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Amid economic uncertainty, "overlooked" co-ops and mutuals thrive

ROSE MARY PETRASS | MONDAY, 26 JUN 2023 | NEWS

Australia's top 100 co-operative and mutual enterprises saw revenue increases of 10.8% to $37.7 billion in the 2022 financial year, despite global and domestic economic uncertainty - with the greatest number being in the financial services sector, a ...

$20.5 billion cash infusion for Australia's green bank

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023 | NEWS

The federal government has allocated an additional $20.5 billion to the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), with the first $11.5 billion on its way. The CEFC has also received three new investment priorities as the result of government legislation ...

ISPT names first chief sustainability officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023 | NEWS

ISPT has shaken up its executive leadership team, including creating the role of chief sustainability officer. Steven Peters has been elevated to the role of chief sustainability role, responsible for the delivery of ISPT's environment, social and governance ...

New net zero bondholder stewardship guidance: IIGCC

ROSE MARY PETRASS | THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023 | NEWS

The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) has published its Net Zero Bondholder Stewardship Guidance, offering corporate bondholders a foundational framework towards corporate bondholder stewardship. The guidance focuses on bondholder ...

Global development banks release joint principles towards Paris alignment

ROSE MARY PETRASS | THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023 | NEWS

Ten multilateral development banks (MDBs) have identified the financing activities most closely aligned with achieving the intent of the Paris Agreement while also defining financing coal- and peat-related activities as not aligned. The MDBs involved ...

Western Australia issues first green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2023 | NEWS

Western Australia has issued its inaugural green bond, with use of proceeds to support projects delivering environmental and decarbonisation outcomes. Western Australia Treasury Corporation (WATC) issued the 4.25% ten-year bond, which was "heavily oversubscribed" ...

Just 5% of global emissions covered by corporate targets

ROSE MARY PETRASS | TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2023 | NEWS

CDP has issued a stark warning that current corporate targets disclosed will not reduce emissions enough to limit warming to 1.5 degrees. CDP's new Corporate Environmental Action tracker has found the number of 1.5°C -aligned science-based targets ...

IIGCC, TPI Centre launch Bank Net Zero Standard

ROSE MARY PETRASS | TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023 | NEWS

The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) and other stakeholders has launched a Net Zero Standard for Banks alongside a Banking Assessment Framework setting out investor expectations on the transition to net zero. Over 25 investors ...

Climate change most pressing issue for APAC C-Suite: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023 | NEWS

C-suite executives in the APAC region rated climate change as the most pressing issue facing their companies, ahead of seven other choices, ahead of the economic outlook and other challenges. The consulting firm has issued the Deloitte 2023 CxO Sustainability ...

Companies urged to address Scope 3 emissions

ROSE MARY PETRASS | THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023 | NEWS

Companies need to address their Scope 3 emissions and sustainability claims for greenwashing, ahead of new Safeguard Mechanism rules. With Safeguard Mechanism reforms set to come into effect on July 1 for the hard-to-abate sector of industrial emitters ...

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UN pension chief joins Northern Trust

JAMIE WILLIAMSON

The head of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund is taking on a new role at Northern Trust Asset Management.

Podcast: Exploring emerging markets and sustainability

THE GREENER WAY | 6:56AM

Pablo Berrutti, senior portfolio specialist at Stewart Investors, discusses emerging market investment opportunities and their main growth drivers.

Carbon emission stabilisation 'reframes' investment climate risk: Emmi

MATTHEW WAI

Latest modelling from Emmi indicates carbon emissions may plateau within the next two years before gradually declining, signalling the first ever emission stabilisation outside of an economic crisis.

Hollywood heavyweights call on pension fund to divest fossil fuels

JAMIE WILLIAMSON

The likes of Sally Field, Mark Ruffalo and Jane Fonda are calling on the SAG-Producers Pension Plan to dump its holdings in oil and gas companies.

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