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Funds SA loses ESG executive

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... their impacts on Australian listed companies. Previously, Quintal spent three years at JL Australia as director of sustainability and worked as an environmental consultant at London-based M&G Investments and Kellogg Brown and Root.

Green investors face short-term bumps

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Sustainability trends will stay the path despite short-term challenges, according to the latest prediction from an international sustainable asset manager. Robeco's outlook on sustainable investing finds ongoing global economic headwinds have caused ...

Green moves: Westpac, Care Super, BlackRock, Quinbrook, Ortec, CAA

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
One of the biggest moves this month: Fiona Wild will leave BHP to become Westpac's chief sustainability officer, according to news reports. This comes as Anthony Miller prepares to take over as CEO in December replacing Peter King. The current acting ...

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 ...