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One in three analyse physical climate risk: IGCC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... like private equity, which have traditionally posed a challenge. Nearly all (97%) have engaged in climate finance related policy advocacy, and there has been a drop in the number of investors citing policy uncertainty as a barrier to investment. Top ...

Sustainable Finance Taxonomy open for consultation

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... Association Australasia (RIAA) Co-CEO Estelle Parker said the news is a milestone in Australia's sustainable finance policy. The taxonomy addresses a lack of a global guideline for the critical area of minerals, mining and metals, in which Australia ...

Super funds to solve the housing crisis?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... Senator Andrew Bragg, speaking on the same panel at the conference, said that the Liberal Party opposes a "corporate housing policy." Although the Liberal Party has not yet announced a "supply policy," Bragg said that on the demand side, they believe ...

Australian Ethical snaps up asset manager

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... officer Ludovic Theau. In an ASX announcement, Australian Ethical said the new team will adhere to Altius' Sustainability Policy and its own Ethical Charter. Australian Ethical chief executive John McMurdo said that the Altius acquisition is an important ...

Unclear rules pose investment risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... risk - assets not coming to market - and assets losing value as regulation changes. "Australia doesn't have coherent policy instruments," Lucchese said. "Inconsistent policies create this kind of split personality between what the federal policy ...

Plibersek threatens circularity laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... Commission Inquiry into resource efficiency, a National Circular Economy Framework, a national 'recycled content first' policy, and sector-based circular economy targets. There is also a new report out from CSIRO on developing circular economy standards ...

AXA IM releases engagement data

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... 28% in 2022 - and 61% of votes used specifically as engagement escalation. The firm has a "Three strikes and you're out" policy on climate. Corporate governance was the second most targeted theme (executive pay, board composition, and shareholder rights) ...

Podcast: Timber talks - Cultivating natural capital with Sarah Clawson

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... prioritising ESG principles. We discuss sustainable landscape management, carbon credits integrity, and First Nations engagement policy and philosophy. Sarah just completed a trip to New Forest's newly opened office in Africa; she discusses the firm's ...

Younger members drive demand

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... the private companies it invests in; it exercises its proxies; and it works with government and industry associations on policy matters, including on ESG. This strong ESG focus became the fund's competitive advantage. In a 2022 member survey, it ...

On biodiversity, a 143-year-old museum comes to the rescue

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
In the quest for impeccable biodiversity data, a trillion-dollar fund manager found an unlikely partner in a 143-year-old museum best known for 'Dippy', the dinosaur. At the RIAA conference yesterday, a panel was assembled to talk about the ...