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Supermarket giants lead anti-slavery efforts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... investors with AU$12 trillion in AUM, together with the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), Walk Free, and Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking (FAST). In addition to the human cost, this years' report highlighted that the biggest ...

Battery storage the next energy disruptor

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... wind and critical [minerals] technology," said Monique Miller, chief investment officer, of renewables and sustainable finance at Clean Energy Finance Corporation. Fortune Business Insights forecast last month that the global battery energy storage market ...

IGCC names climate champions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... plans to create investable pathways for climate solutions. "Amid the rapid changes and complexities across the climate finance landscape, it's more important than ever to pause and recognise the exceptional progress being made," says Rebeca Mikula-Wright ...

Climate debate shifts gears after Trump win: IGCC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... that's not going to derail the activity that is happening," she said. Tim Buckley, founder and director of Climate Energy Finance echoed her sentiments. "My mood is that we have to have optimism - we have to look for the positives, because there's ...

Australia's chance to step up

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... settings are there; Future Made in Australia Act, Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS), and the upcoming Australian Sustainable Finance Taxonomy. Policy influences "every part of our portfolio, every industry in a material way, looking at transition risks ...

Green finance taxonomy in final throes

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) has launched the final round of public consultation on a set of definitions to create a common language in investing and prevent greenwashing. The Australian Sustainable Finance Taxonomy will be a ...

Shared equity to build intergenerational wealth

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... extractive projects where there are shared interests. First Nations Projects Group (FNPG) and the Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) this week announced a partnership to create a new association that will provide support to First Nations ...

Short term thinking cripples efforts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
At the Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) annual summit, a strong theme was teachings from First Nations philosophies and the overwhelming concern that the finance sector is not forward-thinking. Held at the Hilton Sydney on 31 October ...

Green moves at MSCI, Future Fund, Minderoo, U Ethical

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... to spend time with my family and friends. He's sat on the European Commission's High Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance and the People's Bank of China's Green Finance Taskforce, chaired the Future of Sustainable Data Alliance (FoSDA), and advised ...

81 major investors lock in climate targets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... estate, and infrastructure. Despite the momentum, Wendy Walford, NZAOA policy track co-lead and climate risk head at UK finance firm Legal & General says more needs to be done. "Despite significant advances in asset owner portfolio decarbonisation, the ...