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Sustainable finance heavyweight to chair National Reconstruction Fund board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... NRF's purpose to invest in world-class Australian know-how to rebuild our industrial capabilities." Wilder is the founder and CEO of Pollination and has previously held positions at other government sustainable finance funding vehicles as chair of the ...

Morgan Stanley reaches 70% of $1tn sustainable finance goal

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... global economic growth and climate change mitigation think tank the Energy Transitions Commission. Morgan Stanley Chairman and CEO James Gorman commented: "I am proud that we have reached over US$700 billion toward our goal to mobilize US$1 trillion ...

Are indexes the next target for greenwashing investigations?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
ASIC's latest action against Vanguard for allegations of greenwashing in a bond fund raises the question of whether the market regulator will crack down on index providers and other third-party service providers for greenwashing as well. Last month ...

Investments at risk: Finance "out of step" with climate science

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... receiving risks trivialising the potentially huge damage climate change will have to asset values." Michael Lebbon, founder and CEO at Emmi, said common modelling methodologies may consider only transition risk, rather than physical risk. Emmi is a tech ...

Climate resilience needed to dodge $442b VIC loss by 2100

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... report outlining recommendations for federal and state governments to invest in resilience against natural disasters. ICA CEO Andrew Hall commented that the 2022 floods in Queensland and NSW caused nearly $6 billion in insured damages. "It was the biggest ...

Singapore fund invests in sustainable tourism

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... leaders with the right skills and capabilities in an evolving sustainability landscape in line with the GSTC framework." GSTC CEO Randy Durband commented: "We are impressed that Ascott is committed to continuous improvement in sustainable practices in ...

Mike Ng named first chief sustainability officer for OCBC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... zero on both the lending and wealth management fronts at Southeast Asia's second largest financial services group by assets. CEO Helen Wong said the new role would be focused on strong governance and will oversee bringing the business into alignment ...

Voting on climate crucial during AGM season: Amundi

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... the total number of companies in climate-related engagement to 882. Particularly compelling is its decision to vote against CEO remuneration due to a lack of climate-related KPIs: the firm has voted against executive remuneration-related proposals in ...

NextEnergy Capital's ESG solar fund raises $480 million at first close

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... new investors. He added that "despite the current environment" investors are still seeking specialist investment managers. CEO and founding partner Michael Bonte-Friedheim said the fund has secured strong investor support from the outset following the ...

Tasmanian cattle producer new chair of Farmers for Climate Action

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... (FCA) following the resignation of Charlie Prell. Hall, a long-time board member, will play a key role in selecting the new CEO at the non-profit which represents over 22000 Australians committed to climate action for agriculture. Chief executive Fiona ...