia's net zero carbon economy by 2050. "The additional financing we have secured will help accelerate the build out of the portfolio's large ...

Green moves: Greenpeace, IGCC, Mirvac, PRI

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... supportive policy environment to manage the risks and take advantages of Australia's transition to a resilient, net zero economy." Meantime, Nicolette Rubinsztein has taken over as chair of Greenpeace Australia Pacific after being on the board for several ...

Financial materiality of nature-related risks now clear: TNFD

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... (TNFD) demonstrates the financial consequences of nature-related risks are already being felt by businesses and the global economy. The report, jointly authored by the University of Oxford (as part of the Resilient Planet Finance Lab) and Global Canopy ...

Australia has green fuel potential: Superpower Institute

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... fuel, is providing Australia an opportunity. The question is whether we will grasp it now. Do so and we boost Australia's economy and productivity, and provide a hedge against declining exports of fossil fuels."

Australian banks fail to manage financed deforestation: Report

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... action now, Australian banks can help halt deforestation, protect biodiversity and lead the transition to a more resilient economy. "Banks need to adopt clear policies to eliminate deforestation from their lending portfolios and invest in internal capability ...

Australia progresses climate transition disclosures, planning

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... jobs, reduce pressure on energy bills, and lower emissions by boosting renewable energy. The study also found that real-economy decarbonisation in APAC may slow if governments continue to provide fossil-fuel subsidies. "These subsidies can distort markets ...

La Caisse ups climate investment targets

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... greater ambition by going beyond calculating our portfolio's carbon emissions to work even harder on transitioning the real economy across all sectors by encouraging the companies we invest in to adopt clear and credible decarbonisation plans." La Caisse ...

Green moves: JPMorgan, T. Rowe Price

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... energy innovation initiatives. She served in the Singapore Foreign Service as a diplomat in Beijing, overseeing China's economy and trade policies, before taking up the role at the city-state's finance ministry. Currently, Ding serves on the ...

Instos eye climate tech startups

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... investment officer Ludovic Theau believes the partnership will better position the organisation to support the net zero economy. "We're pleased with this opportunity to advance our investment in early-stage climate technology," Theau said. "This fund ...

Australia ranks 13th on gender parity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... inception in 2006. That's an improvement of 11 years on last year's estimate. Iceland continues to have the most gender-equal economy, with its gap 92.6% closed. This was followed by Finland, Norway, the UK, New Zealand, Sweden, Republic of Moldova ...