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Clean energy approvals increase

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Total added renewable energy capacity could jump by 50% by the end of the year, according to a new report. The Clean Energy Regulator's (CER) says capacity could reach as high as 7 gigawatts (GW) - that's enough to power nearly 5 million homes. CER's ...

MSCI launches offset rating

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... rated AAA are highly likely to achieve a 1-tonne emissions impact per credit. They also support positive social and environmental impact, while strengthening legal and ethical standards. Just 5% of projects on the carbon market are very high integrity ...

Green jobs: Societe Generale, Iress, U Ethical, CDP, TISFD

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... region as sustainable finance becomes more integral to global corporate strategies. Meanwhile Amarjot Bagga, head of environmental and social impact at fin tech provider Iress and an ESG Power 50 winner, goes on parental leave. She leaves former Sims ...

Green finance lags as planet on high alert

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
The Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative (ASFI) reveals sluggish progress on sustainable finance, even as scientists warn the Earth has passed seven of nine thresholds critical to sustaining life. ASFI's fourth annual Progress Tracker shows negligible ...

Ellerston ramps up exclusions list

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... Private Assets fund. From 18 September, it now takes a bespoke approach to integrated of labour standards and social, environmental or ethical considerations. The asset manager clarified that it "does not employ a fixed methodology for taking these considerations ...

Ultra rich bet on green energy for data

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) is expanding its local footprint in response to private wealth's hunger for clean energy and the global digital revolution. The asset management giant's Green Investments arm is now selling private market access ...

Industry lobbying weakens nature laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... lobbying from mining groups, according to a finance think tank. Negotiations continue in Canberra over the proposed environmental protection laws and whether to include a 'climate trigger'. Business groups argue these laws could delay renewables approvals ...

Nature now a fiduciary duty and financial risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... Government's Nature Positive Bills has recommended amending legislation to empower Canberra to issue National Environmental Standards and ensure the definition of 'nature positive' aligns with international expectations. The A$35 trillion ...

Blockchain for carbon credits: Northern Trust

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
The US$1.4 trillion global wealth manager has begun to use blockchain to sell carbon credits to institutional buyers. Part of Northern Trust's Digital Assets and Financial Markets group, the Northern Trust Matrix Zenith is a platform for project developers ...

Green Moves: Aus Ethical, S&P, Zevero, Pangolin

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... methodology innovation strategy. US-based James Salo has been promoted from within, from his previous role of head of environmental research and ESG modelling. He was previously at Trucost, S&P's carbon and environmental data and risk analysis business ...