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ESG linked to pay in top APAC listed firms

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... 3 emissions. Climate-linked pay largely fails to achieve results, a study last year from the Investor Group on Climate Change found. Ganu predicts that in North America particularly, geopolitical changes may prompt slowdown in climate and DEI measures. ...

Biodiversity loss, climate front of mind for investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Institutional investors are increasingly concerned about the "twin crises" of biodiversity loss and climate change resulting from deforestation. That was a key finding of ISS STOXX's Natural Capital Research Institute's first report on how investors ...

Green careers in silent crisis

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... A UK study has revealed 43% of green professionals are the sole staff member responsible for sustainability and climate change within their organisation. The research, conducted by Green Careers Hub, a UK careers site led by the Institute of Environmental ...

Green Moves: S&P, SBTi, Macquarie, Anti-Slavery Commissioner

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... commitments to set targets, with Asia leading the charge. "As the founding chief executive of the UK's Committee on Climate Change (CCC), David is a true pioneer with unrivalled qualifications," said SBTi chair Francesco Starace. Outgoing interim CEO ...

Most popular podcast episodes of 2024

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... infrastructure with Niall Mills of Igneo While infrastructure as an asset class is heavily exposed to the risks of climate change, it is also key to decarbonising our global economy. Listen here. 6. Global update on sustainability laws and standards ...

Aus govt calls VCs and private equity to back circular economy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... inaugural plan for a circular economy. The Circular Economy Framework, released last week by the federal department of climate change, energy, environment and water, calls investors the catalysts for achieving this change. The plan sets out the conditions ...

Big money urged to leverage influence

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... manager PKA defended its exit saying it wished to focus on its membership of the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC). Australian superannuation fund CBUS left in September 2022, while German insurer HanseMerkur and the Church of England ...

Climate changes how investors get paid

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
Climate change is causing a shift in the way investments are returned, from paying dividends to repurchasing shares - particularly in Australia. New research from the University of Queensland (UQ) finds the US, China, and the Philippines are also most ...

Asset managers move climate targets in-house

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... action in-house from 1 December. It's the latest in a string of recent departures from CA100+. The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), which is the convener of CA100+ in Australia, confirmed Franklin Templeton's exit but said the initiative's signatory ...

What to expect in 2025

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... investment fundamentals," she says. "In addition to tense international relations, investors must continue to navigate climate change implications, energy security, and supply chain issues." As for AI, there is an estimated US$1 trillion expected to ...