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First Aussie circularity fund shoots for $1bn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... economy. "We believe this fund will be instrumental in driving the circular transition and setting new benchmarks for sustainability." Achieving a net zero economy hinges on moving from a linear extractive model of resource use to a circular approach ...

ETFs recover and dominate

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... months. Vanguard Ethically Conscious International Shares Index ETF gained $149 million (22%), Dimensional Global Sustainability Trust (19%), Vanguard Ethically Conscious Aust. Shares Fund (95%), and Vanguard Int. Shares Select Index (58%). The product ...

Mega asset manager defends OECD complaint

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... index funds chosen by our clients themselves, and we cannot selectively divest from them," a spokesperson told FS Sustainability. The world's largest asset manager has over US$11 trillion AUM - more than the combined spending of the 10 wealthiest nations. ...

World Bank exit policy gets thumbs up from local experts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... long-awaited policy on responsibly divesting, a historic first in its 80-year history. The new policy builds on the Sustainability Policy of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) - the World Bank's lending arm. It aims to mitigate environmental ...

Responsible funds thrive despite greenwash fears: RIAA

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... action, not just good intentions." Emma Herd, co-lead of EY's Net Zero Centre and partner, climate change and sustainability services said with mandatory reporting coming to force on 1 January 2025, "Investors are more committed than ever to integrating ...

Podcast: An introduction to 24/7 clean energy with Ian Lieblich

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
The next wave of sustainability investment professionals is poised to benefit from a new movement. The 24/7 clean energy approach could surpass 100% renewable energy status as the way to manage our escalating global energy use. Google and Microsoft ...

Supermarket giants lead anti-slavery efforts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... for a National Victims Compensation Scheme to aide victim-survivors of slavery, and is asking the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) to include social reporting frameworks in its climate standards, noting the link between the net zero ...

Podcast: Environmental impact of artificial intelligence with Prabhakar Srinivasan

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... sustainably without compromising performance. The host of The Greener Way is Rose Mary Petrass, senior journalist at FS Sustainability. Stream all episodes of The Greener Way here: https://feeds.captivate.fm/the-greener-way/

ASIC calls for feedback on disclosure regime

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
From January next year, large companies need to provide climate-related financial disclosures in their annual sustainability reports - the regulator is seeking comment. To help businesses comply with the new requirement, the corporate watchdog this ...

'No' to nuclear energy, 'yes' to biodiversity

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... believe the government hasn't provided the leadership to implement a full transition to renewable energy. FS Sustainability was a media partner of the Investor Group on Climate Change summit held on November 7-8 in Melbourne.