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The "Wild West" of "blue" investing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... EY's climate change and sustainability services team, Ethinvest director of philanthropy Blair Palese, South Pole climate action head Thomas Schroeder, and Minderoo Foundation sustainable ocean finance lead Dr Melissa Walsh took on these topics. ...

Time is running out: latest IPCC report says 1.5°C is "likely"

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... There was also an emphasis on the importance of incorporating local and Indigenous knowledge and perspectives into climate action. The report is set to inform the next UN climate summit COP28 in the United Arab Emirates in Dubai from 30 November - where ...

New report finds global carbon markets hit new record amid energy crisis

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... a challenge for households, businesses, and governments alike, but it only increases the importance of decisive climate action." Australia looks set to introduce an emissions trading scheme for the hard-to-abate sector of industrial emitters in July ...

Juicing up gender equity with Orange Bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... to projects within companies that substantially benefit women or gender minorities, while ensuring in parallel a climate action plan. In addition, OBI requires a gender-equitable workforce and/or inclusive value chains, or are majority women-owned or ...

Activist investor launches Santos campaign

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... to shareholders vs a peer average of 32% and 24% paid by Woodside," Snowcap said. Snowcap also said "Santos' Climate Action Plan has drawn criticism for 'greenwashing' and a lack of credibility," and noted that "in 2021, the company's ...

Majority of investors collaborate on engagement, but disclosure lags: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... Estelle Parker. "Collab is now really wide-spread; 82% of respondents say the collaborate in initiatives such as Climate Action 100+ and there are similar initiatives around nature being developed at the moment. Then we have the collaborative response ...

Trust in ethics plummets: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... "But we do see a bit of a drop and that is a stance on a stronger expectation around what it will mean to address climate action and how resilient we want business to be as part of that program." The results speak to the need for corporate professionals ...

Australia joins COP27 forests partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... Finland, Gabon, Norway, the Republic of Korea, the UK and the US. "The Australian Government is getting ahead with climate action, working with industry and the community to decarbonise the economy and our forests will play a crucial role in this transition," ...

IFM hires ESG exec from Mercer

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... the beginning of 2022, IFM was one of three Australia investors singled out for showing best practice in setting climate action plans. Aware Super, IFM Investors and UniSuper were part of a list of 10 institutional investors highlighted by the Investor ...

First Sentier Investors hires industry exec to new ESG role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... led and supported global engagements on climate change and modern slavery including the Woodside engagement for Climate Action 100+. The appointment is a "significant addition to the team, signalling the importance of ESG to its investment approach," ...