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Two-thirds of boards lack ESG understanding: PwC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... haven't defined board leadership's role in a crisis. Half of directors believe that executives are overpaid - compared with 70% six years ago. Shareholder support for tying executive compensation to performance outcomes increased during the 2023 proxy ...

Investing in net zero "makes business sense": Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Editorial note: This is the first in a six-part series of articles brought to you by Energetics While setting a net zero target and implementing strategies to transition from current carbon emissions activities to that long term goal is not quite business ...

Climate risk or opportunity for insurance sector

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... change as an opportunity for the insurance sector to capitalise on that climate risk and transition. As the economy requires a six-fold increase in mineral extraction to power the new economy, and Australia has vast reserves, he pointed out the massive ...

Legal changes put sexual harassment on par with workplace safety

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... measures. SWA's 2022 report found median lost time related to mental health injuries cost companies 30 weeks, compared to six weeks for physical injuries. Alphinity Investment head of ESG and sustainability Jessica: "Some of this is not being picked ...

Warakirri AM properties certified sustainable

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... through a year-long pilot program in Australia, with participants covering ~540,000 hectares across 21 crop types across all six states, and include PSP investee companies Altora Ag, Australian Food and Fibre, Southern Premium Vineyards and Stahmann ...

Corporates to begin adopting final TNFD recommendations

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... consistent with climate-related-reporting," he said. TNFD co-chair of Elizabeth Mrema said that with nature degradation increasing six of the nine planetary boundaries already breached, "nature risk is financial risk". "To date, businesses have mostly ...

NZ case for green hydrogen-powered flight

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
Six international businesses including Fortescue Metals have joined forces to call for green hydrogen-fueled aircraft in New Zealand, which they say could remove up to 900,000 tonnes of carbon emissions every year by 2050. The group New Zealand Hydrogen ...

Renewables round up: BlackRock launches US$1.9b NZ renewables fund

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... million investment from the $650 million NZ government Decarbonising Industry (GIDI) Fund, and with Fonterra to cut emissions at six dairy factories by half by 2030 through up to $90 million from the GIDI Fund. The Ardern government banned offshore oil ...

Mike Ng named first chief sustainability officer for OCBC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... finance. The bank set up a Board Sustainability Committee in February 2023, and in May announced decarbonisation targets for six sectors and the key actions needed to achieve net zero in its financed emissions by 2050. It launched two new sustainable ...

NextEnergy Capital's ESG solar fund raises $480 million at first close

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... in the sector. "NPV ESG's launch follows hot on the heels of our successful UK-focused NextPower UK ESG fund, which within six months of launch in August 2022 had secured commitments 20% above its target size of £500m, has committed most of its capital ...

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Green moves: Aware Super, Minderoo Foundation

ELIZABETH FRY
CareSuper hired an ESG specialist from a rival, while Andrew Forrest's Minderoo Foundation appointed an executive director of effective philanthropy.

Macquarie AM takes over Island Green Power

KARREN VERGARA
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) is now the owner of renewable energy developer Island Green Power, scooping up the remaining 50% stake.

Palliser Capital hits out at Rio Tinto board

ANDREW MCKEAN
Palliser Capital has vowed to continue pressing for governance reform at Rio Tinto after its shareholder resolution calling for an independent review of the miner's dual-listed company structure fell short at the group's annual general meeting.

ISSB looks to ease Scope 3 disclosure requirements

JAMIE WILLIAMSON
The International Sustainability Standards Board has proposed changes to requirements under IFRS S2 to offer clarity around existing reliefs and provide further relief in relation to specific Greenhouse Gas emissions disclosures.

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