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Clarity on sector pathways sparks investor confidence

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... the review will inform the Australian Government's Net Zero Plan. The government will now decide Australia's 2035 climate target. Existing technologies such as solar, wind, and energy storage batteries form the cornerstones of Australia's decarbonisation ...

Super gap to close in 2042

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Gender financial equality slowed in the past quarter; gender pay equality is expected by 2047 and ASX 200 equality equity by 2030. Overall, women are experiencing higher unemployment and underemployment. In the long-term however there is - albeit slow ...

Natural gas buyout bulldozes investors: Analysts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... Market Forces research head Axel Dalman. "Emissions from Driftwood's first phase are equivalent to Woodside's 2030 target... the company is disinterested in genuine decarbonisation." Woodside's major investors did not comment. Alison George ...

UBS passive strategies flagged on human rights

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... CoreCivic and GEO Group are found in virtually every American 401(k) plan, including from employers like Microsoft, Disney, and Target. They're found in the pensions and retirement plans of colleges and universities and health care systems, often ...

CareSuper ousts ESG policies in merger

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... Exclusions on controversial weapons Exclusions on thermal coal and fossil fuel-related activities The SBO will no longer target investment managers expected to deliver lower carbon emissions than the benchmark. It will, however, exclude tobacco, controversial ...

Indices move beyond carbon tunnel vision

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
A global asset manager with A$315 billion in ESG-integrated AUM has launched three new climate indices with a nuanced approach. Robeco has developed the new indices with three levels of progressive action on climate: Low-Carbon Climate Leaders Tilt ...

Shareholders to pressure supermarkets over seafood sourcing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
A group of 130 shareholders will attempt to force the major supermarkets to change their seafood suppliers to prevent the extinction of a rare species. 130 investors are targeting Woolworths and Coles to drop industrial salmon farming in Macquarie Harbour ...

Podcast: Investing in low-carbon, energy-efficient green buildings with Davina Rooney

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
This episode outlines the climate and commercial case for sustainable buildings. With buildings and building materials in hot demand, especially as the nation grapples with meeting its housing targets, momentum is growing on the sustainability side. ...

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 ...

Podcast: Nuclear power in Australia's energy transition with Jai Mirchandani

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... power plants to replace Australia's ageing coal-fired power stations and to abandon the government's 2030 net zero target has been receiving plenty of attention. Is this idea viable? To discuss we have Jai Mirchandani, founder and portfolio manager ...