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Podcast: Getting the balance right - Laura Ryan

THE GREENER WAY  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
In this episode senior journalist Rose Mary Petrass speaks with Laura Ryan, head of research at Ardea investment management, on her research surrounding promotion in the Australian finance industry. With two PhD's and more than two decades of experience ...

New net zero bondholder stewardship guidance: IIGCC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... comprising asset owners and asset managers, it builds upon IIGCC's Net Zero Stewardship Toolkit and the Net Zero Investment Framework (NZIF), providing bondholders with tools, best practices, and case studies to enhance their climate stewardship ...

Global development banks release joint principles towards Paris alignment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... activities as not aligned. The MDBs involved include the World Bank Group, Asian Development Bank, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, Council of Europe Development Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Investment Bank (EIB) ...

NSW Modern Slavery Plan to build prevention capability

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... of survivors in leadership. Foster responsible business practices: identify and address slavery in supply chains and investment portfolios, remove products from public procurement, foster responsible business practices in the private sector. Change the ...

Western Australia issues first green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... bond which supports eligible projects delivering positive environmental outcomes, such as the state's significant investment to decarbonise the main electricity grid. This includes batteries and wind farms, electric vehicle charging infrastructure ...

CEFC backs agriculture investment platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and a Canadian state investment manager have co-invested in a platform aimed at assisting Australian farmers at decarbonising while boosting farm production. CDPQ (Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec) ...

Just 5% of global emissions covered by corporate targets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
CDP has issued a stark warning that current corporate targets disclosed will not reduce emissions enough to limit warming to 1.5 degrees. CDP's new Corporate Environmental Action tracker has found the number of 1.5°C -aligned science-based targets ...

JP Morgan platform to tackle sustainable data

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... Morgan Securities Services hopes to solve the data problem for sustainable investing with the launch of its Sustainable Investment Data Solutions for institutional investors. The sustainable investment data solution is available through cloud-native ...

Greg Combet steps down as IFM Investors, ISA chair

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... relinquished his role to head the government's new Net Zero Economy Agency. Recognised for his expertise in government, investment, climate policy, and industrial relations, as well as a background in coal mining engineering, Combet will chair the ...

Climate Action 100+ ramps up corporate activities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... said Richard Proudlove, director of corporate engagement at the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), one of five investment steering groups that coordinates the activities of Climate Action 100+. "The shift in investor engagement has moved more to ...