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Investors worth $42trn target state leaders at COP29

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... CEO and steering committee member for the group. "At COP29 policymakers will be deciding whether to accelerate the global shift to a climate resilient net zero economy or stay on the current trajectory of high-costs and lower economic growth. They pay ...

Executives urge Canberra to move faster

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... annual CxO Sustainability Report, which gathered insights from 2,100 global C-suite executives globally, found a significant shift in corporate attitudes towards sustainability and climate action. According to 91% of respondents globally, economic growth ...

Future Fund restructures investment leadership

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
The Future Fund says it is restructuring its investment team to meet the shifting dynamics of the current environment. The investment team, led by chief investment officer Ben Samild, will have five divisions going forward: portfolio design, real assets ...

Exec pay lands listed firms in hot water

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Seven ASX300 companies were hit with shareholder backlash over their executive remuneration schemes in the first half of the year, with more 'strikes' likely as the AGM season continues. Global proxy solicitor Georgeson, which analysed shareholder ...

Schroders quietly backpedals on carbon

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... Schroder Global Equity Alpha Fund to wholesale and institutional investors last week. "Global forces are driving a fundamental shift of major proportions for markets and societies. These include decarbonisation, demographics and deglobalisation," the ...

Fossil-fuel engagements require flexibility, not confrontation

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... expectations matter. You need to be able to harmonise all those things in order to achieve an outcome. "It's important to shift from a linear escalation model to a dynamic model." The OODA (observe, orient, decide, act) Loop is a strategic thinking approach ...

Firms on back foot: Warning on reporting delays

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... dedicated ESG teams, the rise in specialised roles, and investments in sustainability reporting, all indicate a strategic shift toward embedding sustainability into their core operations," said Kristen Sullivan, audit and assurance partner in sustainability ...

KPMG prints first climate risk report

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... wider region," COO and head of corporate affairs in Australia, Eileen Hoggett, said. "We know that a changing climate and a shift to a low-carbon economy will continue to present many challenges and opportunities - we are excited to participate and contribute ...

S&P Global gains top sustainability expert

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... something I was indirectly influencing through stewardship, reflects my interest in being a change agent - helping businesses shift to more sustainable and responsible conduct." Lucchese left U Ethical in December 2022 after three years of overseeing ...

Northern Trust firms up stewardship, proxy voting offering

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
The US$1.5 trillion global asset manager has poached a stewardship head from rival UBS Asset Management, who will chair the proxy voting committee amid a rollout of a new proxy voting solution. Paul Clark is an investment management expert with over ...