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New risks on board watch list

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... weaker economy and deteriorating business conditions," Rigotti said. "It's clear that cost of living pressures, inflation, and high interest rates are continuing to take a toll on businesses, their clients and their staff." Directors are also extremely ...

Supermarket giants lead anti-slavery efforts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Coles and Wesfarmers have been named among the most successful case studies of company engagement in the fight against slavery. Investors Against Slavery and Trafficking Asia Pacific (IAST APAC) published its annual report this week highlighting investor ...

Australia among the leaders in lowering carbon emissions

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... additional 37.4 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere this year compared to last year from fossil fuels alone. A high 41% of emissions came from coal, 32% from oil and 21% from gas. Emissions from land use (such as deforestation) also rose ...

Invesco Advisers pays $26m over false ESG claims

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... policies in relation to defining ESG integration. "As stated in the order, Invesco saw commercial value in claiming that a high percentage of company-wide assets were ESG integrated. But saying it doesn't make it so," said SEC Division of Enforcement ...

Is 'nature positive' the next big thing?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... reporting requirements. Nature represents a systemic risk, with an estimated 30-40% of Australia's economy facing moderate to high exposure to nature risks, including impacts on water, air, and soil resources. The Australian Conservation Foundation ...

Back on the huddle, fund flows into clean energy

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Physical climate risks could wipe out the lion's share of investor money into infrastructure assets by 2050, research shows, but there is a way to dodge a crisis, delegates heard. Day two of the IGCC summit kicked off with a brighter mood than the ...

Australia waits for 2035 target

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... decarbonisation. A key obstacle to the transition is the "green premium", or the added cost of low-emissions products, he said. "High-emissions products face no disadvantage for the harm they pose," calling on the private sector to make sustainable options ...

Betashares launches first ethical bonds ETF

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
The high-profile exchange-traded fund provider says its new fund is the first to invest fully in an ethically screened Australian bonds portfolio. The powerhouse fund manager now offers nine ethical and responsible investment ETFs - a total of $5.6 ...

Boards vulnerable to next wave of climate litigation: IGCC

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... 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 to come. In 2021, a court in Hague demanded oil giant Shell to ...

Podcast: Carbon misconceptions in active investing portfolios with Guido Baltussen

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Many in the investment community believe that implementing net zero policies comes with high risk and is incompatible with active investing, but is this really true? To discuss this, Guido Baltussen joins us on the podcast today. Guido is Northern Trust ...