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Music mecca hits the right note for nature

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
An iconic Aussie music festival is the first entity to invest in a new offering that kills two birds with one stone, as companies start understanding the link between carbon and nature. Asia-Pacific carbon offsets provider Tasman Environmental Markets ...

Australian Ethical profit up 57% to $18.5m

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... "Over the past five years we have been focused on investing for the next stage of our growth. This investment in our business has enabled us to increase profitability and provides a platform to capture the sizable growth opportunity that lies ahead," ...

Ancient ideas fuel new strategy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... issues, and focus on climate resilience and responsible investing. Indigenous financial wellbeing organisation Indigenous Business Australia (IBA) recently launched its first ESG strategy with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander wellbeing at the centre. ...

Regulator hones in on greenwash as climate laws tighten

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
The corporate watchdog is sharpening its focus on financial products and services as mandatory climate reporting looms, according to ASIC commissioner Kate O'Rourke. The regulator has taken action 47 times between April 2023 and June 2024, including ...

Green job market heats up

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... years, where he was most recently manager of member services. His next move remains unknown. Raj Thamotheram, responsible business advisor, co-founded Bystanders No More in June, an organisation dedicated to supporting human rights for Palestinians. ...

KPMG prints first climate risk report

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
The major professional services business is the latest of the Big Four accounting firms to report on Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). This comes as the federal government's legislation on mandatory climate reporting is ...

Litigation immunity sparks legal expert outcry

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... bring companies up to speed about the new regime. Multiple groups have come out in support of a delay, including the Business Council of Australia (BCA) and the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). However, the Greens have proposed reducing ...

S&P Global gains top sustainability expert

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... becoming its first ESG consultant in Asia Pacific. So when a similar job came up at the firm known for its rating agency business and stock market indices, she jumped at the opportunity. "When S&P approached me, the opportunity to work with a global ...

Wollemi Capital appoints former state Treasurer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... Capital, welcomed Kean to the team. "Matt has been in the room with national and global political, environmental, and business leaders. He knows how to get things done whilst standing by his values and the environment," Bishop said. "Importantly, the ...

Catastrophe bill blows up to $90bn

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
Swiss Re says global insured losses from natural catastrophes hit $90.5 billion (US$60bn) in the first half of 2024, with severe thunderstorms accounting for two-thirds of that figure. Interestingly, the half was the second costliest on record for insured ...