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Flawed carbon credits add to business risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... University of Queensland. The research has been published in the peer reviewed scientific journal Communications Earth & Environment published by Nature. Farmers for Climate Action responded to the findings. CEO Natalie Collard said" "Our organisation ...

Canberra acts on billion-dollar net zero plan

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) in collaboration with the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW). ARENA CEO Darren Miller said solar is now Australia's cheapest form of energy. "To date, ARENA has ...

Impact investing drops down the list

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... remained the same. Healthcare was the top impact concern for Australian investors in 2023 at 33%, followed by the environment at 26% and education at 12%. A third of Aussies (35%) cited economic conditions, including inflation, and geopolitical tensions ...

Shared Value founder heads up regional alliance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... including as head of responsible investment at Mutual Trust, and advising the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (then Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning) regarding funding models for Traditional Owner water-related ...

Nature taskforce announces leadership overhaul

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... candidates. Maruma Mrema is also assistant secretary-general of the United Nations and deputy executive director of the UN Environment Program (UNEP). Alongside co-chair David Craig she led the TNFD from design and development to adoption. She led the ...

Fund managers "eagerly" await green Treasury bond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Deutsche Bank, National Australia Bank, UBS AG Australia Branch and Westpac Banking Corporation have been appointed as Joint Lead Managers (JLMs) for the initial public offering of the first June 2034 green Treasury bond. ...

Mercer nabs Aware sustainability expert

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
Mercer Investments has appointed Guy Shearman as a senior sustainable investment analyst. Shearman joins from the $160 billion superannuation giant Aware Super, where he spent three years as a responsible investment analyst. Before that, he was an ESG ...

Institutional investors shift gears amid "new market regime"

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... market regime that is reshaping how they manage risk and return. They also forecasted a higher-for-longer interest rate environment. As a result, many investors are decreasing their equity exposure and shifting towards high-quality public and private ...

Deutsche Bank links 33% of long-term bonuses to non-financial targets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... downward trend to be temporary, as environmental risks materialize more frequently, and the regulatory and reporting environment reinforces the trend towards sustainable financing and ESG investments in the medium term," Sewing said. In 2023, "business ...

Experts issue warning over AI washing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
Artificial intelligence (AI) is perhaps the most transformative technology since the advent of the internet, poised to herald an unprecedented digital economic revolution. To appear at the precipice of the movement, some are employing deceptive tactics ...