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Cbus board still considering CFMEU directors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2024 | NEWS

Fronting a Senate hearing today, Cbus chief executive Kristian Fok said the fund's board is still considering whether it will appoint the replacement directors nominated by the CFMEU back in September. In September, the CFMEU administrator re-nominated ...

ASIC calls for feedback on disclosure regime

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024 | NEWS

From January next year, large companies need to provide climate-related financial disclosures in their annual sustainability reports - the regulator is seeking comment. To help businesses comply with the new requirement, the corporate watchdog this ...

Battery storage the next energy disruptor

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024 | NEWS

The smart money on climate investment is in battery storage, predicts a panel of experts at the IGCC summit. The battery storage industry is developing in leaps and bounds: Companies are trialling new engineering reconfigurations to extract different ...

Boards vulnerable to next wave of climate litigation: IGCC

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024 | NEWS

Climate litigation is on the rise, with incoming legislation and a Trump-led US government amping up the risks in the next four years - and new types of lawsuits are emerging. Speaking at the IGCC summit this week in Melbourne, academic expert Jaqueline ...

Raising the bar on gold integrity

ROSE MARY PETRASS | MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024 | NEWS

Gold is shining brighter than ever in 2024 with a record-breaking 37 all-time price highs so far but while this asset offers security to investors in tough times, it has its own ESG issues to solve. While gold is nearly carbon neutral when in the vault ...

Australia leads in greenwashing lawsuits

ROSE MARY PETRASS | MONDAY, 28 OCT 2024 | NEWS

Santos is in federal court this week over greenwashing allegations in the first court case in the world to challenge the legitimacy of a company's net zero emissions plan. This comes as the nonprofit Climate Integrity has made a complaint with the Australian ...

Westpac, CEFC back climate tech fund

ROSE MARY PETRASS | TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024 | NEWS

The nation's largest climate tech venture capitalist, which is also Canberra's green tech portfolio manager, drew over 50 backers to the tune of $100 million at first close. It is Virescent Ventures second climate technology investment fund (Fund II). ...

From Canva to carbon accounting

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2024 | NEWS

Is green tech Sumday the country's next unicorn? The Tasmania-based start-up has inked deals with more than 45 accounting groups less than two years after its launch. Jessica Richmond, chief executive of Sumday, was a lawyer by trade before she ...

Asset owners embrace sustainable investment

ROSE MARY PETRASS | FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2024 | NEWS

Pension funds, endowments and sovereign wealth funds are increasingly worried about climate change's impact on their investments. Asset owners are more confident in data, feel less hindered by regulation, and more concerned over the impact of climate ...

Clean energy approvals increase

ROSE MARY PETRASS | FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024 | NEWS

Total added renewable energy capacity could jump by 50% by the end of the year, according to a new report. The Clean Energy Regulator's (CER) says capacity could reach as high as 7 gigawatts (GW) - that's enough to power nearly 5 million homes. CER's ...

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ISS STOXX launches Sovereign Climate Impact Report

MATTHEW WAI

ISS STOXX's sustainable investment arm, ISS Sustainability Solutions, has released a new sovereign climate report focusing on sovereign climate impact.

Super performance test impacts green investing: ASFA

ELIZA BAVIN

The peak super body has called for the government to adjust some elements of the superannuation performance test to encourage more investment to Australia's energy transition.

Munro decarbonisation fund tops ESG performance

KARREN VERGARA

Managed funds topped the ESG category in Rainmaker Information's latest leagues table, with Munro Partners' decarbonisation-focused fund outperforming its peers.

Podcast: Investing in a warmer world

THE GREENER WAY

Dr. Erin Kuo-Sutherland, chief sustainability officer at Yarra Capital Management discusses the implications of surpassing the 1.5°C global warming threshold, the impact on various sectors, and the new climate reality.

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