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140 years to gender parity in finance: OMFIF

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... while 54% do not have any women in their C-suite. The report found that pension funds continued to outperform, which commercial and central banks scored lower, and sovereign funds even less. It found that central banks with lower scores were far less ...

$500bn investment needed to decarbonise NEM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... target, based on a series of coordinated efforts between state and federal governments and investors, using proven commercial technologies. The new modelling by consulting firm Baringa estimates that a total of $421 billion in investment is needed, and ...

Turning PV waste into investment opportunity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... technologies in Victoria and kick-start market demand for PV recycling. CEO Grant Dooley said investment is needed in commercial technology at scale that can retrieve valuable components like silicon and silver at a high value. "The low recovery value ...

Four in five companies prefer penalties to sustainability, study finds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... penalties rather than take on sustainability initiatives. Further, the study revealed that most companies prioritise commercial objectives over sustainability, highlighting the impact of ongoing economic uncertainty on business agendas. The annual CEO ...

Bank Australia sets interim 2030 net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... emissions by 64 per cent per square metre by 2030 from a 2021 baseline. The bank's target also covers its corporate bonds, commercial real estate and corporate loans. "As a financial institution, we need to include financed emissions," said Bank Australia ...

Aviva Investors creates global head of ESG role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
Aviva Investors has created the role of global head of ESG and appointed a longtime specialist into the role. Mirza Baig has been promoted from his former role as global head of ESG investments. Baig will report directly to CEO Mark Versey and join ...

Australian Ethical divests from Lendlease over koala concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... the ethical charter? That question is entirely focused on the biodiversity elements, but I do think there's certainly commercial element here in a few respects, as to whether this development is commercially viable." Richman noted that the NSW Government ...

Stafford Capital Partners launches sustainable timber impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... aimed at strengthening that return, said Stafford Capital Partners CEO Angus Whiteley. "Our strategy is underpinned by commercial forestry activity - to plant trees, grow trees and harvest and sell, and that underpins that 5% return, and the benefit ...

Frasers Property inks fresh sustainability-linked loans

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... level. The company notes that Scope 3 emissions are from indirect sources including customers and suppliers, across its commercial, residential and retail sectors of operation. "We are delighted that this sustainability-linked loan enabled the Group ...

ARENA backs concentrate solar power plant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... reaching financial close, which is targeted to occur in late 2023. VS1 is expected to take two years to build with commercial operations commencing late 2025. According to ARENA, "CSP uses mirrors to concentrate and capture heat from the sun in solar ...