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Green job market heats up

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... company loyalist, she has served the property giant for 32 years and was most recently head of sustainability for its Australian arm. Ruby Heard, renewable energy specialist, joined the board of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) as non-executive ...

Senate passes landmark climate reporting and net zero authority laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... not in any way necessary," RIAA co-CEO Estelle Parker said. Although some aspects of liability have been reduced, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC) regulatory actions have not. "Enforcement action will be pragmatic and proportionate ...

Super on parental leave bill hits parliament

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... majority of individuals who receive Paid Parental Leave payments are women. Modelling from Laneway Analytics shows Australian mothers have missed out on $3.3 billion in super since the scheme's introduction in 2011 due to taking time out of the workforce ...

Aussie funds loyal in climate group exodus

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... influential climate group assuages doubts around the flight of financial firms worth roughly $7.84 trillion, saying Australian firms are still committed. A wave of US asset owners and financial advisors recently exited the Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) ...

KPMG prints first climate risk report

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... resilient society, economy and environment." The firm now looks to expand climate reporting to Papua New Guinea and Fiji. Australian national chair Martin Sheppard said KPMG will "continue to test and modify our response to the many risks and opportunities ...

Green job moves: ACSI, Edge, Investa

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... global financial services firm with over $642 billion in funds under management. The poacher is the Sydney office of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), and a shiny new job as senior environmental, social, and corporate governance ...

Litigation immunity sparks legal expert outcry

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... the bill to halt litigation is expected to be debated this week. The proposed immunity aims to give the watchdog the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) time to bring companies up to speed about the new regime. Multiple groups have ...

State Street receives Shariah-compliant certificate

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... forward to fostering continued collaboration in advancing Shariah-compliant financial solutions." According to the Australian Custodial Services Association, State Street is now the second-largest custodian in Australia. As at 30 June 2024, it had $834 ...

BHP, Rio Tinto, Qantas back carbon credits fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
The ASX-listed companies have poured $80 million into a new Australian carbon credits fund from Silva Capital. The Silva Carbon Origination Fund is one of the first funds in Australia to invest in large-scale, high-integrity Australian Carbon Credit ...

Wollemi Capital appoints former state Treasurer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... this shows my faith in the economic benefits and opportunities of the energy transition and in a low carbon economy. "Australian and global businesses have already realised the financial strengths of protecting the environment though many politicians ...