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CommBank exits fossil fuels as rivals fund Santos

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... increasingly being scrutinised by investors, regulators and the public as a measure of a company's commitment to climate action. Australia's largest bank has now updated its climate and fossil fuels policy to state it will exit existing corporate or ...

Wollemi Capital appoints former state Treasurer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... most sensible, pragmatic and passionate advocates in this country for the protection of our environment and strong climate action. He is a natural fit for the plans and values of Wollemi," Hunyor said. Kean said he is excited to bring his experience ...

ACCR cuts ties with Rio Tinto

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... Buckley said. The Global Standard on Corporate Climate Lobbying, the Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZOA), and the Climate Action 100+ are working to ensure corporate lobbying are both transparently reported to investors, and aligned with the Paris Agreement's ...

Investors bow to political pressure: IGCC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
Climate Action 100+'s local representative confirms two more high-profile exits but insists more funds have signed up than have departed. Parametric and Calvert Research and Management - both owned by Morgan Stanley Investment Management - recently ...

RIAA warns against carbon capture

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... Committee said the risks of underground CCS "to water security and food production outweigh the benefits." Farmers For Climate Action supports the ban. Queensland's environmental regulator banned future CCS project applications in the basin in June. ...

TelstraSuper appoints ESG lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... "She has already been instrumental in several initiatives at TelstraSuper, including refreshing the fund's climate action plan and broader ESG policy. Patel joined the superannuation fund last September from Frontier, where she was the senior responsible ...

Prime role for AI in impact decisions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... sat in the shoes of investment managers and asset owners," Huang said. Kollo said impact investing is vital for climate action. He said AI helps to enhance operational efficiency and amplifies impact to address "the most pressing environmental and social ...

Future Super returns 10.1% to ethically minded members

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... Group executive director of investments Sharon Davis said. "While politicians may equivocate from time to time on climate action markets continue to take a long-term view on the inevitability of the transition away from fossil fuels." Further, because ...

Groups unite against carbon offsets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... and social and environmental harms. "Carbon credits send a misleading signal about the efforts required to pursue climate action, and they undermine carbon prices by providing a false sense of the existence of ultra-cheap abatement options around the ...

SBTi chief Luiz Amaral to step down

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... achieved incredible growth, structural evolution and driven significant impact in the scale and reach of corporate climate action around the world. "The crucial work of SBTi will continue, thanks to the committed efforts and dedication of colleagues ...