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Investors exit climate group amid politicisation

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... goals". IGCC said the letter "greatly misrepresents the nature of collaborative investor engagements and ignores the business rationale for addressing climate-related financial risk. "Climate risk is material, it can manifest as financial risk, and institutional ...

LGIM, Generation, MUFG to report on nature

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... mining, and oil and gas. David Craig, co-chair of the TNFD said the ongoing uptake "is further evidence that the mindset in business and finance is quickly shifting to a recognition that accelerating nature loss is imposing costs and risks on society ...

DEI peak body firms up leadership

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
The Diversity Council of Australia (DCA) has elected leaders from UN Global Compact Network Australia, Telstra, and Schneider Electric, onto its board of directors. Sunita Gloster replaces Ming Long as chair, as she has moved to the the Commonwealth ...

Retirement heavyweight pitches climate fix

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... joins multinational professional services firm MinterEllison's ESG team, part of the firm's ESG and Sustainable Business Centre of Excellence. The renowned non-executive director has historically operated within superannuation and financial services. ...

Demand for human rights solutions intensifies

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... its key functions as a UN body turns the spotlight on passive funds to do more on human rights. The UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights says investors must engage with index providers to do tackle human rights concerns. An article published ...

QIC beefs up energy team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... new investment opportunities. Paul Maguire, Richard Van Breda and Mark Irwin have taken up senior positions within a business that manages more than $12 billion in energy and utility assets on behalf of institutional investors. The trio is tasked with ...

First dedicated transition fund for emerging markets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... ALTÉRRA CEO, said he hopes the fund will "challenge the status quo of how we invest in climate solutions" and "go beyond business-as-usual". "While we are making progress in addressing climate change, we need to pick up the pace and scale significantly ...

Sustainable Finance Roadmap to turbocharge investment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... Investors (ACSI), Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), Business Council for Sustainable Development Australia (BCSD Australia), and Responsible Investment Association of Australia ...

Palisade Real Assets wins mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... footprint in the organics and bioenergy sector in the UK. ADAP operates six anaerobic digestion plants and a composting business, while Material Change also operates in anaerobic digestion, composting, and development. Palisade Real Assets chief executive ...

Podcast: Global update on sustainability laws and standards with Andrew Peterson

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... senior journalist and host Rose Mary Petrass to discuss the rapidly evolving landscape of ESG regulation. The CEO of the Business Council for Sustainable Development Australia (BCSDA), Andrew brings an abundance of expertise on mandatory sustainability ...