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AI trumps climate as chief risk factor: economists

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... Hutley says investors remain cautious. "It does worry me that we don't seem to be able to walk and chew gum on the policy front. But that said, globally, a lot is happening." The cost of inaction is extreme. A 2021 Deloitte report estimated natural ...

Japan issues first climate transition bond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... of use of proceeds and signifies alignment with global best practice standards. The country's Green Transformation (GX) policy aims to fund advanced sustainable technologies to transform industrial sectors, support national emissions reduction, and contribute ...

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

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... communities, as well as anti-graft, anti-bribery and anti-unfair competition." China ranks second in the world in terms of climate policy developments, according to data from the first half of 2023. In January this year, China's Certified Emission ...

Amazon's Queensland operations to run off solar

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... consecutive year with more than 500 wind and solar projects globally, according to Amazon's APAC head of energy and environment policy Ken Haig. Excess power generated by the project will be sold into the grid via power purchase agreement (PPA). A spokesperson ...

Queensland to boost clean economy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... is sensible, responsible, and economically smart." She also called on the federal government to follow suit and improve policy so clean energy and industry businesses can increase investment in growing sectors. However, the state government continues ...

Climate-committed investor group grows to $35tr AUM

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... trillion in 2022. Australian members increased from almost $5 trillion locally to $3 trillion in 2022. The group advocates for policy change to support investments in climate solutions and aids investors in setting and implementing net zero targets. ...

Dramatic spike in votes against ASX remuneration: Georgeson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... issuers in 2023. The two-strikes rule came into effect in 2011 and in the 13 years since, it has achieved one of its "core policy goals," Murphy noted. "One thing I would say is that it has achieved one of its core policy goals - bring companies to the ...

Investors back modern slavery compensation

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... slavery] from our society," Rishworth said. "Australian investors see modern slavery as an investment risk," RIAA head of policy and advocacy Nayanisha Samarakoon told FS Sustainability. "A business model that relies on underpaid workers, weak regulation ...

ESG skills in hot demand in risk, compliance hiring

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... said Simon Gvalda, a manager at Kaizen Recruitment. "Businesses need to ensure that standards of reporting, systems and policy procedures are in place to make sure that they are able to cover off what they need to for requirements, especially with mandatory ...

Green bond investors left in the dark

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
Green bond investors find themselves navigating blind due to the lack of standardised emissions reporting methodologies, a specialist global asset manager has revealed. These impact bonds, designed to finance environmentally beneficial projects, also ...