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RBA governor cites climate, energy transition in inflation puzzle

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... Governor Philip Lowe cited climate change and the transition to renewable energy as two of four longer-term changes to the global economy that are "likely to affect the dynamics of inflation, central bank policy and the way business operates in Australia." ...

Twiggy Forrest invests in Ukraine's post-war green future

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... Ukraine in one generation, whilst delivering returns to investors." The Ukraine Green Growth Initiative will work with the global investment community to achieve rapid reconstruction of Ukraine post-hostilities. The fund has been in the works since early ...

Australian asset owners lead on ESG integration, net zero investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
Australian asset owners are twice as likely as global peers to target net zero investment, according to bfinance. The independent investment consultancy has released its biennial global asset owner survey, covering a broad range of investment topics ...

First Sentier Investors gains B Corp accreditation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... as a B Corp, verifying its performance standards in social, environmental and good governance. B Corp accreditation is a global standard which identifies businesses and organisations with sustainable and ethical practices. B Corps are certified by the ...

Seeking action at "implementation" COP27

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... that participants will be held responsible for action - or lack thereof - on meeting the ambitious targets to try to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees. "We always knew this was going to be much more of a bread and butter COPP in a lot of ways," said ...

Strengthen governance to avoid investment greenwashing: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... internal governance structures are consistent with regulatory expectations in various jurisdictions, according to State Street Global Advisors (SSGA). Greenwashing concerns have brought additional risk to managing sustainable investment funds, says SSGA ...

Australia joins COP27 forests partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... forestry assets in climate mitigation. The UK-led voluntary partnership was formally launched to maintain the momentum of global action on climate change through forest-based initiatives and to advancing the ambition of the Glasgow Leaders Declaration ...

Experts weigh net zero risks, opportunities of Origin Energy bid

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... come into conflict with Australia's legislated net zero target. Brookfield's investment would be led by the Brookfield Global Transition Fund, which is dedicated to the energy transition, alongside institutional partners. Brookfield's plan for Energy ...

IFM hires ESG exec from Mercer

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... Wealth. "Sustainable investment is a priority area for IFM, and we are thrilled to have Samantha join us as we build our global team and capabilities, said IFM 's acting executive director of responsible investment Serena De Kretser. "We will benefit ...

CDP to adopt ISSB climate standard from 2024

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... at COP27 at Sharm el-Sheikh. The announcement means that the ISSB IFRS S2 standard will be incorporated into CDP's global voluntary environmental disclosure platform. As of 2022, 18,700 companies reported data on carbon emissions, climate risk and ...