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Global investors set net zero target, implementation lags

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... respondents have set a net zero target, slightly higher than 45% in 2022. A majority - 55% - said they are assessing the impact of their portfolios on carbon emissions. However, investors are lagging on Scope 3 emissions, with only 20% of investors measuring ...

Scentre Group reports sustainability progress

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... risks and opportunities. It also describes our integrated environmental plan and initiatives to reduce our environmental impact." "In the nine years since Scentre Group was established, we have achieved a 38% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions. With ...

Podcast: Recognising tomorrow's sustainability winners

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
Graz van Egmond is the CEO of the Banksia Foundation, which runs the annual Banksia Foundation Sustainability Awards. The awards have highlighted organisations around Australia, of all sizes and industries, for their sustainability performance for more ...

Juicing up gender equity with Orange Bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... Equality. The Orange Bond Principles are driven by the Orange Bond Initiative's (OBI) steering committee, which includes the Impact Investment Exchange (IIX), the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UN CDF), Australian Aid, the US DFC, Nuveen, ANZ ...

Embedding mental health wellbeing into company culture

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... has been shown. "Through our work with young people over the last ten years, we know there are critical environments that impact the mental health of young people," said batyr CEO Nic Brown. "The workplace is one of them. This report reveals that there ...

Women-led founders, climate tech grow VC impact sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
Women-led impact startups constituted a quarter of the venture capital opportunities reviewed by Giant Leap in 2022, a higher percentage than the broader VC ecosystem. VC impact investor Giant Leap released its second Impact Startups Benchmark Report ...

Fink counts the cost of "easy money" in annual letter

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... few years. Further into his letter, Fink noted that investing for the long term means taking into account that which will impact returns - demographics, government policy, technology advancements and the transition to a low carbon economy. "For years ...

Australian Ethical divests from Lendlease over koala concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
Concerns over the survival of a healthy koala colony in south-western Sydney has triggered Australian Ethical to divest its holdings in Lendlease Group. Australian Ethical has sold its shares in Lendlease over the planned development at Mt Gilead in ...

Australian Ethical hires CIO, head of impacts and ethics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical has nabbed a sustainability research leader for a newly created role of head of impact and ethics as well as announcing a new chief investment officer. Alison George will join Australian Ethical on 1 May from Regnan, where she is ...

Resource-efficient companies more resilient: Impax AM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... including how EU and UK markets' experience can guide Australia in its transition to a more sustainable economy and the impact of the biodiversity crisis. Simm noted that with global consumer prices rising by 8.8% in 2022 and growth forecast at just ...