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Battery storage the next energy disruptor

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... things can be built and commissioned," added Miller. Setting aside the growth of the battery storage sector, current investments in wind, solar and other renewable energy have already attracted billions of dollars, with more pledged by the sustainable ...

Boards vulnerable to next wave of climate litigation: IGCC

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... about how they're dealing with climate change," said Graeme Barry, special counsel - regulatory and sustainable investments at Australian Retirement Trust. In the meantime, there are high-profile cases in court that could set the precedent in years ...

Quinbrook sells off clean energy assets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... financial close by the end of 2024. Now with $500 million AUM, Palisade Impact was founded in 2021. It targets unlisted investments that aim to solve environmental and social challenges. CEO and co-founder, Steve Gross, said the energy company was a ...

Veteran ESG lead rejoins abrdn

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... portfolio construction. She started her career at Mercer Investment Consulting in Sydney and then moved to Russell Investments in Singapore, followed by a two-year stint at Willis Towers Watson back in Sydney. At WTW, she was responsible for qualitative ...

Australian Retirement Trust hires impact PMs

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
Australian Retirement Trust has added two impact investors to its sustainable investments team - one from Save the Children and the other from Brightlight Group. Both Julianne Wilkin and Charles Liu - who joined as senior portfolio manager and portfolio ...

Mega recovery on cards for sustainable funds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... investing. "But if you're a fund manager, you'd be obligated to at least consider the implications of ESG on the investments that you hold for your clients. "That doesn't mean you necessarily have to be saving the world. But you certainly ...

Podcast: How to ace climate reporting and avoid greenwash with Kate O'Rourke

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... avoiding greenwashing. To explain, we have special guest Kate O'Rourke, Commissioner at the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The host of The Greener Way is Rose Mary Petrass, senior journalist at FS Sustainability. Stream ...

Green moves at Future Group, AusSuper, Birdwood, Minderoo, Mutual Trust

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
Future Group has a new head of sustainable investments. Jackie Radisich was promoted after joining as an analyst in 2019. She was previously at executive search firm Perrett Laver. The team now hunts for a new junior analyst, "someone who is passionate ...

Social-washing hides lapse in progress

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... equal large addressable markets - creating revenue opportunities for companies and end investors." However, finding investments that actively contribute to some goals, like biodiversity loss, can be challenging. The biggest challenge facing investors ...

Super fund fees exploit Australians' low financial literacy

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
Vanguard Investments Australia managing director Daniel Shrimski believes Australians would be shocked to learn how much is being drained from their retirement savings through super fund fees. New research commissioned by Vanguard, conducted by CT Group ...