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Brookfield consortium to buy Origin Energy for $18.7bn

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... operatorship of APLNG. In addition to its institutional and investor partners, Brookfield is also working with Reliance Industries as a strategic partner to assess areas of collaboration in renewable energy in the context of the transaction. "The acquisition ...

Podcast: Recognising tomorrow's sustainability winners

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... Banksia Foundation Sustainability Awards. The awards have highlighted organisations around Australia, of all sizes and industries, for their sustainability performance for more than 30 years. Graz is going to talk about this year's awards show in Melbourne ...

First Super taps IFM Investors for ESG mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... for First Super's members who are largely employed in the furniture and joinery, the pulp and paper, and the timber industries. "This goes back eight or nine years when we started our [ESG] journey," Watson said. "Engagement with our members is done ...

ACCC investigating greenwashing allegations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... clothing and footwear and food and drink sectors "were found to have the highest proportion of concerning claims among the industries targeted in the operation." "Our sweep indicates a significant proportion of businesses are making vague or unclear ...

More greenwashing investigations ahead: ASIC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... options. "We are alleging that sustainable investment options offered by Mercer Superannuation exposed investors to industries the fund said were excluded from the offering, such as coal, alcohol production and gambling," Longo said in his speech. ASIC ...

ASIC takes Mercer to court over greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... According to ASIC, the regulator alleged that the Sustainable Plus options had investments in companies involved in industries the website statements said were excluded. ASIC noted that the Sustainable Plus options had Investments in 15 companies involved ...

ISSB standards do not introduce increased risk for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... "The legal advice is clear that, while the ISSB standards may require an evolution of processes and disclosures across industries, 'in practice [it] simply reflects the need for directors to adapt and respond to climate risk issues facing their companies," ...

Salary inflation a rising S issue for ESG managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... end customers," Wood said. "Whether that's the strength of their contracts or inclusions of pass throughs. Some industries are better at passing along rate increases than others."

Deloitte launches green tech initiative for business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... on future climate solutions. "If we're really going to focus on this path to net zero for these difficult to abate industries, we are really going to need to focus on the areas that matter, and a big roadblock is bringing the ecosystem together," Culligan ...

APRA publishes results of banking climate vulnerability assessment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... transition risks. The results suggest that climate risk impacts are likely to be concentrated in specific regions and industries. APRA cited the risk that "mortgage lending losses were higher in northern Australia, while bank losses were higher from ...