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Australia waits for 2035 target

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... simply cannot afford it." Kean urged investors to capitalise on Australia's position as uniquely favourable for a renewable-led economic boom. With vast natural resources and technical expertise, he called for the nation to become a "renewable energy ...

IGCC names climate champions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... engagement, Australian Ethical Investment's acting ethical stewardship lead, Persephone Fraser, took home the prize. She has led two company engagement groups for the embattled Climate Action 100+, which the IGCC convenes in Australia. "Persephone ...

Boards vulnerable to next wave of climate litigation: IGCC

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Climate litigation is on the rise, with incoming legislation and a Trump-led US government amping up the risks in the next four years - and new types of lawsuits are emerging. Speaking at the IGCC summit this week in Melbourne, academic expert Jaqueline ...

Raising the bar on gold integrity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... Council of Australia as a TSM partner association. The two projects aim to simplify the landscape around voluntary industry-led responsible mining, so that central banks can be assured that their gold is untainted. Central banks are some of the biggest ...

Shared equity to build intergenerational wealth

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... new peak body will focus on the principles of self-determination, equity and participation. FNPG is a national First Nations led organisation supporting the economic and social goals and interests of Indigenous Peoples in Australia. The organisation ...

Short term thinking cripples efforts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... long-term view is important to remember, he said, because global geopolitical, economic, health and environmental polycrises has led to a stalemate in action on sustainable finance. "In times of crisis, we look to short-termism as a way to survive," ...

Green moves at MSCI, Future Fund, Minderoo, U Ethical

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... the global investment landscape. MSCI is a leader in delivering high quality data and ratings, advanced analytics and client-led solutions to the world's largest asset managers, asset owners and banks. I am looking forward to leading the next generation ...

81 major investors lock in climate targets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... progress annually. QBE Group, AXA, Aviva, BNP Paribas and Swiss Re are among the members that have set targets. The industry-led asset owner alliance said members have reduced absolute financed greenhouse gas emissions by an average of at least 6% annually ...

Veteran ESG lead rejoins abrdn

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... - first arrived at abdrn from the UN Principles for Responsible Investment in 2021. She was appointed head of the investor-led organisation representing 3,000 signatories who jointly manage $144 trillion of assets, after joining PRI in 2019 as a relationship ...

Australian Retirement Trust hires impact PMs

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... equity and real estate. Liu landed from Macquarie where he managed one of the firm's specialist accommodation funds and led due diligence on specialist disability accommodation investments. Before that, he spent six years at the Brightlight Group ...