Search Results

Showing 141 - 150 of 1439 results for "Climate Change"

Westpac looks for next CSO

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... target-setting resides with the customer-facing divisions. Over the past year she led the team to update the company's climate change and human rights statements, establish a natural capital position statement, launch a sustainable finance framework ...

Australian Ethical updates investment guide

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... mislead of deceive when selling products and services, produce high levels of waste or pollution, and contribute to climate change and harm to nature. "Our Ethical Criteria govern our ethical evaluation of companies and other investments issued by financial ...

AOFM launches first Green Treasury Bond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... energy efficiency, upgrades, EV and core electric transport infrastructure, low-carbon buildings construction, and climate change adaptation. It will also go to sustainable land management, biodiversity conservation, water and wastewater management ...

Global investors unite for Climate Action 100+

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... thus investors - are affected by". "All investors should be able to articulate clearly how they are addressing climate change as a systemic risk." "Addressing significant investment risks, including climate risk, is a fiduciary imperative" The statement ...

Holdings fly in face of super duty

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... portfolios. "Super funds need to be looking out for their members retirement savings over the long term and as climate change gets worse, we will only see increasing risks to the entire economy. As large asset owners, super funds need to be concerned ...

One in three analyse physical climate risk: IGCC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... action but need to focus on physical climate risks and near-term emissions reduction targets. The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) has put out it's State of Net Zero Investment Report for 2024, with data as of September 2023 from 63 firms managing ...

Sustainable Finance Taxonomy open for consultation

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... assets and activities. ASFI is consulting on the draft headline ambitions for environmental objectives, which are: climate change mitigation, climate change adaptation and resilience, biodiversity and ecosystem protection, sustainable use and protection ...

ESG demand still high for advisers

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... everything". The lesson being: "Everyone cares about something. Even the people who are most rejecting of ESG." While climate change remains in the top spot, gender equality has shifted from fifth place to runner-up in the list of key priorities for ...

Unclear rules pose investment risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... 2024. This follows the 2021 Bushfire Survivors vs EPA case - which found the EPA has a legal duty to take action on climate change. Jacqui Mumford, Nature Conservation Council of NSW CEO, said it was the "largest change" to the EPA's powers since ...

The 50 most influential ESG corporate professionals in Australia named

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... their respective spheres. This year's Power50 entrants are addressing ESG challenges that need urgent attention. Climate change mitigation remains paramount, with emphasis on renewable energy adoption and carbon neutrality targets. Furthermore, governance ...