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ERM inks deal with Energetics

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... adaptation planning, energy and carbon markets, and accounting services. The deal hinges on obtaining Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) approval. The takeover ensures a competitive advantage in the APAC region for Energetics and ERM, which will ...

Westpac looks for next CSO

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... participation as Westpac's representative on the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) Banking Board and the Net Zero Banking Alliance's (NZBA) governing Steering Group. The bank is now searching for the next chief sustainability ...

abrdn strengthens sustainability function

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... Bird's shock departure news in late May. Finance chief Jason Windsor will take over Bird's reigns as interim CEO while the board searches for a permanent replacement. Windsor joined the firm in October from housebuilders Persimmon. In January, abrdn ...

Global investors unite for Climate Action 100+

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... (CalPERS), California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS), Nippon Life Insurance Company, the Church of England Pensions Board, and the New York State Common Retirement Fund. The world's largest investor-led engagement initiative on corporate ...

Brookfield bids for majority stake in Neoen

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... approvals would be obtained by the end of the year and that the tender offer would be launched early next year. Neoen's board of directors unanimously welcomed Brookfield's proposal and appointed French financial advisory firm Finexsi as an independent ...

One in three analyse physical climate risk: IGCC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... respondents were IGCC members. Nearly all investors have now set climate strategy and portfolio climate risk monitoring as a board level matter. 62% already align their climate reporting with international standards. Investors increasingly measure their ...

Standards boards unite for global rollout

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... standards more compatible. The partnership between the IFRS - which oversees the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) standards - and GRI - which oversees the Global Sustainability Standards Board (GSSB) standards - builds on a 2022 Memorandum ...

ISSB digital standards not perfect

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) recently published its much-awaited digital taxonomy, to help investors navigate sustainability disclosures. The International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Sustainability Disclosure Taxonomy ...

Plibersek threatens circularity laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... 2020 will undergo a five-year review at the end of this year - but the minister said the law may not be the last. "Get on board or we will regulate," Plibersek warned. "It's one thing to set targets... actually delivering on those targets is really ...

AXA IM releases engagement data

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... classified as ESG, sustainable or impact funds at the end of December 2023. 200 of the total engagements were conducted either at board or C-suite level. The firm voted at 97.6% of meetings; a total of 54,782 proposals at 4,856 meetings. Climate-related ...