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Australia's chance to step up

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Clean energy investors are confident that Trump's threat to repeal the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and "Drill, baby, drill!" puts Australia in pole position to become a regional green superpower. The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) kicked ...

Podcast: Carbon misconceptions in active investing portfolios with Guido Baltussen

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Many in the investment community believe that implementing net zero policies comes with high risk and is incompatible with active investing, but is this really true? To discuss this, Guido Baltussen joins us on the podcast today. Guido is Northern Trust ...

Quinbrook sells off clean energy assets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners, the specialist investment manager, has settled on a buyer for its portfolio company, Energy Locals. Palisade Impact will purchase the energy retailer, expected to reach financial close by the end of 2024. Now with ...

Ausbil steps up slavery crackdown

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... the Experts Advisory Panel on Modern Slavery, assisting the Federal Government in the implementation of the Modern Slavery Act.

Green finance taxonomy in final throes

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) has launched the final round of public consultation on a set of definitions to create a common language in investing and prevent greenwashing. The Australian Sustainable Finance Taxonomy will be a ...

Short term thinking cripples efforts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
At the Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) annual summit, a strong theme was teachings from First Nations philosophies and the overwhelming concern that the finance sector is not forward-thinking. Held at the Hilton Sydney on 31 October ...

Podcast: Impact investing vs philanthropy - UN SDGs with Read Taylor Price

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
After 20 years of progress, we are now seeing rising inequality and poverty reaching levels not seen in a century, according to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). In response, there's been an uptick in demand for companies to report ...

Australia leads in greenwashing lawsuits

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... company in Australia. The ACCR commenced action against Santos in 2021 alleging the energy giant breached the Corporations Act 2001 and Australian Consumer Law by engaging in misleading or deceptive conduct in its 'clean energy' claims and net zero plan. ...

Broader job pain finally hits ESG

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
With the news a major carbon firm will lay off a quarter of its staff, a sector many thought to be immune is finally feeling the pinch. The wave of corporate restructuring, which has already hit giants like HSBC, Meta, PwC, Tesla, Google, Microsoft ...

Funds SA and Apostle jump on activist group rebound

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
The embattled global climate alliance has its phoenix moment reporting 90 new signatories across every continent, including Future Group, Funds SA, and Apostle Funds Management. However, a significant loss of 71 members means the Climate Action 100+ ...