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The big green investing trends of 2025

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... as investors now see biodiversity loss as a financially material issue. Lastly, rapid AI adoption is intensifying environmental and social risks, and US deregulation could materially increase AI-related ethical risks globally. "Despite greater divergence ...

Top consulting firms pilot SAP carbon tool

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... organisations meet regulatory requirements, prioritise sustainability at the C-level, and drive meaningful change in environmental accountability." Deloitte said the tool offers "new levels of precision in carbon accounting". "Technology solutions can ...

Most-read articles of 2024

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... may have had the potentially unintended consequence of stopping big companies from doing a better job at tackling environmental risks, but ASIC reinforced its stance in March. Read here. Active Super found guilty of greenwashing The super fund, which ...

Aus govt calls VCs and private equity to back circular economy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... specialise. It's inspiring to see these ambitious goals set and even more exciting to help make them a reality." Environmental groups welcomed the framework. Planet Ark called it a "historic turning point in the nation's journey towards a more sustainable ...

Quadrant expands to environmental consulting

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
Quadrant Private Equity has taken a 43% stake in an environmental consultant for an undisclosed sum. As a minority investor in EMM Consulting (EMM), Quadrant Strategic Equity Fund plans to support expansion of the eco-advisory practice. It is a new ...

What to expect in 2025

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... meaning investors will need to pay close attention to potential misuse, errors and bias, intellectual property theft, environmental impact and safety risks. However, the technology may be a boon for investors when it comes to ESG reporting and carbon ...

QIC Real Estate secures $3.75bn SLL

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... Scotney said the loans have been "structured with targets designed to drive continuous improvement across a range of environmental and social considerations that are material to the funds." Charles Davis, CBA sustainable finance and ESG head said the ...

Big names back plastics phaseout

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
Stewart Investors alongside peers signaled its support for a strong global agreement on plastic pollution, even as the treaty was stalled at the final stages. BNP Paribas, Fidelity and Robeco threw their weight behind the Global Plastic Treaty; alongside ...

Investors dismiss US federal court case

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
BlackRock, State Street and Vanguard dismissed the case against them by 11 red US states, calling accusations they violated antitrust laws "baseless". Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a Federal Court case claiming the firms "conspired to artificially ...

Podcast: Everything you missed at COP29 climate conference with Richie Merzian

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
COP29, the 2024 UN Conference of the Parties on Climate Change, ran from November 11-22 in Azerbaijan. The main decision was how to pay for poorer nations' climate financing - decarbonisation, adaptation, and resilience to climate impacts - which ...