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$12tn Asian engagement program advocates climate-linked pay

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
Prominent Asian utilities investors are actively engaging with companies to align executive remuneration with climate progress in their investment portfolios. Despite the welcome progress on climate, investors are calling for more accelerated climate ...

How investors manage risk in a new AI world

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... in the responsible use of technology, including the responsible use of AI in its code of ethics in 2017 which raised key risk and regulatory questions for generative AI including intellectual property, data privacy and security, discrimination, product ...

Blackstone closes record energy transition fund at $7.1bn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... climate change solutions projects. Blackstone's Credit and Insurance segment currently has $295 billion in AUM and seeks risk-adjusted returns by investing across the entire corporate credit market, from public debt to private loans. "The energy transition ...

ASX200 skirts Scope 3 disclosures

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... Davidson said. "It will focus the minds of the 30% of ASX200 companies that continue to provide limited information on climate risk to the market. It's time all companies realise that they, along with the entire economy, face climate risks that they ...

Climate: debt rise, credit falls for 59 nations as early as 2030

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
The global financial system will see progressive deterioration of sovereign credit ratings in 59 countries due to climate-related factors, resulting in a substantial rise in both corporate and sovereign debt by tens of billions of dollars from 2030. ...

Active Super to face court over greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... superannuation fund." "Active Super represented on their website that they eliminated investments that posed too great a risk to the environment and the community, including tobacco manufacturing, oil tar sands and gambling," ASIC said. "Active Super ...

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

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... from the deep understanding a representative advisory body would be able to convey to Australia's legislature." Systems risk and economic inclusion A study from RIAA last year found that 71% of investors engage or advocate on public policy initiatives. ...

Sustainable finance heavyweight to chair National Reconstruction Fund board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... Impact's Advisory Council. Kathryn Presser, currently the chair of the South Australian Department of Treasury and Finance's Risk and Performance Committee. Presser also holds several current non-executive director positions, including for the Australian ...

Climate disclosure lawsuit against Commonwealth settled

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... class action lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Australia alleging the government does not properly disclose climate change risk in government bonds has been settled. The case was filed in 2020 by Kathleen (Katta) O'Donnell, who is represented by ...

Investments at risk: Finance "out of step" with climate science

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... of Australia (RBA) does not consider climate tipping points at this time. The report warns that retirement savings are at risk through overreliance on economic research that ignores the financial risks of climate tipping points. A tipping point is a ...