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Climate fund assets reach half a trillion dollars

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
The world is failing to limit warming to 1.5°C - yet climate transition funds are gaining traction, with assets in open-end and exchange-traded funds with a climate focus now reaching US$534 billion. Boosted by inflows and product development, assets ...

Australia's wealth gap deepens: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
The gap between those with the most and those with the least has blown out over the past two decades, with the average wealth of the highest 20% growing at four times the rate of the lowest, new research suggests. A new report by the Australian Council ...

KPMG and Microsoft pair to upskill ESG

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... Blackburn added: "Skilling is a vital prerequisite for driving progress. To meet their commitments, these companies need to gain insights, take action, and ultimately transform their businesses." She said the coursework "provides the knowledge and tools ...

Go digital for ESG, financial reporting: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... year, from 125 hours in the first year to 17 hours from the second years onwards," Deloitte said. This ongoing efficiency gain would apply to ESG reporting, O'Mahony said. "It's very expensive for ESG reporting," he said. "We look at this and ...

MONEYME becomes a B Corp

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
Digital non-bank consumer lender MONEYME has become the third current ASX-listed financial institution to attain B Corp certification. The company started the process of B Corp certification approximately two years ago as a way of demonstrating tangible ...

Avani partners with EG towards "real zero"

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... in energy consumption and avoids up to 1100 tonnes of CO2 per building per year. The software tracks building systems to gain real-time data by monitoring utilities and identifying the consumption behaviours of tenants. It then allows the user to utilises ...

Building sustainable supply chains

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
Global supply chains can create business efficiencies but also leave companies vulnerable to environmental and social risks, meaning that greater transparency is key to mitigating participation in unsustainable activities. This is one of the key messages ...

How investors manage risk in a new AI world

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
In an era marked by the rapid ascent of generative artificial intelligence (AI), investors can potentially reap the rewards from a plethora of efficiency-maximising opportunities to automate core business processes in the companies they invest in. But ...

Ethical investments recover performance: Chant West

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... negative and positive screening - align closely with impact investing. Traditionally, ethical funds were rare and struggled to gain traction due to the perception they might not offer competitive returns. However, the landscape has shifted dramatically ...

Finding opportunities in the energy transition: IML

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... miners are too expensive, based on IML's valuation models, which means IML goes one step back along the value chain to gain exposure. "We want to buy things that are good value, and we're not finding much if anything in the direct resources space," ...