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Net zero roadmap shifts public service spending to green

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... financial year 2023/2024." The strategy covers a range of services across government, including energy, buildings, ICT sustainable fleet and a forthcoming "principles-based policy approach to Commonwealth procurement that considers emissions." Features ...

Gender pay gap a key diversity metric: FSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... pay gap and gender diversity reporting as their first Principal Adverse Impacts (PAI) disclosure report under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). Under SFDR, financial market participants such as asset managers need to disclose PAIs ...

Sustainable AUM tops US$30 trn despite tighter labels

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
Despite increased rigour causing a decline in assets labelled as "sustainable", sustainable investment assets under management increased by 20% since 2020 in non-US markets. A global collaboration of sustainable investment organisations has teamed up ...

UN-informed tool to assess SDG progress

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
Bloomberg ESG has integrated a United Nations' framework to assess the alignment of companies to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The tool incorporates the UN Environmental Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) Sector Impact Map to move needle ...

Carbon credit review falls short on CO2 capture and slavery

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... harnessing natural capital like healthy soil, water, and ecosystems to enhance carbon sequestration while supporting sustainable agriculture practices. The role of regional Natural Resource Management (NRM) organisations and plans is also expected to ...

Rest invests $1b in Quinbrook green data centres

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... will support the energy transition, providing exposure to a range of assets including solar and battery projects, sustainable digitisation and energy efficient data centres including Quinbrook's $2.5 billion "Supernode" data storage project in Brisbane ...

Surge in executive support for sustainability

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... investment. A global survey of 2151 executives across 718 large organisations finds executives acknowledge the benefits of sustainable business practices and processes. Research from Capgemini finds climate disasters, regulatory pressure, and expected ...

Capacity Investment Scheme expansion to jolt renewable energy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... union alliance Hunter Jobs Alliance coordinator Justin Page said the announcement has "huge potential" for local and sustainable jobs in energy, manufacturing and supply-chains. "The transition away from coal is a global reality, and in a time of change ...

Workplace conduct a financial risk: Fidelity International

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... context how big it is from the investor point of view," said Daniela Jaramillo, co-author of the report and head of sustainable investing in Australia for Fidelity International. "When you think of this as an issue of enterprise risk, the governance ...

RIAA creates co-CEO model to replace outgoing O'Connor

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... co-secretariat. RIAA has also established their first Aotearoa NZ collaborative working group and work with the Centre for Sustainable Finance as well. Outgoing CEO Simon O'Connor said decision by the board to go for a co-CEO model was a "compelling ...