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Climate-committed investor group grows to $35tr AUM

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
Investor support for climate action is on the rise, with the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) reporting a global membership increase representing more than 14.8 million beneficiaries, up from eight million four years ago. The group, which brings ...

Rest increases impact investment with Cibus fund allocation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... food, use resources more efficiently and meet its nature-based target." Within the Cibus Fund II portfolio is a "state-of-the art glasshouse tomato producer undertaking work expected to form the basis for a platform focused on the production of year-round ...

Australia climbs quickly on climate policy development

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
Australia ranked as the sixth country in terms of climate policy developments in 2023, but experts are concerned that the country is "playing catch up". At the top of the Inevitable Policy Response (IPR)'s list was the US with 38 policy developments ...

Australian gender pay gap data to be revealed from February

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
From February 2024, Australian companies with 100 or more employees will be required to publish their median gender pay gap between male and female employees. The Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) will publish the first set of private sector employer ...

BNP Paribas updates sustainability strategy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
BNP Paribas Asset Management has updated its Global Sustainability Strategy with a focus on ESG integration and stewardship. It comes as a response to new regulations as well as evolving consumer and investor expectations. As of September 2023, its ...

Top 10 most-read articles of 2023

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
As we sing Auld Lang Syne to what was a pivotal year for global sustainability efforts, let's take a look back at the most popular articles of the year - in case you missed any. #1: ANZ in court over climate and nature risk failure November: An ANZ ...

ESG in 2024: key trends and legislative changes for the year ahead

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
If 2023 marked a broadened focus on climate adaptation, transition, biodiversity and modern slavery, 2024 is poised to be the year of ESG integration, consolidated reporting, legislative compliance, supply chain due diligence, and managing artificial ...

Preparing for mandatory climate reporting: Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
Editorial note: This is the sixth in a six-part series of articles brought to you by Energetics In 2024, Australian business will need to focus on the strength of their response to climate change, with government aiming to legislate mandatory climate ...

ACSI updates voting guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
Cyber security, worker safety and nature and biodivdersity expectations are on the list of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors' (ACSI) Governance Guidelines. The guidelines are updated every two years and underpin ACSI's proxy voting ...

COP28 key outcomes: what it means for finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
After 36 hours of tense negotiations, the climate agreement for the first time calls on nations to "transition away" from fossil fuels - but does not explicitly call for a fossil fuel "phase out." The first UN Global Stocktake on climate has resulted ...