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Fossil-fuel engagements require flexibility, not confrontation

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... expectations matter. You need to be able to harmonise all those things in order to achieve an outcome. "It's important to shift from a linear escalation model to a dynamic model." The OODA (observe, orient, decide, act) Loop is a strategic thinking approach ...

Firms on back foot: Warning on reporting delays

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... dedicated ESG teams, the rise in specialised roles, and investments in sustainability reporting, all indicate a strategic shift toward embedding sustainability into their core operations," said Kristen Sullivan, audit and assurance partner in sustainability ...

KPMG prints first climate risk report

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... wider region," COO and head of corporate affairs in Australia, Eileen Hoggett, said. "We know that a changing climate and a shift to a low-carbon economy will continue to present many challenges and opportunities - we are excited to participate and contribute ...

S&P Global gains top sustainability expert

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... something I was indirectly influencing through stewardship, reflects my interest in being a change agent - helping businesses shift to more sustainable and responsible conduct." Lucchese left U Ethical in December 2022 after three years of overseeing ...

Northern Trust firms up stewardship, proxy voting offering

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
The US$1.5 trillion global asset manager has poached a stewardship head from rival UBS Asset Management, who will chair the proxy voting committee amid a rollout of a new proxy voting solution. Paul Clark is an investment management expert with over ...

Rest awards private equity mandate to TowerBrook Capital

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
Rest has awarded a US$75 million ($112.15 million) mandate to transatlantic investment manager TowerBrook Capital Partners, for its Delta private equity impact fund. The Delta fund will invest in mid-sized private companies that are expected to generate ...

QIC invests in Australian biotech start-up

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... successful animal testing," Meinert said. "This technology is not just a leap forward in terms of innovation; it is a paradigm shift towards creating life-like human tissue models in the lab, which are scalable to industrial requirements and fully compatible ...

LGIM, Generation, MUFG to report on nature

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has seen 96 publicly listed entities sign up, representing over US$6 trillion in market capitalisation. This is a 30% increase in adopters of nature-related corporate reporting recommendations ...

Retirement heavyweight pitches climate fix

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... climate-related disclosure rules, he tells FS Sustainability. "Disclosure is a necessary but insufficient condition. It doesn't shift the dial enough." The solution? He is open to ideas, but at present it goes roughly like this: Mandate decarbonisation ...

Demand for human rights solutions intensifies

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... supported by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), the Council for Inclusive Capitalism (CIC), and Shift.