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HMC Capital bolsters insto team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... Partners last September. Schaik has held senior roles in business development, transactions management, capital raising and investor relations, including at Lendlease where she spent ten years. Most recently, she was head of capital raising for Australia ...

Local family office backs new venture to invest in climate tech

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
The family office of Daniel Besen has become an anchor investor in new venture capital firm Climate Tech Partners, investing in "innovative software and hardware companies" accelerating decarbonisation. Climate Tech Partners was founded by Patrick Sieb ...

Investors and business leaders call for end to 'weak' net zero pledge

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
An open letter led by Fortescue and signed by the likes of Future Super, Ethinvest, and a former RBA Governor, calls on the federal government to phase out fossil fuels. The letter demands 'real zero' targets over 'net zero' targets, and clear and transparent ...

Carbon market responds to integrity concerns

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
The carbon market industry has slammed media reports labelling carbon companies "cowboys, predators or parasites," calling the accusations "inflammatory and derogatory" and "unfair". A series of media reports published over the weekend published by ...

Execs face shareholder backlash over pay: Georgeson

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... strongly encourages companies and their boards to engage with shareholders throughout the year to identify and address investor concerns proactively. "This enables firms to understand investors' ideas and reactions to key decisions and address them outside ...

Podcast: Ultra wealthy look to sustainability and impact in an increasingly anti-ESG world with Amanda MacDonald

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
When you think of high-net-worth investors, you probably think of fast cars, designer bags and all-inclusive vacations. The last place your mind likely turns to is their interest in sustainable investing. But according to Amanda MacDonald, high-net-worth ...

Google's DEI dump may tank ESG score

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... inclusion (DEI) hiring initiatives will likely tank Alphabet's ESG score, exclude it from indices and funds, and impact investor demand. With several US firms rolling back DEI, there is concern of a larger trend other firms may follow. In 2020 Google ...

Renewable energy company secures $160m from Macquarie

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... five years, while batteries for power storage are forecast to grow by 25% and electric vehicles at 17%. "Encouragingly, investor appetite is growing and diversifying to support this trend, building on the energy transition's track-record of delivering ...

ESG not dead yet: Fidelity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... has a role to play in investment portfolios, chief sustainability officer Jenn-Hui Tan said. Fidelity's professional investor survey reveals that 64% of investors remain committed to considering the environment, 58% to governance, and 51% to social factors. ...

Cbus hunts for new ESG head

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... was for 11 years. Williams has held leadership roles at the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) and the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA). She has also given advice ...