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New landscapes, natural capital strategy launches

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2025  |  NEWS
... demand for sustainable food and fibre, there is a strong imperative to produce food and fibre more sustainably and to protect natural resources, New Forests director of agriculture Bruce King noted. "Our institutional investor clients are seeking to ...

Investors progress on climate, but barriers emerge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025  |  NEWS
... investor's fiduciary duty. Investors continue to set emissions targets and are spending a lot more time figuring out how to protect against increasing climate damage," IGCC chief executive Rebecca Mikula Wright said. "As a result, they're hungry for ...

Pendal's Blayney lands at HESTA

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025  |  NEWS
HESTA has made two new senior hires including a general manager of dynamic asset allocation and a general manager of information security. Former Pendal Group's head of multi-asset Michael Blayney will take on the former role with Nick Catherall ...

Board cyber security oversight 'endangers' firms

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... "endangering" their organisations and put shareholder value at risk, according to Athena Board. The onus on boards to protect their organisations from malicious cyber security attacks such as phishing, ransomware, and malware is now a pillar of corporate ...

5000 European ESG funds investing in fossil fuels

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
Close to 5000 European funds being marketed as ESG hold interests in companies involved in fossil fuels, research shows. Close to 5000 funds being marketed as ESG in Europe hold interests in companies involved in fossil fuels, research shows. Analysing ...

Australia's ecosystems get a dollar value

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... protection - the role of mangrove and saltmarsh ecosystems in reducing storm and tidal surge damage - mangroves helped protect over 4000 dwellings, fending off $57 million in damage, while saltmarsh safeguarded nearly 600 dwellings worth $8 million. ...

Family office CIO joins Heritvest

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... from BondAdviser, a debt-focused financial services provider. However, Nassios has had a long career in helping families protect their wealth, including with the Myer Family Company. The investment chief - who currently chairs the Actuaries Institute's ...

Government creates $1bn green iron fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... industry now, and ramping up the rollout of renewable energy backed by storage, we can build a world-leading green economy, protect our precious nature, and support global efforts to address the climate crisis. "This is just the beginning - we urge state ...

Economists brace for an uncertain future

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
After decades of unprecedented progress in reducing global inequality and poverty, the future looks increasingly uncertain, according to Angela Jackson, lead economist at Impact Economics and Policy. With Australia heading into an election year, potential ...

Weak whistleblowing protocols risks ethicswashing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
ESG commitments without whistleblowing infrastructure in place risk 'ethicswashing' and enforcement by the regulator, warns global reporting services provider Report It Now. You've heard of greenwashing, greenhushing and socialwashing - now meet ethicswashing ...