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Green moves: Fremantle Seaweed, Impact&ble, Emmi, Petuna Aquaculture

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
A climate risk institute has scooped up Altius Asset Management co-founder, meanwhile a company cutting methane from cow burps nabs Ethical Partners' former head of stewardship. Altius Asset Management co-founder Bill Bovingdon has been named the ...

Funds SA loses ESG executive

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... the investment process, redesigned and managed the socially responsible investment option and developed the first Climate Risk Response Plan and associated reporting against the plan. Funds SA chief executive John Piteo said: "We are thankful for the ...

Green investors face short-term bumps

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Sustainability trends will stay the path despite short-term challenges, according to the latest prediction from an international sustainable asset manager. Robeco's outlook on sustainable investing finds ongoing global economic headwinds have caused ...

Good governance on cyber threats

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... of the list of organisational fears. Key updates to the Cyber Security Governance Principles include digital supply chain risk, data governance and regulatory and legislative shifts. "Over recent years, global conflicts and the evolution of cybercrime ...

Green moves: Westpac, Care Super, BlackRock, Quinbrook, Ortec, CAA

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... client servicing, climate and ESG solutions. A decade-long Ortec veteran, de Reus specialises in stochastic modeling, climate risk evaluation, and scenario analysis to guide financial institutions on climate strategy integration. "There is inevitably ...

ASX100 slavery disclosure strong

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... with the offending suppliers. Mandatory reporting under the Modern Slavery Act has led to real improvements in governance, risk assessment, supplier due diligence and collaboration on the issue, said Nga Pham, senior research fellow at Monash Centre ...

Super funds set renewables targets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... transition accord, which set out five recommendations to create a clear pathway to help unlock investment with appropriate risk-adjusted returns for institutional investors. "ASFA knows that if we get the settings right, there is a great opportunity ...

Future Fund to back energy transition, residential housing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... with strong returns." Its return objective remains an average of 4-5% above inflation each year over the long term, and its risk profile is also expected to remain as is. "The independent Future Fund already plays a crucial role in our economy and the ...

Mega asset manager defends OECD complaint

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... harm and human rights abuses between January 2019 and June 2024. During this period, BlackRock increased its stake in forest-risk companies by 61%; including Bunge, Drax, Marfrig, Minerva, Posco International, SLC Agricola, Astra Agro Lestari, and Wilmar. ...

World Bank exit policy gets thumbs up from local experts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... company, unsatisfactory progress after exhausting other options, or where there is material change in financial or reputational risk." Addressing project harm IFC has a history of abrupt exits leaving unresolved ecological and community harm, often following ...