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AustralianSuper grows global team with numerous hires

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
AustralianSuper has bolstered its team with senior appointments in the UK, recruiting talent from J.P. Morgan, BNP Paribas, and Macquarie Group. AustralianSuper appointed John Normand as head of investment strategy for Europe; Sujay Shah has taken on ...

IFM Investors certified by Climate Active

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
IFM Investors has been certified by Climate Active as it seeks to deliver on its corporate net zero commitments. Climate Active is an Australian Government program that partners with Australian businesses to drive voluntary climate action and strengthen ...

Climate transition a factor in sovereign debt pricing: Ardea

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
Governments that manage climate change transition poorly may encounter difficulty finding investors to buy their sovereign debt. New research finds carbon dioxide emissions, natural resources rents, and renewable energy adoption statistically impact ...

Climate resilience needed to dodge $442b VIC loss by 2100

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
Rising sea levels and storm surges could cause $442 billion in economic loss in Victoria by 2100, caused by the impacts of sea level rise and storm surge. A recent study, led by the University of Melbourne, the Victorian Marine and Coastal Council and ...

NGS tracking ahead on 2030 net zero pledge

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
NGS Super is making faster-than-expected progress towards its goal of achieving a carbon neutral portfolio by 2030. Measurement of carbon intensity in the NGS Diversified MySuper portfolio fell by nearly 20% between 30 June 2021 and 30 June 2022, around ...

Challenging market weakens ESG-focused fund flows

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
Australian and New Zealand sustainable funds saw record outflows of US$1.7 billion against a backdrop of global outflows. Inflation, interest rates and recession fears are weakening flows into global sustainable funds overall- which attracted $US18 ...

Report sounds alarm on data centre climate risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
Australian businesses say they can't meet sustainability goals without reducing IT and data centre energy use, but say they don't have detailed data on emissions to make decisions, according to recently released research. University of Technology Sydney's ...

Demystifying ACCUs: What are carbon credits and how do they work? - Gary Wyatt

THE GREENER WAY  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
Australian Carbon Credit Units have somewhat been in the firing line recently with the independent Chubb review recommending changes to improve transparency and confidence in the scheme. In this podcast, senior journalist Rose Mary Petrass speaks with ...

The skills shortage delaying net zero: CEDA

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
A prominent sustainable development think tank argues that uncertainty around energy policy over the past 15 years has contributed to a critical skills shortage, and the government must do more to support workers or risk falling behind on the clean ...

UniSuper invests with NorthStar Impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
UniSuper has awarded a $50 million mandate to a specialist impact equities fund manager. UniSuper has appointed NorthStar Impact as a specialist external listed equities manager. NorthStar Impact invests in listed Australian and New Zealand companies ...