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Stewardship resources should double

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
Stewardship is under-resourced as investors grapple with assessing how organisations align with the ambitions of clients and beneficiaries. Resources dedicated to the values of responsible planning and management of an organisation, need to double as ...

ISSB digital standards not perfect

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... immediately act on human rights - but it will monitor developments for potential future inclusion. The focus areas respond to investor needs in evaluating the impacts and dependencies of investible companies, to align with international frameworks including ...

Fund selection risk a material issue

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
Investors face fund selection risk and a substantial disparity in performance when choosing sustainable investment strategies, especially when it comes to ESG exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The difference in annualised returns between ESG funds can be ...

Plibersek threatens circularity laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... businesses don't step up it will revise legislation surrounding product stewardship and the circular economy to boost investor confidence. But environment minister Tanya Plibersek concedes that sometimes threats are as effective as action. The comments ...

Podcast: Timber talks - Cultivating natural capital with Sarah Clawson

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
This episode of The Greener Way, we hear from Sarah Clawson, Global Head of Investor Relations at New Forests - an international investment manager of nature-based real assets and natural capital strategies. Join senior journalist and host Rose Mary ...

BlackRock-Temasek closes at US$1.4 bn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
Two of the world's biggest investors have joined forces to fund private companies making waves in decarbonisation and the net zero economy. BlackRock and Temasek reached a final close of US$1.4 billion for their late-stage venture capital and growth ...

Closing the Gap in First Nations investing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
Indigenous communities' needs must be prioritised in investment decisions, and trust must be built through representation. Colonisation has had a profound impact on Indigenous peoples' identity and knowledge, panellists at the Responsible Investment ...

Companies warned to disclose nature risks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
Organisations must assess their nature-related dependencies, impacts, risks, and opportunities and disclose their findings to all stakeholders. Nature-related dependencies pose material financial risks for organisations, Tony Goldner, executive director ...

On biodiversity, a 143-year-old museum comes to the rescue

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... 'Dippy', the dinosaur. At the RIAA conference yesterday, a panel was assembled to talk about the best practices in investor and civil society partnerships. Speaking on her NGO experience was Jolene Elberth, corporate campaigns program manager ...

Disability inclusion is a financial issue

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
Following the ramping up of focus on gender, racial and ethnic, and LGBTQI+ inclusion in organisations, disability inclusion has emerged as the missing puzzle piece in the campaign for better diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). There are 4.4 million ...