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Shareholders to pressure supermarkets over seafood sourcing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... weeks. In Australia, shareholders can propose resolutions at general meetings with at least 100 collaborators. FS Sustainability understands at least one major asset manager, yet to be publicly named, plans to vote in support of the resolution. Even ...

Podcast: Investing in low-carbon, energy-efficient green buildings with Davina Rooney

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... materials in hot demand, especially as the nation grapples with meeting its housing targets, momentum is growing on the sustainability side. To discuss, host Rose Mary Petrass, senior journalist at FS Sustainability welcomes Davina Rooney on to the podcast. ...

Asset manager defends climate group exit

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... Managers initiative. "Breckinridge has withdrawn as a signatory to CA 100+ this month," a spokesperson told FS Sustainability. "We believe climate change continues to be a material investment risk and incorporate analysis of it in our investment process. ...

Regulator hones in on greenwash as climate laws tighten

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... issuers and their advisers to focus on the quality of disclosures and the data underpinning them," O'Rourke said. "Sustainability-related information, like any other, should be accurate, based on reasonable grounds and be easily understood."

Green job market heats up

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
Despite layoffs in other sectors and unemployment rate inching higher, sustainability surges as firms eye top talent in Q3 2024. Ann Austin has been promoted to global head of sustainability, investment management at Lendlease. A company loyalist, she ...

Aussie funds loyal in climate group exodus

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... Segal Marco Advisors, as reported by Reuters and Responsible Investor. All of these firms received the letter. FS Sustainability reached out to the firms named but did not receive a response at the time of publishing. CA100+ stated the probe had "unduly ...

Green job moves: ACSI, Edge, Investa

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
Australia's sunny shores and super fund prowess beckon a London-based ESG pro, as other sustainability whizzes switch roles. After nine years, Michael Hamblett has been snatched from Columbia Threadneedle Investments EMEA APAC, a global financial services ...

Podcast: Nuclear power in Australia's energy transition with Jai Mirchandani

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... portfolio manager at ELM Responsible Investments. Jai sits down with host Rose Mary Petrass, senior journalist at FS Sustainability, to discuss the timeline, costs, and safety of nuclear power, as well as the geopolitical risks that are associated with ...

Litigation immunity sparks legal expert outcry

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... unjustified, corporate overreach on an international scale". David Barnden, principal at Equity Generation Lawyers told FS Sustainability the pause may undermine market integrity by providing protection for companies who already publish transition plans. ...

Red alert for PFAS value chain

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... human body - and cause serious health concerns including cancer and endocrine disruption. Alongside advisor Chronos Sustainability, the group is calling investors to push for corporate disclosure and to support the phase-out of these chemicals. Demand ...