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World Bank exit policy gets thumbs up from local experts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... influence on market standards for responsible finance practice, commented Alison George, Australian Ethical head of impact and ethics. "In a world facing multiple systemic challenges... stewardship does not end with the disposal of an individual investment," ...

Australia among the leaders in lowering carbon emissions

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... zero and well-position our economy, and people, to become a leader in this space" said Alison George, head of impact & ethics at Australian Ethical. On land use, George said combatting deforestation is a core focus of the fund manager's ethical stewardship ...

Climate debate shifts gears after Trump win: IGCC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... legal and policy settings as a key barrier, said Matt Kean. Meanwhile, Alison George, Australian Ethical head of impact and ethics said she was surprised by the degree of optimism on a lot of the panels and momentum demonstrated by the expert speakers. ...

Natural gas buyout bulldozes investors: Analysts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... is disinterested in genuine decarbonisation." Woodside's major investors did not comment. Alison George, impact and ethics head at Australian Ethical, which excludes Woodside due to its fossil fuel policies, reiterated that the energy company is ...

Ancient ideas fuel new strategy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... the centre. Priority areas include climate and resilience, human rights and labour, data security, integrity and business ethics, and responsible lending and investing. IBA chair Eddie Fry, a Dagoman man, said First Nations values and world views provide ...

S&P Global gains top sustainability expert

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... return to the "complex, nuanced and ever-evolving space of investment data services." The former U Ethical Investors' ethics and impact manager earlier worked for S&P competitor MSCI becoming its first ESG consultant in Asia Pacific. So when a similar ...

MLC Life sustainability manager joins impact firm

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... Moves reported in April, Lucchese recently joined MLC Life Insurance as sustainability manager. Prior, she was the head of ethics and impact at U Ethical Investors and an ESG consultant at MSCI ESG Research. With a background in climate science, sustainability ...

MLC Life hires from U Ethical

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2024  |  NEWS
A former U Ethical Investors' ethics and impact manager has landed at MLC Life Insurance as a sustainability manager. In the new role, Desiree Lucchese will help advance, refine, and implement the insurer's broad sustainability strategy and ...

China stock exchange rings in Year of the Dragon with ESG mandate

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... interesting indicators, which are either quite progressive relative to those with other APAC regions such as the Technological Ethics and circulator economy, or very related to China's local characteristics," Geng said. "It requires companies to disclose ...

Accountant ethics board drafts new sustainability benchmarks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... sustainability reporting and assurance. Public consultation has opened on the two new exposure drafts, put forward by International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA). The standards intend to restore public and institutional trust in publicly ...