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RIAA warns against carbon capture

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... reduction goal despite the proviso that the technology may not be commercially or scientifically viable. Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) is a group of investors representing US$29 trillion in assets under management across Australia ...

Demand up for green steel

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... effective climate policies are crucial to boost sustainable steel production and that it will positively impact their investment portfolio. Shareholder advocacy and research nonprofit, the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR), surveyed ...

TelstraSuper appoints ESG lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
TelstraSuper has appointed a new head of ESG who will report directly to chief investment officer Graeme Miller. Priya Patel has officially been promoted to the role after serving in an interim capacity for five months. "With her proven expertise and ...

"Critical decade" for energy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... decade is critical for investing in utility-scale generation, storage, and transmission. The government's Capacity Investment Scheme has attracted significant private investment in renewable projects. But to modernize the grid, Australia needs $122 billion ...

UniSuper sustainable option returns 15.2%

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... Sustainable High Growth and Sustainable Balanced options target investments with positive ESG attributes and are Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) Certified. They exclude companies with material exposure to tobacco, alcohol, gambling ...

Responsible investing pro moves company-side

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... beginning of 2023 and quickly became well known in the field. At First Sentier, White was part of a centralised responsible investment team providing ESG data, responsible investing and stewardship reporting, internal responsible investment education ...

Elevating the duty to ensure psychosocial safety

KELVIN LEE, KEISHA CURRIE, RACHEL DREW  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... the current work health and safety laws avoid penalties, workplace injuries and disputes, but an organisation's investment in policies and practical measures to address psychosocial hazards may also form part of their environmental, social and governance ...

Prime role for AI in impact decisions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... mobility, low-carbon and critical materials, and carbon capture and storage. "Impact investing is the next evolution of investment practice," founder Andrew Huang told FS Sustainability. Huang said that as an "emergent data- and logic-driven investment ...

MLC awards $285m mandate to Janus Henderson

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... in these regions. Asset allocators across Australia, including MLC Asset Management, have recognised that an active investment presence backed by fundamental research will be crucial to success in emerging markets." Janus Henderson head of Australia ...

Podcast: Radical super reform for climate change progress with retirement heavyweight Jeremy Cooper

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... super system, and earlier served as deputy chair of the corporate watchdog ASIC. Superannuation, with its long-term investment view, necessarily requires a transition to a sustainable economy to safeguard retirements - especially for the many members ...