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Australia the guinea pig for PRI sovereign engagement pilot

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... Committee member and head of engagement at Robeco, commented that since 2022 both national and state momentum on climate policy has encouraged the work of the engagement program. "Australia performs above average on social and governance factors, but ...

Climate: debt rise, credit falls for 59 nations as early as 2030

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... nearly eliminate the effect of climate change on ratings would be by following sStringent Paris Agreement-aligned climate policy consistent with limiting warming below 2°C and following representative concentration pathway (RCP) 2.6. RCP 2.6 is considered ...

Revenue recycling carbon tax would increase Australia's GDP

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... economy," she told FS Sustainability. "This is the first study in a row of studies using CGE model in the field of climate policy and in the future we will expand the model to provide more detailed information." The used the CGE approach to model the ...

Greg Combet steps down as IFM Investors, ISA chair

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... head the government's new Net Zero Economy Agency. Recognised for his expertise in government, investment, climate policy, and industrial relations, as well as a background in coal mining engineering, Combet will chair the Net Zero Economy Agency ...

New report finds global carbon markets hit new record amid energy crisis

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... aren't scaling back - but indeed they are accelerating their decarbonization efforts," ICAP carbon markets and climate policy consultant Maia Hall stated during the APAC and Europe report launch. "Emissions trading is playing a critical role here," she ...

Aviva Investors creates head of climate policy role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
Aviva Investors has created a new role of head of climate policy, responsible for developing the global fund manager's macro stewardship programme. Aviva Investors has hired Nick Molho as the new head of climate policy. He joins in June and will report ...

Australian businesses exposed to EU carbon levy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... "A globally consistent carbon emissions trading scheme or some sort of ETS has obviously been the nirvana of all climate policy experts around the world, but the reality is that it's been very elusive," said EY Oceania chief sustainability officer ...

Regulatory roundup on key sustainability developments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... will be channelled through the markets and entities regulated by ASIC." Longo said central banks "now suggest that climate policy sits alongside fiscal and monetary policy, as the third pillar of macro-economic policy." ASIC's strategy has three features ...

ASIC greenwashing investigations continue

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... will be channelled through the markets and entities regulated by ASIC." Longo said central banks "now suggest that climate policy sits alongside fiscal and monetary policy, as the third pillar of macro-economic policy." ASIC's strategy has three features ...

Directors engage on breadth of ESG issues facing companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... love to see that piece of legislation - for which the new government has a mandate - pass." O'Sullivan pointed to climate policy uncertainty as an example of an area that business has had to manage and embrace change. "There was a lot of uncertainty ...