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Podcast: Capturing green returns - Mamadou-Abou Sarr

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... Quantitative Management president and chief executive officer Mamadou-Abou Sarr. Mamadou talks about how index funds can capture green opportunities, the opportunity set for Australian investors and how to define a country's "readiness" to invest in ...

No pause button on greenwashing action: ASIC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... taxonomy and initiatives to reduce greenwashing and strengthen ESG labelling. The government is also introducing a sovereign green bonds program. The treasurer last month announced the government will co-fund the initial development phase of an Australian ...

No room for complacency for Australia as a renewable energy superpower

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... getting into the real world. We've been doing that in the electricity space - now how do we do that, particularly in the green steel and hydrogen space?" Hydrogen is an opportunity for domestic use, particularly in the production of green steel, Hatfield-Dodds ...

Renewable energy, climate in spotlight in Federal Budget

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... government's $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund, which Chalmers said would be used to "to support the development of green industries, manufacturing and more." The government is providing $14.8 million to establish the Powering Australia Industry ...

Companies urged to act on greenwashing ahead of new ISSB framework

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... measured and achieved. "It's paramount for organisations to avoid using terms that are misleading or confusing, such as 'green' or 'sustainable' when they may not accurately reflect the product, service or its production process," she said. Companies ...

Labor's five step plan for biodiversity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... delivering faster, clearer decisions." The proposed planning instrument would be based on the "traffic light" concept: with green zones, yellow zones, and red zones to protect interconnected ecosystems and migratory routes of animals. This aims to make ...

ESG salaries revealed, talent shortage predicted as demand surges

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
There is no sign that demand for ESG professionals across the entire investment sector is abating, according to Kaizen Recruitment's ESG/Responsible Investment Professionals Financial Services Salary Guide 2023. Simon Gvalda, ESG recruitment specialist ...

Investors welcome New National Net Zero Authority

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... a critical focus and Australia needs to both protect our own energy security, but also provide an alternative source of green energy supply for our key trade partners." Australian Services Union national secretary Robert Potter said the authority was ...

Just transition: a fair go for fossil-fuel workers

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... will be. What we're undertaking is incredible in its scale and nature," Hughes said. "But I do want to highlight the green shoot of collaboration and cooperation that's happening... [but] it requires far greater coordination than exists today ...

Stewardship and greenwashing in spotlight at RI Australia 2023

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
Greenwashing, investment stewardship and the maturation of the responsible investment sector will be key themes in the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) RI Australia 2023 conference. RI Australia 2023 will be in Melbourne May 10-11. ...