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Veteran lawyer moves jobs

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... leading strategy, complex portfolios, and operations with tangible results. Her expertise "spans sustainability, ESG, climate change, natural resource management, property and construction, infrastructure, and more. "Alex is passionate about helping ...

Indices move beyond carbon tunnel vision

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
A global asset manager with A$315 billion in ESG-integrated AUM has launched three new climate indices with a nuanced approach. Robeco has developed the new indices with three levels of progressive action on climate: Low-Carbon Climate Leaders Tilt ...

Ancient ideas fuel new strategy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
A new strategy seeks to move past compliance and risk management when it comes to Indigenous issues, and focus on climate resilience and responsible investing. Indigenous financial wellbeing organisation Indigenous Business Australia (IBA) recently ...

Podcast: Investing in low-carbon, energy-efficient green buildings with Davina Rooney

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
This episode outlines the climate and commercial case for sustainable buildings. With buildings and building materials in hot demand, especially as the nation grapples with meeting its housing targets, momentum is growing on the sustainability side. ...

Asset manager defends climate group exit

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
A $US49 billion asset manager confirmed its exit of the Climate Action 100+ (CA100+), but said it still considers climate an investment risk. Breckinridge Capital Advisors, a certified B Corp, said its ESG approach would not change. The firm has a direct ...

New forecasting tool for climate risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
With climate reporting fast approaching, a novel approach merges science and finance to provide a clearer view of uncertain future environmental scenarios. Forecasting the impacts of climate change on operations, assets, and supply chains is a significant ...

Regulator hones in on greenwash as climate laws tighten

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
The corporate watchdog is sharpening its focus on financial products and services as mandatory climate reporting looms, according to ASIC commissioner Kate O'Rourke. The regulator has taken action 47 times between April 2023 and June 2024, including ...

Senate passes landmark climate reporting and net zero authority laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
The finance industry welcomes new climate rules to empower investor decision-making and corporate action but urges no further delays in enforcement. Climate reporting will be mandatory for large entities from 1 January 2025, helping investors identify ...

Aussie funds loyal in climate group exodus

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
The local rep of an influential climate group assuages doubts around the flight of financial firms worth roughly $7.84 trillion, saying Australian firms are still committed. A wave of US asset owners and financial advisors recently exited the Climate ...

KPMG prints first climate risk report

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
The major professional services business is the latest of the Big Four accounting firms to report on Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). This comes as the federal government's legislation on mandatory climate reporting is ...