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Deputy chair appointed to ARENA board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... of experience from time spent with the World Bank, Clean Energy Financial Corporation, and other government and public policy roles. Meantime, Stephen McIntosh has also been reappointed to the board, having served on it since 2021. McIntosh has over ...

Advertisers to adhere to new Environmental Claims Code

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... just traditional marketing content but also images, sounds, and broad or vague environmental claims," AANA director of policy &and regulatory affairs Megan McEwin said. "It also mandates that any claims about future sustainability targets be realistic ...

SSGA abandons gender diversity targets

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... expectations in its March Summary of Material Changes to State Street Global Advisors' 2025 Proxy Voting and Engagement Policy. SSGA said it recognises that many factors may influence board composition, including board size, geographic location, and ...

BlackRock ditches diversity targets, drops hiring mandates

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... the law in every respect," the memo said. "Recently, there have been a number of significant changes to the US legal and policy environment related to [diversity, equity and inclusion] that apply to many companies, including BlackRock. "In light of this ...

Australian Ethical sees path through anti-ESG push

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... that recent anti-ESG moves create a unique opportunity for ethical investors. Despite short-term disruptions caused by policy shifts from the new US administration - such as expanded fossil fuel extraction, a ban on offshore wind projects, and withdrawal ...

Economists brace for an uncertain future

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... and poverty, the future looks increasingly uncertain, according to Angela Jackson, lead economist at Impact Economics and Policy. With Australia heading into an election year, potential interest rate cuts, and the looming threat of a trade war, uncertainty ...

Investors still drawn to DEI

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... metrics for evaluation, including independence, accountability and responsiveness. This month, Goldman Sachs discontinued its policy requiring US and Western European companies to have a minimum number of diverse board members before assisting them with ...

Asset managers react to news 2C is 'dead'

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... and flexible methodology" to assess portfolio alignment to net zero. This includes consideration of existing and future policy environments and what it means for different sector transition pathways. Alphinity also said "the current global warming projections ...

Investors must take a long-term view: Robeco

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
The global policy landscape looks very different now from what it was in 2020-21, when investors, corporates and governments massively committed to net zero - amounting to 93% of global GDP and 88% of global emissions. By and large, governments have ...

ART, MLC AM, HESTA name directors

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... is a director of the Regional Australia Institute. Most recently, she was appointed to the central bank's Monetary Policy Board. For her part, Thomas recently stepped down from the Brighter Super board, having been a director since 2017, She currently ...