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Trump presidency pushes Aussies to ethical super fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2025  |  NEWS
... Bankstown (NSW). Since coming to power, the Trump administration has actively moved to scale back US involvement in climate change initiatives, and publicly derided diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, spurring many corporates to abandon ...

Green moves: Australian Ethical, HOPE Housing, IGCC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025  |  NEWS
... through co-investing up to 50% of the home's purchase price across 24 properties. Finally, the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) will farewell its managing director of policy and advocacy Erwin Jackson soon. Jackson, the first person to hold ...

Investors progress on climate, but barriers emerge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025  |  NEWS
... progress on climate despite the anti-ESG sentiment simmering offshore. A fresh report from the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) found 65 of Australia's super funds, fund managers, and retail funds have made progress across five of six key ...

Green moves: Challenger, AusBiotech

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025  |  NEWS
... communications adviser. A former journalist at FS Sustainability, Petrass has reported extensively on sustainability, climate change, ESG and responsible investing. "AusBiotech's members are at the forefront of solving critical challenges and I look ...

Link between remuneration and sustainability grows: KPMG

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... topics, while 17 have some alignment to material topics. Just two have no alignment to material topics. In Australia, climate change is the topic most likely to be a sustainability target linked to executive pay. This was followed by 'own workforce' ...

Shift away from responsible investing 'overstated': PRI

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... Responsible Investment (PRI) show. The analysis shows investors are continuing to consider material issues, like climate change and human rights, in the way they select assets, build portfolios and engage with companies. More than 90% of investment managers ...

SEC drops defence of climate disclosures rule

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... developed with the aim of giving investors a better understanding of the risks faced by companies in the face of climate change. It had faced numerous legal challenges since being introduced, including from several states, and they were all consolidated ...

New fund backs marginalised female entrepreneurs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... staff in gender inclusion. Good Return also collaborates with partners to help entrepreneurs manage the effects of climate change by funding infrastructure and inputs that "will build" more resilient business models or mitigate against emissions. It ...

Canada pension fund hires ex-CalPERS CIO

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... allocating lots more money to private markets investments. The China-born American was also recognised for addressing climate change challenges and opportunities, pushing for more corporate reporting on sustainability. However, in August 2020, Meng resigned ...

Net zero, energy transition key election items: Grattan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... changes, including being open and honest about the cost of the transition while reinforcing that failingm to address climate change is not an option. "The transition to net zero presents opportunities for new high-value industries that use renewable ...