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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 an era marked by the rapid ascent of generative artificial intelligence (AI), investors can potentially reap the rewards from a plethora of efficiency-maximising opportunities to automate core business processes in the companies they invest in. But ...

Active Super to face court over greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
ASIC has filed a suit against Active Super over greenwashing claims, alleging, among other charges, that the super fund was invested in Russian assets after the invasion of Ukraine while purporting otherwise to members. The markets regulator has commenced ...

S&P Global drops ESG letter ratings from credit reports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
S&P Global Ratings has stopped providing new ESG scores when evaluating credit in an abrupt about-face. Effective immediately, the company announced it is no longer publishing new ESG credit indicators in our reports or updating outstanding ESG credit ...

Industy veterans named to sustainable finance taxonomy working group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
The former deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia is one of two leaders of the body that will develop an Australian sustainable finance taxonomy. The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) has named former RBA deputy governor Guy ...

Renewables round up: BlackRock launches US$1.9b NZ renewables fund

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
One of the world's largest investment firms has announced a $2 billion fund to invest in New Zealand clean tech towards 100% renewable electricity generation by 2035. The country's energy mix currently consists mainly of hydropower, geothermal power ...

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

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
Many companies and investors have come out with public statements on an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament, with some questioning the effectiveness - and appropriateness - of such statements. Corporates are evaluating whether ...

Climate disclosure lawsuit against Commonwealth settled

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... change risks to bond investors is misleading or deceptive under s 12DA of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 (Cth)."

Revenue recycling carbon tax would increase Australia's GDP

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
A carbon tax where cash proceeds are redirected back into the Australian economy would help Australia achieve its emissions reductions goals, and also provide economic benefits. New research to be published in September's issue of the Journal of Cleaner ...

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

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
Fidelity has created a chief sustainability officer position and put Jenn-Hui Tan in the role. This comes as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) announce new chairs. Tan has ...