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HESTA red flags MinRes for governance failures

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... seriousness of the issues and that the issues identified indicate a systemic failure of governance at the senior management and board level," Blakey said. HESTA has subsequently placed MinRes on its watchlist, making the resources company subject to ...

Back on the huddle, fund flows into clean energy

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... 'squishy' Moving straight from politics to climate reporting standards, April Mackenzie, chief executive at External Reporting Board in New Zealand, stole the show with her quips and quotes, thanks to her country getting a year's headstart ...

IGCC names climate champions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... Turner was commended for her work on portfolio decarbonisation targets in the asset management industry. Turner sits on the board of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) and the advisory group to the Net Zero Asset Managers (NZAM) ...

Betashares launches first ethical bonds ETF

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... exclude companies based on evidence of human rights violations, as well as where there are no women on the company's board of directors. It also applies a partial exposure limit (33% of total gross revenue) to the production or sale of junk foods. ...

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 ...

81 major investors lock in climate targets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... (NDCs), as highlighted in the Alliance's white paper earlier this year." Günther Thallinger, NZAOA chair and Allianz SE board member adds: "To maintain momentum, governments must implement bold climate policies and define concrete sector-based and ...

Green moves at Future Group, AusSuper, Birdwood, Minderoo, Mutual Trust

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... barrister and philanthropist Allan Myers has taken over Andrew and Nicola Forrest's chair position. He has served the board for the past decade. The Forrests will continue serving as non-executive directors at the charity they co-founded. A renowned ...

UN PRI bolsters APAC expertise

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... UN PRI Oceania head Kar Mei Tang has been appointed co-chair of the International Women's Development Agency (IWDA) Board alongside Kristen Wallwork. Based in Sydney, Tang has a notable background including at the Australian Sustainable Finance Institute ...

First Sentier heeds the call of nature

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... 2025, First Sentier will publicly disclose a firm-wide governance structure for nature. The firm said it has already set board oversight and management responsibilities in its ESG and climate governance. Also, by the end of 2025, it will publicly disclose ...

Podcast: Director's guide to climate governance, reporting, and shareholder activism with Mark Rigotti and Anna Gudkov

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
This week, host Rose Mary Petrass, senior journalist at FS Sustainability, is joined by two expert guests from the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) - Mark Rigotti, Managing Director and CEO, and Anna Gudkov, Policy Advisor. The AICD ...