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Cannon-Brookes backs rural climate fund

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... regional communities. The 16 grants will help locals decarbonise, adapt to a changing climate, and mitigate the risks of global warming. The projects are the first cohort from the Community Led Climate Solutions program, funded by Cannon-Brookes' ...

Apostle promotes PM to investment lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... leadership within this space." Parkyn added that investors can create positive change through allocating capital and addressing global issues such as gender equality and climate change. "I am fortunate to work for a firm that aligns its investment and ...

ESG indices linked to Myanmar junta

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... funds, said it could not comment on individual companies it was invested in. A spokesperson confirmed that the firm tracks global securities indices through "passively managed exchange-traded funds (ETFs). All ESG ETFs contain screens to remove companies ...

Climate group exodus unlikely to hinder climate action: IGCC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... this area are better served through our existing investor-led and client-centric issuer engagement approach". State Street Global Advisers, PIMCO, and BlackRock made similar moves in recent weeks. Climate Action 100+ said it was "disappointed to see ...

Industry unveils plan to boost female executives

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... Willis Towers Watson found gender diversity in investment teams can add 45 basis points annually in net excess returns. All global and domestic fund managers surveyed wanted to improve DEI in their investment teams, the research found. Almost all (94%) ...

Carbon trading roundup: Verra, REDD+, BetaCarbon

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... platform Verra is in hot water from accusations of alleged abuses by Human Rights Watch, as it seeks public input on a global methodology for carbon capture and storage hubs. Australia's ACCU supply could triple by 2033, making it the largest developer ...

ASX 200 lacks sourcing transparency

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... 32 standards across governance, economic, social and environmental domains, as set out by the internationally recognised Global Reporting Index (GRI). The index used a 5-star rating system to rank how many GRI standards a company reports on, and how ...

Upward trends continue despite ESG backlash

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... science-based targets has led top practitioners to tread more carefully on asset allocations and geographical spread. The global responsible investment industry has in recent years faced a backlash surrounding environmental, social, and corporate governance ...

Blue bonds: A growing resource for sustainability financing

MATT LAWTON, TONGAI KUNORUBWE  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... Environment Programme Finance Initiative estimates that ocean-linked sectors contribute US$2.5 trillion in value to the global economy and support over 30 million jobs. Additionally, the ocean provides a vital source of protein to 3 billion people, and ...

Looking beyond the gender pay gap

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... typically expected to make greater career sacrifices to have children," Sarah Liu, founder and director of DEI consultancy TDC Global said. During child-rearing years, women are more likely to work part-time, and more likely to take on more of the domestic ...