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New tool sniffs out greenwashing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... goal." This comes amidst an ongoing crackdown on greenwashing by the corporate regulator, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Future Group manages $15 billion across 383,000 members.

Future Fund to back energy transition, residential housing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
The Future Fund has been handed a new mandate, with the government directing it to prioritise investments in the energy transition, residential housing, and infrastructure. The $230 billion sovereign wealth fund has been provided with a new investment ...

COP29 skirts diplomatic disaster

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... leaders to expediate national climate target five to 10 years ahead of schedule. Australia must scale up policies and investments in climate solutions to avoid spiralling climate costs, said Carbon Market Institute (CMI). "COP29 was imperfect but remarkably ...

Mega asset manager defends OECD complaint

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... Enterprises - the corporate framework in the absence of binding international agreements which applies to both active investments and index funds, including minority shareholdings. Since BlackRock was aware of violations in the companies it invests in ...

World Bank exit policy gets thumbs up from local experts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... the World Bank's lending arm. It aims to mitigate environmental and social harm when making decisions about exiting investments. The bank has faced criticism for leaving projects abruptly without remediating harm. The Responsible Exit policy outlines ...

DWS, S64 launch sustainable infrastructure offering

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... introduced a solution that meets the growing demands for world-class infrastructure opportunities and sustainable investments from Australia's wealth managers and financial intermediaries." S64 head of Australian and New Zealand Matt Stovold echoed ...

Climate adaptation presents $100bn opp: IGCC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
There is an urgent need for investments to protect against escalating climate risks and minimise capital flight from vulnerable areas as the globe careens closer to a runaway climate change scenario. At the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) summit ...

Green Moves: NorthStar Impact, Aboriginal Investment NT, Care Super

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... he said in a public statement. With an initial capital of $680 million, Aboriginal Investment NT makes grants and investments and provides financial assistance to Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory as a Corporate Commonwealth Entity under the ...

Battery storage the next energy disruptor

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... things can be built and commissioned," added Miller. Setting aside the growth of the battery storage sector, current investments in wind, solar and other renewable energy have already attracted billions of dollars, with more pledged by the sustainable ...

Boards vulnerable to next wave of climate litigation: IGCC

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... about how they're dealing with climate change," said Graeme Barry, special counsel - regulatory and sustainable investments at Australian Retirement Trust. In the meantime, there are high-profile cases in court that could set the precedent in years ...