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Rockefeller org picks climate advisers

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... well-being of people and planet." Yee will co-chair alongside Alok Sharma, COP26 president and Rockefeller Foundation climate finance fellow. Sharma said he is "delighted" at the nomination. "I look forward to working with eminent experts across sectors ...

Westpac looks for next CSO

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... Toohill will also step back from participation as Westpac's representative on the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) Banking Board and the Net Zero Banking Alliance's (NZBA) governing Steering Group. The bank is now ...

abrdn strengthens sustainability function

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... after joining in 2013 as head of responsible investment. This follows CEO Stephen Bird's shock departure news in late May. Finance chief Jason Windsor will take over Bird's reigns as interim CEO while the board searches for a permanent replacement. Windsor ...

Investors eye energy transition

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... existing 400-megawatt Saltbush Wind Farm near Deniliquin, NSW. Among its investors are Rest Super, Hostplus, the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and Sky Renewables. This latest purchase is an expansion to its existing portfolio of over 1.5-gigawatts ...

Canberra scopes First Nations economic policy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... people." According to the First Nations Foundation (FNF), the Indigenous financial wellbeing provider, the government and the finance sector must take further action in leveling the economic playing field for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. ...

AOFM launches first Green Treasury Bond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... exclusion categories, [and] plans for ongoing reporting, including on social co-benefits where possible." The bond will finance renewable energy rollout, energy efficiency, upgrades, EV and core electric transport infrastructure, low-carbon buildings ...

One in three analyse physical climate risk: IGCC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... asset classes like private equity, which have traditionally posed a challenge. Nearly all (97%) have engaged in climate finance related policy advocacy, and there has been a drop in the number of investors citing policy uncertainty as a barrier to investment. ...

Standards boards unite for global rollout

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... middle and high-income countries, including Costa Rica, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, and Canada. China's Ministry of Finance recently announced a unified China Sustainability Disclosure Standards System based on the ISSB standards. Australia and the ...

Sustainable Finance Taxonomy open for consultation

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) today released its first consultation on sustainable finance taxonomy, a set of definitions that make it easier for financiers to fund sustainable assets and activities. ASFI is consulting on the draft ...

Accountants say digital is key

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... stakeholders and come with expanded liability for company directors," Cosgrove said. "Leveraging existing skillsets from finance functions, establishing accountability across the organisation and enabling technology solutions will be integral in delivering ...