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ESG safe from layoffs in tight jobs market

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... specific skill sets. Employers are happy to wait for the right talent. Richard Evans, CEO of specialist ESG and sustainable finance recruiter Talent Nation, says there is no shortage of people looking to transition into the sector. Some firms are being ...

Cbus bolsters ESG integration with new hire

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... and sustainability, she has held several sustainable investing advisory roles including with the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative. Williams also led UniSuper's strategy and approach to ESG. She left the super fund in 2019 after 11 years. She ...

Prime role for AI in impact decisions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... research. The offering will help investors identify companies in the climate solutions space that are aligned with sustainable finance taxonomies. Themes include renewable energy and alternative fuels, energy storage and infrastructure, energy efficiency ...

TelstraSuper pumps more into renewables

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... TelstraSuper is also invested Hysata, a manufacturer of green electrolysers, which also has backing from Clean Energy Finance Corporation and Hostplus. TelstraSuper is currently exploring merger opportunities, with its board saying the fund should embrace ...

Instos continue to fund fossil fuel expansion

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... out of environment and human right non-profit Urgewald, and research firm Profundo, alongside 12 partners including Fair Finance International, Climate Safe Pensions, Greenpeace, and Rainforest Action Network. The data comes from institutional investors' ...

Funds SA, Mercer Super make key appointments

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... having spent 25 years at the Reserve Bank of Australia. His current roles include co-chair of the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative Taxonomy Technical Experts Group and adjunct professor at Adelaide University's School of Economics. Debelle ...

Robeco expands transition strategy with new funds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... The international asset manager is following through on its commitment towards sustainability integration and transition finance. Robeco has launched two new funds to advance the sustainable transition, focused on emerging economies in Asia. US$125 trillion ...

Groups unite against carbon offsets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
A group of more than 80 global finance industry advocates bodies and nonprofits have come out against the use of carbon offsets, in a letter stating they only delay action. Signatories include Banktrack, Reclaim Finance, ShareAction, Finance Watch ...

Morningstar boosts ESG focus with new hire

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... decades of experience leading sales, customer management and service teams in financial services with a focus on sustainable finance and investment. In the newly created role, she will focus on building a greater market presence for Sustainalytics across ...

SBTi chief Luiz Amaral to step down

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... (WRI) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). Amaral was previously director of global solutions for commodities and finance at the WRI. Susan Jenny Her has prior experience at American Express global company Egencia, Westpac, and Kleinwort Benson ...