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Sustainable finance heavyweight to chair National Reconstruction Fund board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... technologies; medical science; transport; value-add in the agriculture, forestry and fisheries sectors; value-add in resources; defence capability; and enabling capabilities. It was announced as one of a suite of funding initiatives totalling $40 billion ...

Budget "misses opportunity" to address sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... development. As reported in sister publication Financial Standard, the 2022 Federal Budget delivered a cash splash for the defence forces and cost of living support, including a cut to the fuel excise. The deficit for 2022-23 is expected to be $78 billion ...

Divestment from sanctioned Russian companies a matter of governance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
A number of asset owners have announced that they will divest from Russian holdings in response to the invasion of Ukraine. In addition to ethical considerations, investors will have to sell out of Russian securities if the underlying company appears ...

U Ethical makes two board appointments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... Pimco Australia, Equity Trustees and Equip Super. He has previously held directorship appointments with BT Superannuation, Defence Health and The Financial Services Council (FSC). "U Ethical has worked hard behind the scenes for the last two years on ...

2021 theme in review: biodiversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... these account for approximately 90% of global biodiversity loss, the report notes. "[Biodiversity] is broader and has defence impacts than climate change," said ACSI CEO Louise Davidson in an interview with FS Sustainability at the time. "Some biodiversity ...

Biodiversity loss a material financial risk: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... these account for approximately 90% of global biodiversity loss, the report notes. "[Biodiversity] is broader and has defence impacts than climate change," said ACSI CEO Louise Davidson. "Some biodiversity loss, for example, is undoubtedly caused by ...

Elliott Green Power announce two hires

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... and experience in renewable energy investments. Prior to that, he worked for IBM, AusNet Services and the Department of Defence. EGP is a wholly owned subsidiary of funds advised by Elliott Investment Management. Hiring Small and Armstrong is part of ...

Paradice Investment Management appoint head of ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... Sustainable Investment Award. Prior to Ausbil, Varcoe was a member of the Royal Australian Artillery in the Australian Defence Force. "I am delighted to welcome Nick to the team," said David Paradice, managing director. "Nick's arrival is another ...

Government appoints Modern Slavery Expert Advisory Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... Slavery Inquiry (Hidden in Plain Sight), Foreign Affairs and Aid-Sub Committee, Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, Australian Parliament, Dr Kate van Doore, Senior Lecturer, Griffith Law School, and Sunil Rao, Lecturer, La ...

Analysis: too big to be sustainable?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... CEO John Pearce said that the superannuation fund would oppose further moves to remove Westpac board members. Former US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld brought into the common vernacular the idea of the "unknown unknowns" - the facts that you don't ...