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Podcast: Insuring climate-resilient businesses

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
In this episode, we speak with James Thompson, senior vice president, division manager - Asia-Pacific at insurer FM Global. James talks about the engineering challenges facing businesses as they adapt to climate change, the role the insurer can play ...

New Zealand to issue green bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... emissions by 50% by 2030 and reach its net zero carbon target by 2050, New Zealand Treasury said. Climate Change Minister James Shaw said the decision to issue Green Bonds reflects the government's strong commitment to accelerate investment in the ...

UniSuper caps future investment in fossil fuel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... companies received a green light, 14 are amber and three had inadequate plans. UniSuper identified CSL, Cleanaway, Qube, James Hardie and Aristocrat as laggards, but said that all have made some progress on decarbonisation efforts this year. "For example ...

Victorian government announces $10m biodiversity fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... invested $560 million in protecting biodiversity since 2014 and recently appointed Victoria's first chief biodiversity officer, James Todd.

Insignia Financial creates head of RI role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... head of responsible investing and recruited an ESG exec from Ellerston Capital for the role. Insignia Financial has named James Tayler to the newly created role, which will be responsible for the responsible investing strategy across the firm's investment ...

HESTA pushes legal alignment to UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous People

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... experts have singled out the principle of free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) as being part of those rights. Previously, James Fitzgerald, strategy lead and counsel at the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR), defined FPIC as "obtaining ...

2021 theme in review: biodiversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... Futures team. One of those material issues includes biodiversity, KPMG Australia noted. Partner-in-charge of KPMG Futures James Mabbott cited the example of biodiversity, which the report said will be seen "as a new asset class," with a new metric - ...

Failing to manage ESG a severe risk to business: KPMG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... go through, in terms of the way we talk about the way we talk and recognise ESG," said partner-in-charge of KPMG Futures James Mabbott. "There is very real and very tangible benefit to be achieved at the end of that investment, but we don't often think ...

Investors, business criticise WA cultural heritage bill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... Kylie Porter singled out the principle of free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) as being part of those rights. Last year, James Fitzgerald, strategy lead and counsel at the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR), defined FPIC as "obtaining ...

CBRE hires APAC ESG research lead

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... CBRE Research recruits include senior research analyst Nick Baring, GIS mapping analyst Simon Georges and research analyst James Boseley, all based in Melbourne, and research analyst Gus McConnell in Brisbane.