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NAB backs green bank for Aussie farmers

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... Agriculture Pathfinder, alongside Australia's science agency CSIRO. CEFC head of natural capital Heechung Sung said climate change is both a significant challenge and an "enormous opportunity" for the agriculture sector. "In lowering their carbon footprint ...

ESG pay skyrockets - but gap widens

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... 37% are not prepared for sustainability reporting - and half still rely on spreadsheets for ESG data capture. "Climate change [and] net zero, and reporting and disclosures were listed as the two main ESG priorities for FY25," said Evans. "Anecdotal evidence ...

Green moves: S&P, Northern Trust, Magellan, Maple-Brown Abbott

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... Australasia's certification program and policy advocacy working group and has also worked with the Investor Group on Climate Change and Investors Against Slavery and Trafficking. The news comes as global sustainable investing head Julie Moret has ...

Trump Paris exit "bad news" for rest of world

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... investing Dilan Ashton said Trump's exit from the Paris Agreement for the second time "sends a clear signal that climate change isn't a priority". Other countries could potentially follow suit. "Overall, this is bad news for global emissions," Ashton ...

Super moves: ART, QIC, Rest, CareSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... Meanwhile, Max Hamra has joined CareSuper as a responsible investment analyst. Hamra arrived from Investor Group on Climate Change where he served as manager of corporate engagement for nine months. Before that, he was a senior responsible Investment ...

More climate exits as Trump takes charge

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... vowing to maximise US oil and gas production and exploration. The local convener of CA100+, the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), confirmed that Northern Trust withdrew from the initiative. "While disappointed, we respect each investor's independent ...

Green aluminium gets $2bn boost

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... Centre for Policy Development (CPD) welcomed the announcement. "The energy transition is not just about addressing climate change; it's about unlocking tremendous economic opportunities," Centre for Policy Development economic director Toby Phillips ...

Australian Ethical grows FUM to $13.26bn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... pressuring the financial industry and the companies we invest in to reduce, transition and stop activities which worsen climate change. "Climate change risks and costs affect investors, directly and indirectly, short term and over the long term, and ...

Best ESG super options revealed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... by Aware, seeking to avoid or restrict investments with highly adverse environmental or social impact, including climate change and controversial weapons, tobacco, and live animal exports. Owned by ISS STOXX, Rainmaker Group is publisher of Financial ...

Major climate group suspends operations

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration next week. NZAM, established in 2020 to address the financial risks of climate change and promote a net zero transition, has removed its requirement for members to commit to net zero by 2050 in line with ...