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ESG factors increasingly drive financial decisions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
More than three-quarters of active managers have hired new ESG personnel in the last year, according to global research. Employment trends are reflecting a growing interest in sustainable investing as the global economy ramps up net zero emissions and ...

Investors press Boral for clarity on net zero ambitions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... retention bonuses are a governance issue in this year's Australian AGM season, said ISS head of Australia and New Zeleand research Vas Kolesnikoff. "We're recommending against big sign-ons and retentions," he said. "There were a few big sign-ons this ...

Renewables set to dominate by 2040

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... over the next ten years. The report found fossil fuel demand is set to peak before 2030 and then decline. The McKinsey research echoed the findings in all scenarios modelled. Further, a recent report from Ember found that Australian fossil fuel demand ...

Investors lack clarity, rural solutions lack funding

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... solutions that reduce the impact of the changing climate on their local communities and business. This comes as recent research from The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) found that there are opportunities for investment across almost every industry ...

ASX50 lags on disclosure of political spending: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... largest listed companies lag US counterparts when it comes to governance and disclosure of political spending, according to research from the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR). ACCR analysed ASX50 companies on how well they govern ...

NSW Anti-slavery commissioner raises alarm on ASX risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... Investors (ACSI) Phil Spathis Governance Address, James Cockayne shared with audience members the findings of preliminary research between the NSW Office of the Anti-slavery Commissioner and a collaboration with Bridgewater Associates, Dun & Bradstreet ...

Investment in climate tech plummets 40%: PwC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... tech funding. Trends point to an investment shortfall in the sectors that contribute the most emissions. However, the research found some positive rebalancing over the past 12 months, particularly in industry, manufacturing and resource management - ...

Preparing to take advantage of the critical mineral story

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... trend, noted Suzy Yoon, a senior consultant at JANA. our local communities, water supplies, and biospheres? "We've seen research that this is a once-in-a-century opportunity for Australia to take advantage of energy transition what we want clients to ...

Two-thirds of boards lack ESG understanding: PwC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... driven by political correctness, and a third believe that diversity efforts put less-qualified candidates on boards. The research from multinational professional services firm PwC surveyed the views of public directors in the US on a variety of corporate ...

France "Say on Climate" law scrapped

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... withdrawn. Antoine Laurent, advocacy lead at Reclaim Finance, said the move was ostensibly to combat greenwashing. The research NGO said that a lack of framework could lead to greenwashing by issuers - who seek to have their climate strategy adopted ...