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AXA IM battles poor data on road to net zero

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... portfolio by 49% since 2019, beating its 2025 target of -25%. Internally, it reduced its operational footprint (energy, business travels, mobility fleet) by 33% in the same time frame, also passing its 2025 target of 25%. AXA IM also announced it will ...

Clean energy approvals increase

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Total added renewable energy capacity could jump by 50% by the end of the year, according to a new report. The Clean Energy Regulator's (CER) says capacity could reach as high as 7 gigawatts (GW) - that's enough to power nearly 5 million homes. CER's ...

Misleading ads rampant for sustainability jobs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Beware of sustainability jobs promoted as managerial roles when they are broadly accounting roles by another name, warns a recruiter. The announcement this week from the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) that it would make certain accounting ...

Green jobs: Societe Generale, Iress, U Ethical, CDP, TISFD

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... his relocation from Brussels where he spent ten years at asset manager KBC Asset Management after teaching at a Belgian business school. De Bruycker brings experience in responsible investments and ESG initiatives, utilities sector analysis and stock ...

Green finance lags as planet on high alert

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... security, prosperity and equity. "By quantifying the boundaries for a healthy planet, we provide policy, economics and business with the tools needed to steer away from unmanageable risks." ASFI said Australia needs to move quickly to align regulation ...

Vanguard to pay $13m in greenwashing case brought by ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... relevant period," Justice O'Bryan said. "It is an amount that exceeds Vanguard's annual profit for the whole of its business in FY18 and is similar in amount to Vanguard's annual profit for the whole of its business in FY19, in circumstances ...

Ellerston ramps up exclusions list

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... The asset manager added the proviso that "investments which form part of the fund's portfolio may become subject to a business sector or activity exclusion post-investment, for example due to market movements or M&A activity". In that case, the fund ...

Rural slavery risk raises ESG alarm

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... relating to a company's specific disclosures on the issue. Investors may look for policies and procedures on fair business practices, monitoring of suppliers, training, living wages working hours and respect for union rights." Earlier this month ...

Watchdog cracks down on climate reporting

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
The corporate regulator warns that companies are not prepared for climate disclosures, and all cohorts must now get serious about tackling this challenge. Mandatory reporting will be effective from 1 January for large companies and financial institutions. ...

Ultra rich bet on green energy for data

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) is expanding its local footprint in response to private wealth's hunger for clean energy and the global digital revolution. The asset management giant's Green Investments arm is now selling private market access ...