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First Aussie circularity fund shoots for $1bn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Boston Global inaugural Circular Future Fund (CFF) promises an economy where no resource goes to waste, with a goal of $1 billion FUM in the next five years. To launch the fund, the investment banker and family office teamed up with environmental organisation ...

Super funds set renewables targets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has welcomed the decision at a recent Treasury investor roundtable to progress work towards encouraging greater investment in Australia's renewables transition. The roundtable was for the ...

New tool sniffs out greenwashing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Future Group's new and much-needed green lie detector has been made open source, available for free for all. The tool developed in partnership with the University of Technology Sydney's Institute for Sustainable Futures promises to help investors ...

Podcast: How Trump will impact global clean energy and climate finance with Lachlan Carey

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Donald Trump's election victory has far-reaching implications for the clean energy sector and climate finance as a whole. Today, we jump in the time machine and take a look at the next four years under US President-elect Donald Trump, with our guest ...

COP29 skirts diplomatic disaster

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
An eleventh-hour agreement on carbon markets was the major outcome of the world's largest climate conference which spiraled into an ineffective platform for international negotiation. After a decade of negotiations, parties agreed on Article 6 ...

World Bank exit policy gets thumbs up from local experts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
The world's largest development financier has released its long-awaited policy on responsibly divesting, a historic first in its 80-year history. The new policy builds on the Sustainability Policy of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) - the ...

Global corporate emissions fall for first time

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Carbon emissions from listed equities may have reached a turning point, according to new findings made using advanced artificial intelligence to fill disclosure gaps. Financed emissions data and climate risk analyst Emmi looked at 45,000 public companies ...

Responsible funds thrive despite greenwash fears: RIAA

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Despite greenwashing being a major deterrent to responsible investment in 2024, the sector still saw $1.6 trillion inflows and returns outperformed the traditional Australian shares market. Responsible Investment Association Australasia's (RIAA) annual ...

New risks on board watch list

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Compliance, regulation, and climate change are the red-hot topics for boards, who are pessimistic about Australia's economic and business prospects, the latest update from the Australian Institute of Company Directors reveals. Nearly two-thirds (61%) ...

Australia among the leaders in lowering carbon emissions

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Defying the global increase of carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel, Australia has slashed its emissions year-on-year, a trend likely to continue. A research report 'The Global Carbon Budget' released this week in time for COP29 found the ...