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Climate changes how investors get paid

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
Climate change is causing a shift in the way investments are returned, from paying dividends to repurchasing shares - particularly in Australia. New research from the University of Queensland (UQ) finds the US, China, and the Philippines are also most ...

Future Group ramps up screening

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... world move towards net zero. Sharon Davis, executive director of investments said the strategy represents a significant shift in investment thinking. It's "part of a wider program of reinvestment in climate solutions and positive impact investments ...

Regional just transition plan names CEO

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
The taskforce charged with a just transition for the coal workforce names its first boss. Veteran public servant David Shankey is the inaugural CEO for the Net Zero Economy Authority (NZEA), the government agency focused on ensuring a fair transition ...

Good governance on cyber threats

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
The Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) has updated its guidance on the escalating threat of cyber security, following Canberra's recent passage of the Cyber Security Bill. AICD said the landscape is moving fast and at scale and cyber security ...

Future Fund to back energy transition, residential housing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
The Future Fund has been handed a new mandate, with the government directing it to prioritise investments in the energy transition, residential housing, and infrastructure. The $230 billion sovereign wealth fund has been provided with a new investment ...

Unloved sector poised to reap rewards

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Smart investors are buying into firms angling to solve the agri-food sector's biggest challenges, says Tai Lin, managing partner at private equity giant Proterra Asia. Amid an escalating global food crisis and the urgency of climate change, the ...

Green Moves: NorthStar Impact, Aboriginal Investment NT, Care Super

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... Commonwealth Entity under the Land Rights Act. It's newly launched strategic investment plan lays out a five-year roadmap to "shift power" to Aboriginal communities, emphasising community decision-making. "It's all about self-determination, nation-building ...

Climate debate shifts gears after Trump win: IGCC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
The US election loomed large over the first day of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) summit 2024. Trump's vows to repeal the IRA and environmental protection laws, exit the Paris Agreement, and increase spending on oil. This signifies ...

81 major investors lock in climate targets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... we see the difference between governments' climate commitments and current policies as unsustainable, and a decisive shift in policy is required to align policy frameworks with the net-zero transition more widely. "Governments have the tools - such ...

From Canva to carbon accounting

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... emissions may have been the norm several years ago but that is changing. "There's an acknowledgment in the industry that a shift is underway." Researcher SNS Insider predicts that the carbon accounting software market will grow to a $150 billion ...