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TelstraSuper augments sustainable investment team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
TelstraSuper has hired an experienced sustainability professional as sustainable investment manager. Priya Patel joins TelstraSuper from Frontier, where she was senior responsible investment adviser. Patel will report to David Humphreys, head of sustainable ...

Australia considers carbon tariff to level playing field

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... demonstrates that there is a "global movement" to create "effectively a proxy price on carbon," said EY Oceania chief sustainability officer Mathew Nelson. "Border adjustment mechanisms are ways that countries can do that in their jurisdiction without ...

MONEYME becomes a B Corp

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... Corp certification approximately two years ago as a way of demonstrating tangible measurements of its approach to sustainability, said MONEYME head of ESG Alex Graham. "That's what the B Corp impact assessment does really well - it helps identify ...

Three-fold bang for the buck when investing in research

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... Australia's research capability and improved outcomes for critical technology and communications, environmental sustainability, food supply chains, social policy and First Nations peoples," said Zielke. Case studies such as the Onshore Lobster Aquaculture ...

Prepare for TNFD: FSI release guide on nature risks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... jurisdictions, it is expected that the TNFD could be legislated and or d eventually be integrated into the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB). Joanne Lee, responsible investment specialist at First Sentier Investors (FSI) says that data ...

Australian Ethical crowned most sustainable

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
Investment management company Australian Ethical has been identified as the asset manager most committed to sustainability. Morningstar's ESG Commitment Level Landscape report assessed 108 asset managers worldwide. Just eight were identified as in the ...

IFM Investors creates head of sustainable investment role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... Nazarova-Doyle will lead IFM's Global Sustainable Investment team, focusing on the implementation and measurement of sustainability initiatives across the portfolio and will report to IFM chief strategy officer Luba Nikulina. "Maria joins IFM at a crucial ...

Successful merger for social and inequality reporting framework

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... Development (OECD). "There is clearly a need for global reporting standards on social issues," EY climate change and sustainability partner Emma Herd previously told FS Sustainability. "Social inequality and human rights issues are driving systemic risks ...

Bank says fossil fuel exclusions "will bite" in the future

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... "is the simplest way to signal to customers, professionals in the banking sector, and the general public that a sustainability-conscious financial institution is putting its money where its mouth is. "There are a lot of fossil-free banks out there that ...

RBA sets 2030 net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... Canberra, incoming governor Michele Bullock announced the target and said the central bank is "also considering what sustainability and climate-related financial disclosures we can make, starting with operational emissions reporting in the 2022/23 Annual ...