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Podcast: New year, new portfolio - ethical investing with Louise Edkins

THE GREENER WAY  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... significant traction in recent years as investors increasingly prioritise social and environmental considerations in their investment decisions. In this episode of The Greener Way podcast, we hear from Louise Edkins, one-half of the co-founders of Ethical ...

Two Aussie states ramp up climate ambitions to attract investment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
Queensland is set to legislate a 75% emission reduction by 2035 as Western Australia seeks to attract investment in decarbonisation projects as part of its net zero by 2050 target. All Australian state and territory governments are now committed to ...

Preparing for mandatory climate reporting: Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... If Australian companies are not reporting in alignment with other countries this could add an unnecessary barrier to investment. The second is the perspective of the reporters themselves, and particularly reporters with assets in more than one global ...

The rise and rise of ESG salaries

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
Heads of sustainable/responsible investment can expect to see their pay packet surpass $500,000, according to recruitment agency Talent Nation. ESG professionals continue to be highly sought-after, outstripping supply "for the foreseeable future," Talent ...

QIC secures US$300m SLL

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... benefits for people and communities, alongside risk-adjusted returns. "We believe sustainability presents generational investment opportunities, and in our role as an asset manager, we have the distinct privilege of helping to meet society's needs by ...

COP28 key outcomes: what it means for finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... important that we overcome unfortunate roadblocks that prevented progress at COP28, particularly in realising the greater investment potential under Paris Agreement Article 6.2 and 6.4 carbon market rules." Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement allows countries ...

COP28: "Weak" Global Stocktake slammed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... many-fold if climate goals are to be achieved. There is sufficient global private and public capital to close the global investment gap, but there are barriers to redirect capital to climate action. The text calls for scaling up financing for technology ...

Podcast: 60,000+ years of care for country - Josh Gilbert

THE GREENER WAY  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
We're joined by Joshua Gilbert, a Worimi man who lives and works on country. Josh is a Senior Researcher at the UTS Jumbunna Institute of Indigenous Education and Research and is completing his PhD at Charles Sturt University, focusing on the post-colonial ...

Agriculture funding takes the stage at COP28

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... has announced $17 billion in new funding for climate-smart agriculture and food systems innovations. The increased investment was announced at COP28, with over US$12 billion coming from governments including contributions from Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh ...

Finance realignment urged as nature-positive trails 30:1

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... report found this was primarily driven by fiscal support for fossil fuel consumption. The report highlights the sizeable investment potential of nature-based solutions and the potential to reduce and halt nature loss through the realignment of nature-negative ...