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Tracking nature: finance lags on biodiversity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
Major financial intuitions and companies are falling behind on global deforestation, as the EU enacts a new law to protect and restore nature. 75% of the Earth's land surface has been significantly altered by human activities, according to the UN Environment ...

Investors scrutinise Australia-first gender pay gap data

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... across industries, with the worst offender being construction industry with a median employer gender pay gap of 32%. In the finance industry, the median base salary gender pay gap is 23%, and the median total remuneration gender pay gap is 26%. The gender ...

GreenCollar makes strategic acquisition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... low carbon and nature-led transition by maximising EnergyLink's engineering and GreenCollar's environmental market and finance expertise," said EnergyLink Services CEO, Philip Link. "This partnership means we can better assist sectors including heavy ...

Aware and Macquarie partner on green finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
Aware Super has inked a US$50 million deal to buy a speciality infrastructure finance company alongside Macquarie Asset Management's (MAM) Green Investment Group (GIG). Aware's private equity team will co-invest in Galway Sustainable Capital (GSC) ...

AXA IM warns companies on climate lobbying

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... account companies that actively lobby against Paris Agreement goals, and use its voting power to help facilitate transition finance. The investment manager in a statement emphasised the role of engaging on climate lobbying issues "as the political backlash ...

Japan issues first climate transition bond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... governments, and others, can raise funds to invest in that transition. It marks a significant milestone in transition finance." JCRA managing executive officer and sustainable finance evaluation group head Atsuko Kajiwara commented: "Since 2020, JCR ...

Final text of EU ESG laws released

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... text on sustainability‐related disclosures in the financial services sector. This is often referred to as Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) Level I. The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) will oversee the initial authorisation ...

Rest selects Dasseti for ESG due diligence digitisation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... expanding scope mandatory ESG-related disclosures including modern slavery and the likely implementation of mandatory finance-related climate disclosures via the Australian Sustainability Reporting Standards (ASRS).

Investors back modern slavery compensation

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... the with the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), international human rights group Walk Free, and the Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking (FAST) initiative, to call for such a scheme. IAST APAC is made up of investors including ...

Grok Ventures appoints new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... sustainable fuels (Lydian), critical minerals (Fleet), sustainable food (Loam Bio, Asterix Foods), waste management (Goterra), finance and project developers (Brighte, SunCable, Solar Bay). Grok remains the largest shareholder in AGL Energy after a failed ...