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Unloved sector poised to reap rewards

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Smart investors are buying into firms angling to solve the agri-food sector's biggest challenges, says Tai Lin, managing partner at private equity giant Proterra Asia. Amid an escalating global food crisis and the urgency of climate change, the ...

Australia among the leaders in lowering carbon emissions

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Defying the global increase of carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel, Australia has slashed its emissions year-on-year, a trend likely to continue. A research report 'The Global Carbon Budget' released this week in time for COP29 found the ...

More work needed on climate risk response

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Australia's prudential supervisor says while larger entities continue to improve their climate risk maturity, there remains room for improvement. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) urged all regulated entities to consider the ...

Green Moves: NorthStar Impact, Aboriginal Investment NT, Care Super

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
A former Australian Ethical exec has circled back to the responsible investing space, meanwhile an energy giant's top science expert quits in protest over alleged unsubstantiated net zero claims. Former Australian Ethical CIO David Macri has left Mason ...

Cbus board still considering CFMEU directors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Fronting a Senate hearing today, Cbus chief executive Kristian Fok said the fund's board is still considering whether it will appoint the replacement directors nominated by the CFMEU back in September. In September, the CFMEU administrator re-nominated ...

Podcast: Environmental impact of artificial intelligence with Prabhakar Srinivasan

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
It's fair to stay that AI is officially here to stay - it's everywhere, in our workplaces and even in our homes. However, the datacentres used in AI churns through energy and leaving behind a hefty carbon footprint, especially when we consider ...

ASIC calls for feedback on disclosure regime

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
From January next year, large companies need to provide climate-related financial disclosures in their annual sustainability reports - the regulator is seeking comment. To help businesses comply with the new requirement, the corporate watchdog this ...

'No' to nuclear energy, 'yes' to biodiversity

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Nuclear energy is a non-starter and Canberra needs to lift its game on environmental policies, leading 'Teal' independents told a climate summit. Speaking at the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) summit last Friday, independent MPs Zoe ...

HESTA red flags MinRes for governance failures

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey has said the super fund has been engaging directly with MinRes regarding its recent governance failures and "remains disappointed" with the company's responses. "Our concerns include that the managing director's ...

Invesco Advisers pays $26m over false ESG claims

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Invesco Advisers was charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after it was found to have misled investors as to what proportion of its total assets were invested according to ESG principles. Invesco Advisers was charged with willfully ...