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Fossil-fuel engagements require flexibility, not confrontation

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... siloes, information overload and perceived risk can be major hurdles to change, according to Altiorem, a nonprofit sustainable finance resource, and many companies lack internal stakeholder alignment. "Companies backed into a corner are not prepared ...

Veteran lawyer moves jobs

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... 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 director on several boards. OCM said in a statement that O'Connor is "known for her ...

Australian Ethical profit up 57% to $18.5m

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... significant year for Australian Ethical," said CEO John McMurdo. "These results demonstrate that maintaining our focus on sustainable growth and improving our offer to customers, is delivering positive outcomes for our shareholders." The firm recorded ...

Ancient ideas fuel new strategy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... investing. IBA chair Eddie Fry, a Dagoman man, said First Nations values and world views provide a strong blueprint for sustainable development. "We are witnesses to the urgency for a coordinated national and global effort to improve monitoring, evaluation ...

Shareholders to pressure supermarkets over seafood sourcing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... resolution. Even a 20% vote in favour would send a strong signal for corporate action, says Adam Verwey, founder and CEO of Sustainable Investment Exchange (SIX) and founder of Future Super. SIX has partnered with Ethinvest, Ethical Investment Advisors ...

Podcast: Investing in low-carbon, energy-efficient green buildings with Davina Rooney

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
This episode outlines the climate and commercial case for sustainable buildings. With buildings and building materials in hot demand, especially as the nation grapples with meeting its housing targets, momentum is growing on the sustainability side. ...

Net zero dreams float on unscaled tech

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... controversial technology, alongside scaling-up other key innovations including renewables, batteries, EV's, hydrogen, sustainable aviation fuels, heat pumps, power networks, and - also controversially - nuclear power. "Emerging technologies like hydrogen ...

BHP, Rio Tinto, Qantas back carbon credits fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... through its $400 million Climate Fund, established last year. "Alongside our investments in other technologies like sustainable aviation fuel, high-integrity carbon projects will play a critical role to help us progress our climate targets as aviation ...

S&P Global gains top sustainability expert

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... indirectly influencing through stewardship, reflects my interest in being a change agent - helping businesses shift to more sustainable and responsible conduct." Lucchese left U Ethical in December 2022 after three years of overseeing the integration ...

Australian Ethical scores gold, others fall off charts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... returning 16.3%. Nationwide Super followed closely behind at 16.2% in its Responsible Global Shares option. UniSuper's Sustainable High Growth option returned 15%, but its Global Environmental Opportunities (GEO) option dropped by -16.1%. Catholic ...