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Podcast: Screening and controversies - tobacco, weapons, fossil fuels and more with Julia Leske

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... isn't inadvertently supporting sectors they wish to avoid? In this episode, we're joined by Julia Leske, managing director and senior consultant in ESG strategy at ISS ESG. Julia sheds light on how ESG professionals navigate the fine lines in ...

Fossil-fuel engagements require flexibility, not confrontation

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... alignment. "Companies backed into a corner are not prepared to engage," said Pablo Berrutti, Altiorem co-founder and managing director. Berrutti is also senior director and portfolio specialist at Stewart Investors. "We need to be extremely adaptive ...

Veteran lawyer moves jobs

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... O'Connor Marsden & Associates (OCM) as the new strategic ESG advisor. O'Mara is a senior advisor, lawyer, non-executive director, and senior executive, with experience in leading strategy, complex portfolios, and operations with tangible results. ...

Australian Ethical profit up 57% to $18.5m

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... former CEO of Pendal and BT Investment Management and chair of Impact Investing Australia has been appointed executive director, effective 1 September. The ethical investment manager also recorded positive net flows of $610m and positive investment performance ...

Green job market heats up

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... Heard, renewable energy specialist, joined the board of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) as non-executive director in July. She'll continue to direct Alinga Energy Consulting and sits on the steering committee of the First Nations Clean ...

Senate passes landmark climate reporting and net zero authority laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... ASX 200 companies, and will gradually include smaller entities and not-for-profits by July 2027. However, AICD managing director and CEO Mark Rigotti said the staged approach and relief period was positive. "This does however remain a complex regulatory ...

Green job moves: ACSI, Edge, Investa

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... commitments and contract work. He will remain available to Edge on an ongoing basis and continue his work as non-execute director at GECA. Consulting clients will benefit from his two decades of experience in sustainability. He previously advised Passive ...

Litigation immunity sparks legal expert outcry

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
A pause on private litigation would undermine investors' ability to make sound choices on their holdings, according to a leading climate focused law firm speaking on a proposal currently before the Senate. The government plans to legislate a three-year ...

Red alert for PFAS value chain

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... litigation landscape presents material financial risks for PFAS producers and product manufacturers," said Sudip Hazra, director of the institute. "However, there are also positive opportunities for producers that can develop and commercialise PFAS-alternatives ...

BHP, Rio Tinto, Qantas back carbon credits fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... adopting a model that supports both economic and ecological sustainability," Silva Capital said. Silva Capital co-managing director Raphael Wood said the group is thrilled to have BHP, Rio Tinto, and Qantas on board. "Their partnership and commitment ...