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QSuper members call for greater climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
The lawyers that represented Mark McVeigh in his landmark case against REST Super have written a letter to QSuper on behalf of two members who want that fund to strengthen its climate change risk management. Equity Generation Lawyers has written to ...

IGCC names new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... Mikula-Wright has 20 years' experience in climate change, sustainability and investment banking in Hong Kong, Europe and Australia. She has previously been the director, investor initiative at IGCC, and has held roles at BlackRock, Nomura International ...

IOSCO calls for comparable, reliable ESG reporting standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... standard setter for securities regulation, and is a forum made up securities regulators around the world, including Australia. IOSCO has been engaging with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation on their work to develop a common ...

Investors outline roadmap for mandatory climate disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... Group on Climate Change (IGCC) have outlined a plan to bring mandatory financial disclosure of climate change risks to Australia by the end of four years. IGCC, CDP and the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) have issued a roadmap, Confusion ...

Wesfarmers taps former Coca-Cola Amatil exec for board role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... McKinsey & Company from 1989 to 1999, where she became a partner in 1996. Watkins is also a member of the Reserve Bank of Australia Board, a board member of the Business Council of Australia, a non-executive director of the Centre for Independent Studies ...

Profile: Fiona Reynolds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... industry and I often found that the ESG people were quite junior." As Reynolds prepares to leave the PRI to return to Australia, she reflects on the growth of ESG and the PRI's growth during her tenure. Reynolds' catalyst to returning was personal - ...

ASX in running to develop Australian carbon exchange

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... carbon markets, as well as environmental compliance regimes - that can be leveraged and made available to the CER." Australia is not the only APAC market developing a carbon exchange. The Singapore Exchange (SGX) is developing a carbon exchange and marketplace ...

Assessing impacts of nature-based solutions: CMI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... 11.65 gigatonnes, of global greenhouse gas emissions are covered by 65 carbon market instruments worldwide (including Australia's Emissions Reduction Fund) compared to 15.1% last year, CMI noted. Carbon credits that are derived from nature-based solutions ...

New firm to address nature-based solution market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
Point Advisory and a subsidiary of Greening Australia have launched a new business that will deliver nature-based carbon credit projects for business and investors. NatureCo will respond to rapidly growing global demand for high integrity nature-based ...

IFM Investors hires responsible investment associate director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... its Australian infrastructure portfolio in the 2018/2018 financial year. IFM Investors' infrastructure assets in Australia are Ausgrid, Melbourne Airport, Brisbane Airport, NSW Ports (Botany and Kembla), the Port of Brisbane, Southern Cross Station ...