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Mike Ng named first chief sustainability officer for OCBC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited (OCBC) has announced the creation of the role of chief sustainability officer with current head of sustainability Mike Ng stepping into the role on 1 August. The new role will lead the transition to net zero ...

Tasmanian cattle producer new chair of Farmers for Climate Action

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
Tasmanian cattle producer Brett Hall has been named new chair of Farmers for Climate Action (FCA) following the resignation of Charlie Prell. Hall, a long-time board member, will play a key role in selecting the new CEO at the non-profit which represents ...

Australia releases "first ever" statement on climate in ag

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... and resilience to climate change, and implement pathways that will support low-emissions agriculture. Farmers for Climate Action board director Brett Hosking, who runs a mixed farming operation in Victoria's Mallee region, said three elements stood ...

Stewardship part of fiduciary role and investment opportunity: BNP Paribas AM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... led AIGCC's Asia Utilities Engagement Program, a collaborative engagement program that runs in parallel to Climate Action 100+. "I think that engagement with companies means we want it to be constructive with the companies, knowing the situation ...

Singapore to scale climate data with CDSC NZDPU partnership

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... and transition investments. This will form part of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Global Climate Action Portal to address data access and reporting. Companies that report to ESGenome will be able to transmit their data on Scope ...

Nature Market Repair Bill: why some farmers oppose biodiversity offsets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... or protect biodiversity would receive a tradeable certificate tracked through a national register. Farmers for Climate Action said the group supports the principal of the bill - which would provide an income for farmers to protect and restore nature ...

Finance responds to new ISSB standards

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... doing around climate helps Australia move towards its goals and more broadly, the global community around taking climate action." Deloitte has partnered with Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) to provide practical insights and actions ...

Climate Action 100+ ramps up corporate activities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
Climate Action 100+ will step up engagement activities and shift the focus from corporate climate-related disclosure to implementation of climate transition plans while increasing obligations on lead investors. Climate Action 100+ is a collaborative ...

Climate change most pressing issue for APAC C-Suite: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... of climate change, compared to 78% of global respondents. Executives also say they are feeling the heat to take climate action, with 74% saying board members or management are giving them pressure to a large or moderate extent, with regulators, consumers ...

Giant Leap completes fundraise for second impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... invested in several startups including More Good Days (psychology based pain management), Trace (removing barriers to climate action) and Hex (entrepreneurship education). It aims to grow its portfolio to 25 companies within the next five years. "We ...