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PRI appoints RI ecosystem officers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... Americas and APAC regions, joining the PRI from JUST Capital, a not-for-profit research organisation, where she was managing director and head of investor strategies. Her previous experience includes senior roles at the UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust ...

New Forests invests in Thai peat forest

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... with rich flora and fauna and is home to species who are important on a global scale," said New Forests Asia managing director Geoffrey Seeto. "Implementing impact activities related to climate change, support for communities and rural livelihoods, and ...

Decarbonising aluminium key priority for Capral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... manufacturing bases in Australia and 20 distribution centres, with turnover around $650 million, said CEO and managing director Tony Dragicevich. As of 2021, Scope 1 and 2 emissions from Australia's integrated aluminium industry - which included mining ...

Stewart Investors joins Responsible Minerals initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... to welcome Stewart Investors as the first company to join the newly formed RMI Investor Network," said RMI executive director Jennifer Peyser. "We value their insights and leadership as we scale the network to support the investor community and its role ...

Dramatic spike in votes against ASX remuneration: Georgeson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... that comes down to the clarity of disclosure and how much worthwhile information shareholders have to make a call on director's decision. "There are plenty of times where you're legal compliant, but you still might be missing the optics from an investor ...

ESG skills in hot demand in risk, compliance hiring

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... said. "For example, LinkedIn statistics in January 2024 indicated there was a 40% increase in the creation and demand for director-level risk and compliance professionals within financial services." Demand for ESG-related expertise is part of the equation ...

Grok Ventures appoints new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... business in the US and its distribution presence in Asia among other achievements. She was also previously a managing director for UBS, leading and managing their wealth management business in China and held senior roles in BlackRock Asia. She comes ...

Aussie investors prepare for new EU rules

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... France recently introduced the potential of an up to €75,000 fine and up to five years jail time for any corporate director who is found non-compliant to the new CSRD requirements. Additionally, the EU Platform on Sustainable Finance is currently consulting ...

Investors push for nature in climate plans

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... through their business strategy, and achieve both climate and nature objectives." According to Sonya Likhtman, Associate Director of engagement at EOS, nature's inclusion in transition plans is crucial for making net-zero goals actionable. However ...

Podcast: Speaking truth to power on climate finance

THE GREENER WAY  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... beyond its mooted closure date in August 2025 over concerns of reliable electricity supply. But Climate Energy Finance director Tim Buckley said that NSW is well placed to provide electricity via renewables and battery and thus extending the life of ...