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BlackRock ditches diversity targets, drops hiring mandates

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... building a connected and inclusive culture is aligned with its business priorities and long-term objectives. FS Sustainability previously reported that BlackRock watered down its proxy voting guidelines for 2025, ditching its 30% gender balance target ...

Green moves: Re-Vi, Aware Super, Insignia Financial

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
Re-Vi Group has a new chief executive, while VFMC loses a sustainability specialist and Aware Super hires an AI expert. Australian climate tech and biochar company Re-Vi Group has appointed Radha Kuppalli as chief executive. Kuppalli joins from New ...

CDPQ splashes $11bn on renewable energy producer

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... Innergex chief executive and president Michel Letellier echoed Mercier's sentiment. "CDPQ shares our commitment to sustainability, growth as well as long-term value, hence together, we will be able to achieve even greater success." Letellier said. "This ...

ESG investing to skyrocket in APAC: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... sector's growth in Asia Pacific will be driven by rapid economic expansion and increasing awareness of environmental sustainability. Governments are implementing ESG-friendly policies and green finance initiatives to encourage responsible investing ...

Super moves: Qantas Super, VFMC, AusSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... management division's contribution to the newly legislated climate risk assessment and reporting per the Australian Sustainability Reporting Standards. The new standards came into effect in January this year. Gaskin was most recently the manager ...

EV boom fuels lithium surge, but risks are significant

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... 2050, these nations are projected to experience high to extreme water stress, raising concerns about long-term sustainability," Vezér added. "Companies like Vulcan Energy are innovating with zero-carbon lithium extraction, which could redefine industry ...

Podcast: Green careers in silent crisis with Heather Lynch

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
Recent research has revealed that sustainability professionals are fighting anxiety, loneliness, imposter syndrome. Forty-three percent of green professionals are the sole staff member responsible for sustainability within their organisation, according ...

Green moves: PRI, BlackRock, Rewiring Australia, Future Generation

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... management role at Accenture. He said professionals with organisational change backgrounds are in high demand in sustainability roles. He said in a public statement: "It's been an amazing journey that has enabled me to pivot my career towards something ...

Vanguard ESG funds rake in highest inflows: Rainmaker

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... Vanguard's ETP - Vanguard Ethically Conscious International Shares Index - took in $167 million. Betashares' Global Sustainability Leaders ETF had the highest negative net flows of $443 million. This product, however, remains the top ESG fund with $3.7 ...

HSBC adds 20 years to net zero ambitions

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... than US$393.6 billion invested in sustainable finance. Nearly 40% is invested in green financing and 24% is in sustainability-linked products. HSBC set out to facilitate between US$750 billion and US$1 trillion of sustainable finance and investment by ...