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Sustainable AUM tops US$30 trn despite tighter labels

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... prominent role in helping bring about positive change in the years to come." Responsible Investment Association Australasia CEO Simon O'Connor also commented that the results show a maturing of the industry. "Standards have lifted across the world, to ...

Loss and damage funds a key consideration for COP28

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... and running. There are likely to be commitments on mitigation funding at COP28 by investors and businesses, said Energetics CEO Mary Stewart. "What I'll be watching for is the role blended finance and how the private sector is leveraging its funds ...

Capacity Investment Scheme expansion to jolt renewable energy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... Australian Pipelines and Gas Association said the scheme is "the equivalent of planning to quit cold turkey." Simon Corbell, CEO of the Clean Energy Investor Group said that clean energy investors "strongly welcome this major policy initiative which ...

Workplace conduct a financial risk: Fidelity International

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... culture that supports it," Jaramillo said. "In certain circumstances, you might need to have the compensation of the executive/CEO/C-suite tied to certain outcomes, rather than leaving it as a human resources problem to solve." There are instances where ...

RIAA creates co-CEO model to replace outgoing O'Connor

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... Estelle Parker and Dean Hegarty will take the helm of the organisation in early December, following the departure of outgoing CEO Simon O'Connor. Both Hegarty and Parker are currently executive managers at RIAA, and Hegarty has been RIAA's first ...

Don't neglect the SDGs in sustainable finance strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... reinforces UNGCNA's views. "At BCSDA, we view sustainable finance as far more than a mere financial commitment," said BCSDA CEO Andrew Petersen. "It's a strategic instrument that, when calibrated and aligned with the interconnected nature of the ...

Corporate net zero plans at odds with anti-climate lobbying

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... many of them are not backing that up with support for positive government policy on climate," commented Catherine McKenna, CEO of Climate and Nature Solutions, chair of the UN Secretary-General's High-level Expert Group on Net-Zero Commitments, and former ...

New tools available to help investors meet Paris Agreement

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... to better navigate the increasingly complex financial and regulatory environment regarding physical risk." Riskthinking.AI CEO and founder Ron Dembo commented that the tool "enables investors to use the uncertainty inherent in climate modelling as a ...

Finance eyes $500b green buildings opportunity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... been labelled as sustainable financing - a marked increase from previous years. Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) CEO Davina Rooney expressed optimism about the growing investments in green real estate but said that greater collaboration is ...

Australian Ethical backs infrastructure debt funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... Transition fund. The funds offer both construction finance on greenfield projects and term finance on operating projects. Infradebt CEO Alexander Austin confirmed that Australian Ethical has committed an aggregate of more than $100 million to both funds ...