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Veteran lawyer moves jobs

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... operations with tangible results. She was deputy secretary in the NSW government and spent 15 years as a planning and environmental lawyer. O'Mara is the founder of independent strategic consultancy Sustainable Solutions Advisory, and a non-executive ...

Ancient ideas fuel new strategy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... coordinated national and global effort to improve monitoring, evaluation, reporting and rehabilitation across a range of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) areas," Fry said. "It is our responsibility and obligation to care for Country to ensure ...

Shareholders to pressure supermarkets over seafood sourcing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... activism is "very normal" overseas, it's a different story in Australia. In 2023, the US saw 607 resolutions on environmental and social issues, with 341 going to a vote across hundreds of companies. In contrast, Australia had only six, all proposed ...

New forecasting tool for climate risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... reporting fast approaching, a novel approach merges science and finance to provide a clearer view of uncertain future environmental scenarios. Forecasting the impacts of climate change on operations, assets, and supply chains is a significant challenge. ...

KPMG prints first climate risk report

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
The major professional services business is the latest of the Big Four accounting firms to report on Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). This comes as the federal government's legislation on mandatory climate reporting is ...

Green job moves: ACSI, Edge, Investa

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... is the Sydney office of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), and a shiny new job as senior environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) analyst. ACSI stands to benefit from Hamblett's experience in ESG and responsible investments ...

CommBank exits fossil fuels as rivals fund Santos

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... $14.2 billion to coal, oil and gas projects. This included $3.1 billion to new and expanded ventures, according to environmental watchdog Market Forces. In 2022 and 2023, CommBank lent $538 million, the least of the big four banks. In 2022, it lent just ...

BHP, Rio Tinto, Qantas back carbon credits fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... projects by replanting cleared areas while ensuring the land remains productive for farming. "These high-integrity environmental planting projects combine robust carbon credit methodologies with ongoing farming activities that benefit local communities ...

S&P Global gains top sustainability expert

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... Climate Ambassador. Lucchese has also sat on several boards including the UK Climate Disclosure Standards Board and Environmental Investment Organisation. Currently, she is a director of Impact Alpha Partners - a recently established impact investment ...

Wollemi Capital appoints former state Treasurer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... at Macquarie Capital, welcomed Kean to the team. "Matt has been in the room with national and global political, environmental, and business leaders. He knows how to get things done whilst standing by his values and the environment," Bishop said. "Importantly ...