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New Forests appoints new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... exciting time for New Forests." He also thanked Brand for his "vision, innovation and creating a culture of passionate, purpose-driven individuals." Last year, New Forests has locked in US$200 million in commitments for the African Forestry Impact Platform ...

New Forests launches ANZ forestry and agriculture fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
New Forests has launched a fourth Australia and New Zealand forestry and agriculture-based fund with the aim of raising $600 million in the next two to three years. The $10 billion global nature-based real assets and natural capital strategies investment ...

Carve outs for faith-based super funds are dead

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... controversial, the Coalition said it would establish a precedent whereby investment performance is no longer the sole benchmark and purpose of super. "It will open the floodgates to every tangential idea being a justification for super funds to perform ...

FSI names new global head of responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... of revisiting our strategy, we felt it was really important to spend quite a bit of time to hone in on our vision and purpose," Turner said. "There's so much going on, and so much to get caught up on, on issues ranging from ESG data and its quality ...

Hejaz Financial Services funds certified responsible invesments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... Certification Program is based on eight broad categories: 1. RI Strategies - formal, disclosed, consistent, auditable and fit for purpose 2. Product labels - clear, honest and not misleading 3. Avoids significant harm - as a minimum requirement 4. Accounts ...

Podcast: Calling "enough" on incremental sustainability progress with Mathew Nelson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... sustainability officer Mathew Nelson joins to explain why keeping on with the status quo on sustainability is no longer fit for purpose, why Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard's billion dollar donation is good, but not a universal solution, and why ...

Climate skills development needed: University of Technology Sydney

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... the financial services industry needs, with Atherton saying it was suspected the gap existed in Australia too. For the purpose of the study, climate skills were defined as "skills, knowledge and competency" including personal skills and skills within ...

No ESG drag seen in performance test results

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... funds is bad policy. It's inequitable, unfair and the results of the 2022 YFYS performance show that the policy has no purpose. It's a solution in desperate need of a problem that someone might have thought needed fixing."

Governance Institute calls for proactive thinking for virtual AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... participation means." To this end, the Governance Institute has issued a guide, Effective AGMs, designed to outline the purpose of the AGM, what to do before, during and after the AGM, a regulatory timeline and a logistics checklist. "We've all had to ...

Clean Energy Finance Corporation turns 10

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... to our energy supply underscore the critical need to strengthen our electricity transmission network so it is fit-for-purpose in bringing large-scale renewable energy and energy storage to consumers." The CEFC was legislated into being in 2012, as part ...