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Big super's plan on fossil fuel return

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... option. Market Forces' Brett Morgan said the chief reason for the change was due to more members demanding climate action. More than half of Aussies support greater climate action, according to RIAA - and more than a third would sacrifice super returns ...

Cannon-Brookes backs rural climate fund

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
Rural climate projects now offer a wide range of opportunities for "green" investors to pile into. The Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR) has awarded nearly $280,000 for community-led climate solutions projects in remote, rural and regional ...

Climate group exodus unlikely to hinder climate action: IGCC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
Invesco is the latest departure from the Climate Action 100+ network, as four major US banks leave climate benchmark group the Equator Principles. Insiders insist the news has been sensationalised by the media and that more firms are joining than are ...

Business calls for 12-month climate reporting delay

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
The Business Council of Australia has called for a minimum 12-month delay on climate reporting, citing a need for "training wheels" to prevent "risking failure." This comes as Treasury considers a 6-month delay raised by the Australian Institute of ...

Tracking nature: finance lags on biodiversity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... and the disappearance of pollinators like bees, butterflies and hoverflies from pesticides, pollution, land use change, climate change and invasive species. The legislation has been hotly contested. Farmers have protested a range of policies designed ...

Defunct fund pays greenwashing fine

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
A now-defunct app-led climate impact fund is the latest entity to cop a fine for greenwashing from the regulator. Melbourne Securities Corporation (MSC) has paid $13,320 to comply with an ASIC infringement notice relating to allegations of misleading ...

AXA IM warns companies on climate lobbying

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... the need for greater corporate disclosure to ensure alignment between corporate top-line statements and tangible climate action."

Japan issues first climate transition bond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... Convention on Climate Change says this commitment is "ambitious" - however, independent science-based research group Climate Action Tracker ranks Japan's target as "insufficient". Starting in 2028 the Japanese government aims to introduce carbon pricing ...

Global managers drop out, scale back on Climate Action 100+

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
The three global giant fund managers that are leaving or changing up their relationship with Climate Action 100+ were not lead investors on any Australian-based engagements, local organisers have confirmed. Last week, J.P. Morgan Asset Management and ...

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

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... Guidelines on sustainability data disclosure cover carbon emissions, biodiversity, circular economy, governance strategies, and climate plans related to adaptation, transition planning, total GHG emissions, and emissions-reduction measures, and carbon ...