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ESG goes mainstream: How the role has changed and what lies ahead

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... also embedding ESG within every area of a successful business. These are the insights coming out of a recent talk on the future of ESG roles with Richard Evans of the recruitment firm Talent Nation. The talk, ESG Market Insights Powered by Talent Nation ...

Australian sustainable finance taxonomy to feature traffic-light system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
Australia's future taxonomy defining sustainable financial activity should adopt a traffic-light colour coded framework to allow financial products to be distinguished based on their alignment to sustainable activities. That is one of the recommendations ...

The four-day work week - will it work?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... New Zealand recently conducted an 18-month trial of the four-day work week, with Ditzell, who is obtaining a PhD on the future of work through the University of Technology Sydney, finding that the trial resulted in "favourable outcomes against all business ...

Time is running out: latest IPCC report says 1.5°C is "likely"

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... and mitigation of climate change. "There is a rapidly closing window of opportunity to secure a liveable and sustainable future for all," the report said. Further, the report emphasises that the economic cost of doing nothing will far exceed the cost ...

Apostle Funds Management launches carbon credit fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
TelstraSuper has backed Apostle Funds Management's new global carbon credit fund, which offers exposure to carbon prices through five major global markets. The Apostle Global Carbon Credit Fund offers exposure to global carbon markets for sophisticated ...

Scentre Group reports sustainability progress

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... and 2022 Responsible Business Report. The reports outline the company's progress across ESG as well as goals for the future. The company currently operates 42 Westfield locations with a total of $51.2 billion assets under management. The company ...

Juicing up gender equity with Orange Bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... forefront of capital markets and as solutions, to achieve the UN's 17 SDGs and build a more inclusive, climate-resilient future for all," said IIX founder and CEO Durreen Shahnaz. Last year, ANZ led the issuance of a $50 million four-year Women's ...

Podcast: Greening corporate finance - Alison Chan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... experience into a short amount of time and we going to talk the state of sustainable finance in Australia as well as the future and why she became a climate quitter. Chan joined Metrics in 2021 and is responsible for developing sustainable finance strategies ...

Women-led founders, climate tech grow VC impact sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... Giant Leap's portfolio currently consists of 55% women-led companies, with a target to reach 60% representation with future deals. "We are pleased by the diversity stats we see in the market and what we see in impact businesses, but we're still ...

Aviva Investors creates head of climate policy role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... advance our macro stewardship programme, which has considerable potential to help power the transition towards a sustainable future." Aviva Investors' macro stewardship programme focuses on engagement with governments, policymakers and other stakeholders ...