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Sue Brake joins NZ Super, Lisa Gray departs VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... board. As chief investment officer of the Future Fund - and now an independent investment consultant - she focused on a total portfolio approach where the investment team works together to build the best overall portfolio. TPA's entire purpose is ...

Quadrant expands to environmental consulting

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... prior public disclosure of a sustainability-related investment was in waste management firm TDG Environmental (formerly Total Drain Group) in August 2020. Quadrant integrates ESG factors into financial analysis under the leadership of responsible investment ...

Permanent disablement claims for mental health explodes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
Total and permanent disability (TPD) claims because of mental health for Australians aged 30 to 40 increased by 732% over the past decade, according to a new report by KPMG, commissioned by the Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI). Although the ...

QIC Real Estate secures $3.75bn SLL

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
QIC Real Estate just converted more than a quarter of its portfolio into Sustainability-Linked Loans (SSL), taking its total sustainable financing to 73.4% of Australian property debt facilities. The funds are QIC Property Fund (QPF) at $2.8bn, and ...

Banksia Foundation names winners of the 2024 NSW Sustainability Awards

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... achieved remarkable sustainability milestones, becoming the first NSW zoo to be 100% renewable energy powered and reducing total carbon emissions by 35% in 2022/23. Placemaking Award - Bridge Housing's Glebe Aboriginal Women's Housing Project Bridge ...

Hostplus boosts VC funding for renewable energy tech

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... investment to the IP Group Hostplus Innovation Fund. Hostplus added to its existing $310 million investment to bring its total commitment to $435 million, backing companies like green hydrogen pathfinder Hysata, chronic lung disease therapy biotech RAGE ...

COP29 skirts diplomatic disaster

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... rich to poor countries, with an overarching goal of US$1.3 trillion a year by 2035. However, nations failed to meet the total required for poorer nations to transition - US$1 trillion a year rising to US$1.8 trillion from 2025 to 2030 - which was one ...

Responsible funds thrive despite greenwash fears: RIAA

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... more funding than climate change mitigation. Together, these two themes accounted for $5.13 billion in AUM - 71% of the total AUM covered by impact investment products and funds. Other popular thematics include biodiversity, financial inclusion, quality ...

Climate adaptation presents $100bn opp: IGCC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... destruction, even under the most optimistic, plausible decarbonisation scenarios, that will continue to get worse." At present, a total "lack of investment" in resilience means communities aren't prepared for climate change, said Andrew Sellick ...

Australia among the leaders in lowering carbon emissions

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... world. The spotlight is on the top emitters - China, the US, India and the European Union collectively account for 60% of total carbon emissions each year. At this rate, the Global Carbon Budget predicts there is a 50% chance of beating the Paris Agreement's ...