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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 withdrawn.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 ...

Investing in net zero "makes business sense": Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... according to Acadian Asset Management, the ASX300 has about a 20% probability of achieving net zero by 2050. Meanwhile, research from investment strategy firm Scientific Beta suggests that super funds need to reduce the carbon intensity of their portfolios ...

Does sustainable investing underperform?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... ETFs has seen a meteoric rise, from about US$350 million in 2012 to almost US$100 billion at the end of 2022, but new research questions whether that growth was built with manager skill. 2020 saw large outperformance over the market (+4.2% in relative ...

Climate risk or opportunity for insurance sector

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... on: "There are great opportunities for you to serve and finance on these opportunities." However, not everyone agrees. Research from McKinsey finds that systemic risks like climate change "cause market failures that affect both consumers and insurers" ...

Climate fund assets reach half a trillion dollars

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... billion. Boosted by inflows and product development, assets in these funds have surged 30% in the past 18 months. The research from financial research firm Morningstar, Investing in Times of Climate Change, has found that the menu of options for climate-conscious ...

Uni partnership to turbocharge innovation in CO2 product manufacturing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... manufacturing sectors into useful products or embed carbon into existing products. At Monash University, the Australian Research Council (ARC) Research Hub for Carbon Utilisation and Recycling (RECARB) is the result of a collaboration of international ...

Rainmaker names ESG leader super funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... being applied to super funds by government, regulators and their fund members," said Alex Dunnin, executive director of research and compliance at Rainmaker Information. "Australia's super funds are among the most committed in the world to implementing ...

Grim stats for company, investor net zero targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... decarbonise as fast as you say you're going to, and give them a nudge in the right direction." At the same time, research from investment strategy firm Scientific Beta suggests that super funds need to reduce the carbon intensity of their portfolios ...

Australia's wealth gap deepens: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... over the past two decades, with the average wealth of the highest 20% growing at four times the rate of the lowest, new research suggests. A new report by the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) and the University of New South Wales (UNSW) shows ...