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Dramatic spike in votes against ASX remuneration: Georgeson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... processes and ensuring that boards are well informed about legislative changes, investors' expectations, and how climate change strategy is embedded in the business strategy. "Mandatory climate disclosure is clearly a big ticket item, and the link between ...

ESG skills in hot demand in risk, compliance hiring

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... that are related to a specific area - at larger firms, candidates are becoming much more expert in certain areas - climate change, or modern slavery and human rights, proxy voting, etc. But in smaller firms, they don't have the ability to have that degree ...

Investors push for nature in climate plans

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... to assist with downstream supply chains obligations." Therefore a holistic approach, including metrics for both climate change and biodiversity loss, is seen as more cost-effective and impactful, leading to informed capital allocation and long-term value ...

Rise in ESG commitment by global funds: Morningstar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... investing remains high overall," Morningstar said. "There is broad recognition that sustainability issues, including climate change, should be considered in all investment processes as they represent both investment risks and opportunities." Morningstar ...

Hazardous chemicals a key challenge for investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... chemical management demands robust risk mitigation strategies, especially in light of circular economy models and climate change. While not all chemicals are harmful, certain substances can have detrimental effects on nature and human health. Hazardous ...

BlueScope receives funding for lower emissions project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... the steel sector is about securing the long-term future of the steel industry in Australia," said Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen. "As we undergo the transformation to Net Zero it is vital that we support our industries to adopt and ...

Australian Ethical grants $500k to climate solutions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... action. Gudanji For Country is preserving knowledge about flora, fauna and sacred sites at risk of being lost due to climate change and extractive industries. "We believe that a sustainable planet underpins all of Earth's systems and allows for people ...

Shell shareholders worth €4tr to vote for Paris

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... record, and COP28 signaling 'the beginning of the end of the fossil fuel era' we are more aware than ever that climate change will create winners and losers. We hope to create incentives for senior management to align business strategies with Net Zero ...

NSW can achieve electricity reliability without coal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... momentum particularly in the last six weeks of 2023," Buckley said. "In those six weeks, momentum accelerated - the Climate Change (Net Zero Future) Act passed at the end of November with multiparty support - it wasn't just the LNP and ALP, but Greens ...

WEF to unlock US$2.8 tr clean energy investment in global majority nations

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... WEF annual summit, leaders were called upon to demonstrate responsible leadership and cooperation in addressing climate change. Leaders gathered to discuss a sustainable plan to achieve a carbon-neutral and nature-positive world by 2050 while supplying ...