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Why climate-linked exec pay fails

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... transition strategy with clear and measurable results, says Rebecca Mikula-Wright, CEO of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), local convener of Climate Action 100+ (CA100+). "If you have long term targets but no clearly articulated and implementable ...

Responsible funds thrive despite greenwash fears: RIAA

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... traditional Australian shares funds. The leading investment theme was clean energy, attracting 53% more funding than climate change mitigation. Together, these two themes accounted for $5.13 billion in AUM - 71% of the total AUM covered by impact investment ...

COP fails to bridge yawning funding gap

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... Developing countries are asking for more climate financing and wealthy nations debating how to pay for it. The 2024 UN Climate Change Conference (COP 29) runs from 11-22 November 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan. So far, COP29 chief executive Elnur Soltanov ...

Climate adaptation presents $100bn opp: IGCC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... escalating climate risks and minimise capital flight from vulnerable areas as the globe careens closer to a runaway climate change scenario. At the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) summit held in Melbourne recently, the spotlight was on resilience ...

New risks on board watch list

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Compliance, regulation, and climate change are the red-hot topics for boards, who are pessimistic about Australia's economic and business prospects, the latest update from the Australian Institute of Company Directors reveals. Nearly two-thirds (61%) ...

Unloved sector poised to reap rewards

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... managing partner at private equity giant Proterra Asia. Amid an escalating global food crisis and the urgency of climate change, the proper stewardship of food is central to drive ESG outcomes and achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals ...

Australia among the leaders in lowering carbon emissions

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... last two-and-a-half years in Australia. The key is to build on it, and build more," said Chris Bowen, minister for climate change and energy, at the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) summit last week. "No one here would argue that there aren't ...

More work needed on climate risk response

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... are broad variations and a need for greater convergence. The survey assessed management of risks associated with climate change in the financial sector. It is the follow-up to APRA's initial voluntary survey on this topic, done in 2022. This time over ...

'No' to nuclear energy, 'yes' to biodiversity

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... environmental policies, leading 'Teal' independents told a climate summit. Speaking at the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) summit last Friday, independent MPs Zoe Daniel and Monique Ryan shared their views on existing climate-related ...

Back on the huddle, fund flows into clean energy

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... they will be continuing their decarbonisation journey, as Australia should domestically." Meanwhile, Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen MP highlighted the government's achievements. "On the 30th October, we hit the highest renewable ...