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Morningstar boosts ESG focus with new hire

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
Morningstar has appointed Michelle Cameron as the commercial leader for Sustainalytics in Australia. Cameron has decades of experience leading sales, customer management and service teams in financial services with a focus on sustainable finance and ...

SBTi chief Luiz Amaral to step down

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
The group tasked with defining best practice in science-based emissions reduction goals seeks a new CEO. Luiz Fernando do Amaral will step down from his role for personal reasons at the end of July. Susan Jenny Ehr, currently chief legal officer, will ...

Over half of firms created new net zero roles: Deloitte

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... 50% of financial firms added headcount or created new roles to deliver on net zero strategy, a recent global industry executive survey from Deloitte and the Institute of International Finance found. Australian recruiters confirmed the findings hold true ...

Aus Ethical gets ex-PRI chief

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... planet. Where we invest our money matters, and I encourage every Australian to feel empowered by that." Chair and non-executive director of Australian Ethical Superannuation Board, Steve Gibbs, said: "It's with great pleasure that we welcome Fiona Reynolds ...

Ex-Moody's chief rejoins standards setter

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... He will take over from acting managing director Andrea Pryde, who will continue at the foundation in her capacity as executive operations director. Lee White was the previous managing director. He moved to the International Federation of Accountants ...

DEI peak body firms up leadership

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... a diversity advocate, a sought-after keynote speaker, commentator, and guest panellist on ABCTV Gruen. Currently non-executive director for Maurice Blackburn Lawyers and UN Global Compact Network Australia, a major sustainability initiative for businesses ...

Retirement heavyweight pitches climate fix

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... MinterEllison's ESG team, part of the firm's ESG and Sustainable Business Centre of Excellence. The renowned non-executive director has historically operated within superannuation and financial services. He was previously ASIC deputy chair. In ...

Podcast: Beyond ESG - UN PRI stewardship and engagement initiatives with David Atkin

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... working together to advocate for ESG integration into investment activities to promote sustainability. David Atkin, chief executive, has a long list of accolades to his name and prior experience at the helm of entities the likes of the Climate Council ...

Climate Change Authority appoints new chair

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... expensive" and "take far too long". The CCA's new member is Patty Akopiantz of Assembly Climate Capital. Akopiantz is a non-executive director at KPMG, a chair at Environmental Leadership Australia, alongside multiple other director and chair positions. ...

Women continue to lag in asset management

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
Women make up 28% of the industry, but at the current rate of promotion and retention, investment teams will reach gender parity at the end of the decade. Progress is slow and poaching is rife in Australia's $4.3 trillion investment sector, with a four-point ...