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Role for finance after No vote

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Despite being voted down by the Australian public, the First Nations Voice to Parliament saw support from the private sector which viewed the federal advisory body as the next step for reconciliation. As the dust settles, experts say finance has an ...

Coal mine case sets climate risk precedent

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
The Federal Court has dismissed a challenge to two coal mine developments, establishing a precedent that the federal government can disregard the climate risks posed by such fossil fuel projects when deciding whether to approve them. In Environment ...

France "Say on Climate" law scrapped

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... companies would be mandated to submit their climate strategies for shareholder approval every three years, with an annual vote on the implementation of the strategy. It would have made France the first country to require listed companies to disclose ...

HESTA releases 2023 AGM hit list

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
Climate change, gender equality, decent work, and natural capital and biodiversity loss are priorities for one major Australian superfund when it comes to the 2023 ASX300 AGM season. HESTA, which has approximately $76 billion in assets under management ...

US regulator adopts tighter rules for ESG fund names

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... policy." As reported in Chief Investment Officer, during a hearing in which SEC commissioners approved the rule change on a 4-1 vote, Amanda Wagner, the senior special counsel for the SEC's division of investment management, explained that funds ...

Investors eye opportunities in Housing Australia Future Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
The passage of the $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund means an assured, long-term financing pool to support the development of social and affordable housing in conjunction with private investment. After negotiation in the Senate with crossbench ...

MONEYME becomes a B Corp

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... impact on society and the environment, Graham explained. The motion to amend the constitution passed with 98.2% of shareholder vote. B Corp accreditation is a global standard which identifies businesses and organisations with sustainable and ethical ...

Social license or social-washing - weighing the value of public statements on the Voice

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... or undecided position on the referendum, which contrasts with the supportive position many had for the marriage equality vote in 2017. Law firm Clayton Utz, previously against the Voice, has now publicly backflipped. It supported the Uluru Statement ...

Fidelity creates chief sustainability role, plus new chairs for IPCC and PRI

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... the PRI's forthcoming Signatory General Meeting on 13th September 2023. His confirmation will depend on a simple majority vote from PRI signatories, including asset owners. PRI chief executive officer David Atkin thanked Skancke for his leadership and ...

Voting on climate crucial during AGM season: Amundi

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... 2022, taking the total number of companies in climate-related engagement to 882. Particularly compelling is its decision to vote against CEO remuneration due to a lack of climate-related KPIs: the firm has voted against executive remuneration-related ...