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Podcast: Decommissioning offshore oil and gas with Joshua Runciman

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... helping titleholders fulfil their regulatory obligations under laws like the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006. Here to discuss is Joshua Runciman, lead analyst of Australian gas at the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial ...

Climate transition poses GFC-level risk: Emmi

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
The global fixed income debt market faces significant climate transition risks, with trillions of dollars in outstanding bonds exposed to potential financial disruption by 2030, according to Emmi. This represents a GFC-level economic event, according ...

Universities jump on ESG skills shortage

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
Tertiary education providers are cottoning on to the ESG skills deficit, with new university courses looking to capitalise on the trend. Monash Law recently announced it will launch a new course that brings corporate law to a broader cohort. 'LAW5488 ...

SBTi seeks feedback on Corporate Net Zero Standard

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) is revising its Corporate Net Zero Standard's approach to target-setting and disclosure, value chain emissions, and carbon removal. The voluntary organisation aims to promote best practice whilst ensuring ...

Weak whistleblowing protocols risks ethicswashing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... support employees looking to anonymously report wrongdoing. The Treasury Laws Amendment (Enhancing Whistleblower Protections) Act 2019 broadened the definition of whistleblowers, protects disclosures, permits confidential and anonymous reports, and protects ...

Green moves: HSBC, ACSI, Minderoo, The Superpower Institute, QLD Office of Social Impact, Terrain NRM

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
HSBC has hired a global banking executive for the permanent role of chief sustainability officer. Julian Wentzel was hired after a month as interim chief sustainability officer, following the departure of Celine Herweijer. Herweijer led all aspects ...

JP Morgan AM nabs Netwealth exec

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
JP Morgan Asset Management has appointed a former Netwealth investment solutions executive to lead its high-net-worth individuals and family offices segment. Reporting to Mark Carlile, the asset manager's head of wholesale for Australia and New ...

Investors and business leaders call for end to 'weak' net zero pledge

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
An open letter led by Fortescue and signed by the likes of Future Super, Ethinvest, and a former RBA Governor, calls on the federal government to phase out fossil fuels. The letter demands 'real zero' targets over 'net zero' targets, and clear and transparent ...

Carbon market responds to integrity concerns

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) framework. The industry is regulated under the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011 administered by the Clean Energy Regulator (CER). ACCUs are issued by the CER, and improvement of methodology is still ...

ESG not dead yet: Fidelity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
According to Fidelity International, ESG is still kicking, with over half of investors viewing it as highly important for portfolio asset allocation - but most struggle to measure impact. While the relevancy of ESG continues to be actively debated in ...