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HESTA urges ASX300 to heed investor concerns

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
In a letter sent to the top listed companies in its investment portfolio, the $87 billion super fund has set out its engagement priorities ahead of the upcoming AGM season. Key areas include climate change, nature loss, gender equality and fair working ...

Study finds answer to land use battle

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Agrivoltaics are key to solving land use competition between clean energy and agriculture, but researchers warn of massive hurdles. Agrivoltaics, otherwise known as agrisolar, has benefits for horticulture and sheep grazing, including providing shelter ...

Coalition's super on parental leave changes spark concerns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
A joint statement from deputy leader of the opposition Sussan Ley, shadow treasurer Angus Taylor, and shadow minister for social services Michael Sukkar noted that the Coalition provided in-principal support for super on government-funded paid parental ...

ESG moves: S&P, UBS AM, Iress, Climate Energy Finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Major sustainability players are on the move, driving fresh momentum in corporate climate strategies and ESG. Michael Salvatico, prior head of APAC MEAA ESG solutions at S&P Global has been hired at corporate consultancy Sodali & Co to be senior managing ...

Natural gas buyout bulldozes investors: Analysts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Woodside disregards historic investor rejection of its climate plan; the energy giant's US$1.2bn natural gas takeover negates its US$2.35bn carbon capture buy "more than 21 times over". Woodside's US$1.2bn bid for Tellurian and its Driftwood ...

CareSuper ousts ESG policies in merger

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
CareSuper will drop Spirit Super's emissions targets, impact investing, and exclusions of controversial weapons and fossil fuels. The merger slated for November will create a new CareSuper entity with 573,000 members and $53 billion funds under management. ...

ClearBridge launches new ESG fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
ClearBridge Investments has launched the Global Value Improvers Fund, which aims to provide exposure to undervalued companies and those that are currently improving on ESG measures. This comes after ClearBridge launched its first global equity option ...

Fossil-fuel engagements require flexibility, not confrontation

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
To move from agenda-setting to results, a dynamic approach is key for company engagement on issues that may take years to solve, according to top sustainability specialists. The finance sector has moved through a stage of agenda-setting in climate ...

Music mecca hits the right note for nature

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
An iconic Aussie music festival is the first entity to invest in a new offering that kills two birds with one stone, as companies start understanding the link between carbon and nature. Asia-Pacific carbon offsets provider Tasman Environmental Markets ...

Australian Ethical profit up 57% to $18.5m

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical's profits are up, revenue up, and dividends up, with the share price jumping by just over 6%. The fund grew its funds under management by 13% to $10.4 billion, revenues by 24% to $100.5 million, and record underlying profit after ...