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Sustainable investments jump 49% in two years

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025  |  NEWS
... finding that the sector has moved from a "niche practice to a systemic consideration." Despite the global economic and political volatility since 2023, asset owners show a renewed effort to anchor finance within the transition to a net-zero economy ...

Private investment is the key to the green economic transition

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
... solutions in regional locations, Connor said. Investments into these areas will "build that capital stack," and "build [...] political productivity for the transition", he said. Future Group's impact and unlisted investment manager Kate Donnelly added ...

Minderoo commits $9m to boost ocean impact investment

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
... accountability, and urgent humanitarian action. Spearheaded by the Australian government, the declaration seeks to mobilise global political will to ensure aid workers can deliver support safely and without obstruction, it said. "These are the brave ...

Family offices stick to sustainable investing: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
Family offices say they remain committed to sustainable investments despite ongoing political and financial uncertainty, according to a survey by the Sustainable Finance Initiative (SFI). Nearly all the 144 Asia Pacific family offices surveyed feature ...

Former board member kickstarts crowdfunding for CalPERS probe

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... best interests of beneficiaries, whether fees and risks are appropriately disclosed, and if conflicts of interest and political influences compromise returns or governance. Further, Brown is asking if beneficiaries, legislators, and taxpayers being misled ...

BlackRock, Vanguard bankroll 'genocide', illegal occupation: UN

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... genocide carried out by Israel continues: because it is lucrative for many," Albanese said. "By shedding light on the political economy of an occupation turned genocidal, the report reveals how the forever-occupation has become the ideal testing ground ...

Green moves: Greenpeace, IGCC, Mirvac, PRI

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... managed human rights and governance programs covering decent work, diversity, equity and inclusion, and responsible political engagement. During his time there, he co-authored the Decent Work Through Leadership paper and collaborated with signatories ...

Young workers drive DEI in workplace: RIAA panel

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... biggest change that's happened in construction in the last three to five years," said Pozzo. Butting against the lack of political will to prop DEI, businesses are mobilising programs to fill in the void. The Property Council of Australia has launched ...

Institutions drive responsible investment despite headwinds: RIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
Responsible investing is buoyed by strong tailwinds coming from asset owners despite the political and regulatory headwinds, the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) Conference heard this morning. The sector is being emboldened by institutional ...

Carbon securities the next game-changer

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... owners. The risks on their pools of capital are real," he said. He is confident of the sector's growth, despite political headwinds, because of the evolution of ESG products, services and structures in the past 30 years. "The market is in flux and ...