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More funding necessary to fix housing crisis

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
There are some apprehensions over adequacy of $11.3 billion of new funding earmarked for housing in the 2024 Budget. The housing funding builds on investments the government recently promised over the next decade, including: $10 bn for the Housing Australia ...

ESG fund performance leans on growth

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
The sustainable investing space continues to mature, with increasing demand for genuine impact and valuation-based strategies over growth-focused ones, says Nomura UK's sustainable equities portfolio manager. Alex Rowe recently completed his APAC ...

Make sustainability sexy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... ramping up of legislation, Rooney said. Sprinting in step, businesses are beginning to notice how climate inaction will impact the bottom line, and financiers are carefully evaluating the long-term costs to their portfolios.

Stewardship resources should double

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
Stewardship is under-resourced as investors grapple with assessing how organisations align with the ambitions of clients and beneficiaries. Resources dedicated to the values of responsible planning and management of an organisation, need to double as ...

Podcast: ESG jobs in 2024 - Salaries, career tips and more with Simon Gvalda

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... much are ESG professionals earning? Let's talk recruitment trends, the key skills that candidates must develop, the impact of the pandemic and work-from-home on an emerging workforce, and whether ESG roles are still in high demand in 2024. Listen ...

ISSB digital standards not perfect

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) recently published its much-awaited digital taxonomy, to help investors navigate sustainability disclosures. The International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Sustainability Disclosure Taxonomy ...

Plibersek threatens circularity laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... streamline education for the private sector. The resource will provide a "national accounting" system of environmental impact in Australia and be considered one of the measures of success for the nation - alongside the government's Measuring What Matters ...

AXA IM releases engagement data

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... 503 entities in 2023, mainly in Europe and North America. The reported €480 bn AUM classified as ESG, sustainable or impact funds at the end of December 2023. 200 of the total engagements were conducted either at board or C-suite level. The firm voted ...

Closing the Gap in First Nations investing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... be prioritised in investment decisions, and trust must be built through representation. Colonisation has had a profound impact on Indigenous peoples' identity and knowledge, panellists at the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA) ...

Companies warned to disclose nature risks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
Organisations must assess their nature-related dependencies, impacts, risks, and opportunities and disclose their findings to all stakeholders. Nature-related dependencies pose material financial risks for organisations, Tony Goldner, executive director ...