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Oliver Wyman appoints ex-Westpac exec as special adviser

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... experience in this next stage of my career to make a difference, particularly when it comes to sustainability and climate action," Cobley said. "This is why I took this opportunity to work with Oliver Wyman as they play a global role in the climate agenda ...

Robeco outlines four themes for 2022 engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... lead investors driving development of the new collaborative engagement, the Nature Action 100, patterned after the Climate Action 100 collaborative engagement, with an eye to engaging with the 100 global companies most exposed to biodiversity risk. The ...

Plato Investment Management launches net zero hedge fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... Global Net Zero Hedge Fund is open to retail and wholesale investors. Plato Investment Management is a member of Climate Action 100+ initiative, a signatory of the UNPRI, and a signatory of the Montreal Carbon Pledge. During an industry presentation ...

Australian execs say climate change already impacting: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... energy use, 60% are developing new climate-friendly products or services, and 57% say they are training employees on climate action and impact. "It's not just about saying you'll do something about climate change, you have to reflect that in your products ...

Franklin Templeton hires CalPERS exec for new global head of sustainability role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... At CalPERS, Simpson was a member of the investment management committee and has served as the inaugural chair of Climate Action 100+ and its Asia Advisory Group, a global investor alliance of US$60 trillion which CalPERS convened and co-founded. Simpson ...

Australian funds highlighted for climate action plans

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
Three Australia investors have been singled out for showing best practice in setting climate action plans. Aware Super, IFM Investors and UniSuper are part of a list of 10 institutional investors highlighted by the Investor Agenda for their work on ...

What you read in 2021

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
As 2021 draws to a close with continued uncertainty around the COVID-19 pandemic and the urgent need for climate action, FS Sustainability's most read stories showed that demand for professionals who can analyse and implement plans around material ESG ...

Beyond the spin - what did COP26 actually deliver?

SIMON O'CONNOR  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... sift through the various announcements which came out of COP26 in Glasgow, has the needle on the dial shifted on climate action? Entering into this COP, we were hurtling towards a devastating 2.7 degrees of warming by the end of the century, with government ...

COP26 week two: impacts for Australians

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
Even as country delegations at COP26 got down to the business of negotiations, there was still room for dramatic announcements, with the US and China issuing a joint announcement committing to "enhanced climate actions" through the 2020s in the context ...

APAC investors taking decarbonisation action: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... have signed on to the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative earlier in the year, and we're actively working on our climate action plan. We're working on our net zero plan and the research findings here would help inform our planning. "It also helps us to ...