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Mercer Super cops landmark $11.3m greenwashing penalty

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... Option; Sustainable Plus Growth; Sustainable Plus Moderate Growth; and Sustainable Plus Conservative Growth. Mercer's board would typically approve investments in the options after considering advice from Mercer Investments Australia (MIAL) as its ...

ACCR cuts ties with Rio Tinto

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... climate engagement public interest lobbyist and many global investors will reevaluate their assumptions that rely on the board and CEO of Rio Tinto claims to be moving to align with the climate science." Buckley said lobbying is widespread, and there ...

QIC taps resilience skills

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... factor them into QIC's origination approach and investment decisions is critical. So too, is supporting and guiding the board and management teams of portfolio companies he said. Loh has been appointed the sustainability manager of decarbonisation ...

ESG safe from layoffs in tight jobs market

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
Amidst mass redundancies, ESG roles remain safe - for now. However, job seekers face fierce competition in an employer-driven market with slow recruitment processes and rampant ghosting. A shortage of ESG pros coupled with keen demand for specialist ...

Glass ceiling persists despite record women chairs

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... organisations, in the c-suite. "To ensure women can progress up the leadership pipeline into these positions, it is up to the board to ensure a company's policies and procedures support equal opportunities."

Prime role for AI in impact decisions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... investment strategy and mandate design. To bolster the team the firm recruited Michael Kollo, a high-profile AI specialist to its board as a strategic advisor for the launch. He joins quant investor, executive director Adam Randall, and non-executive ...

TelstraSuper pumps more into renewables

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... backing from Clean Energy Finance Corporation and Hostplus. TelstraSuper is currently exploring merger opportunities, with its board saying the fund should embrace a new identity that is separate to the Telstra Group, given so few of its members now ...

Funds SA, Mercer Super make key appointments

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
The $43 billion public sector fund has welcomed a former central bank deputy governor to its board, while Mercer Super has a new chair. Guy Debelle has joined the fund for South Australian government employees, bringing a tremendous depth of experience ...

Groups unite against carbon offsets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... and companies to use carbon credits most notably with the public statement of the Science Based Target Initiative (SBTi) board of trustees. The group says offsets provide a social license for high-emitting activities to continue. Frameworks on climate ...

SBTi chief Luiz Amaral to step down

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... to take the helm and guide the organization into this promising new phase that can deliver even more impact world-wide." Board Chair Francesco Starace said: "During Luiz's tenure the SBTi has achieved incredible growth, structural evolution and driven ...