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US rejects SDGs, Agenda 2030

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
The US has rejected the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Agenda 2030, which aim to end poverty and tackle climate change, under a new administration that is solely focused on putting America first. Minister counsellor to the United Nations ...

Family offices share sustainable investment preferences

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... were interested in investing here. As for impact investing proclivities and intentions, some 42% are looking to invest in climate and environmental sustainability strategies. Further, 26% are already invested in them. The area with the second highest ...

Perpetual appoints demerger specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... prompted "eager bidders to emerge." Hong arrived from NSW Treasury, where, for three years, he was the executive director of climate change and balance sheet. He also worked as NSW procurement executive director of commercial and advisory, part of the ...

Australia's ecosystems get a dollar value

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... "ecosystem services" - nature's contributions to the economy and other human activity. The most valuable service identified was climate regulation through carbon storage. Australia's ecosystems store 34.6 million kilotonnes of carbon, valued at $43.2 ...

Green moves: Re-Vi, Aware Super, Insignia Financial

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... has a new chief executive, while VFMC loses a sustainability specialist and Aware Super hires an AI expert. Australian climate tech and biochar company Re-Vi Group has appointed Radha Kuppalli as chief executive. Kuppalli joins from New Forests, where ...

ESG investing to skyrocket in APAC: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... pension funds and asset managers, are actively embedding sustainability into their portfolios. The region's emphasis on climate policies, corporate transparency, and green financing initiatives has created a well-established ESG ecosystem, reinforcing ...

Super moves: Qantas Super, VFMC, AusSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... Financial's asset management business. Gaskin's new title at MLC Asset Management is senior manager of asset management climate data and reporting. In her new role, Gaskin will lead the asset management division's contribution to the newly ...

Australian Ethical sees path through anti-ESG push

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... ideology, but also because of where we are in the context of this mega trend shift to cheaper renewable energy to address the climate emergency." Australian Ethical's future-focused portfolios have benefitted from US trade tariffs. The firm's Balanced ...

Climate Change Authority warns of nuclear bungle

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
New independent analysis predicts nuclear could add two billion tonnes of emissions and reach 2.6°C of warming. The Climate Change Authority compared published modelling by the Australian Energy Market Operator and Frontier Economics. It found that ...

BlackRock moves on natural capital

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... that contribute directly to economic value and investment returns. While the firm is shifting away from ESG and overt climate rhetoric, it is looking to focus more on long-term financial resilience - including investment in natural capital assets. With ...