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Consultancies jump on skills gap

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... software, including the UL Solutions ULTRUS software portfolio. It also delivers enterprise sustainability services, environmental product declarations and zero-waste-to-landfill claim validation services, in addition to its safety services. UL Solutions ...

Asset managers react to news 2C is 'dead'

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
With the Earth breaching 1.5°C, HESTA and Alphinity Investment Management are tightening their net zero portfolio alignment methodologies, sector transition pathways, and adaptation to climate change to reduce physical risk. HESTA and Alphinity - both ...

Green moves: HSBC, ACSI, Minderoo, The Superpower Institute, QLD Office of Social Impact, Terrain NRM

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... related to sustainability-related risk and opportunity. Prior to this, she worked at BHP for nearly 12 years in environmental sustainability and climate resilience. Minderoo said in a statement: "We believe in a future where healthy ecosystems are safeguarded ...

Five V hires from buyout firm EQT

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... Solutions and recently invested in Digital Matter. For its part, EQT is expanding into the Australian energy and environmental sector after buying companies worth over $10 billion in the past four years, including retirement village and cancer care company ...

Investors and business leaders call for end to 'weak' net zero pledge

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
An open letter led by Fortescue and signed by the likes of Future Super, Ethinvest, and a former RBA Governor, calls on the federal government to phase out fossil fuels. The letter demands 'real zero' targets over 'net zero' targets, and clear and transparent ...

Carbon market responds to integrity concerns

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... farming is a relatively new industry providing, as partially noted in the articles, a range of climate, social and environmental benefits. Like other land sector industries, carbon farming needs to address social licence and stakeholder relation challenges. ...

Google's DEI dump may tank ESG score

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... following recent court decisions and executive orders on this topic." While Alphabet is not involved in any major environmental or governance controversies, it does not score well on social-related ESG metrics. MSCI gives the company a 'yellow' ...

Investors slam dumping of nature positive laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... increasingly viewing nature degradation and destruction as a risk to portfolios, Parker said an EPA and stronger baseline environmental protection laws would eliminate uncertainty in environmental protection and be good for the economy. Around half of ...

Coalition plans to scrap climate reporting

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... sustainability at Zenith Investment Partners. "Sustainability isn't dictated by political cycles. It's driven by economic and environmental realities," Higgins said. "ESG and sustainability aren't disappearing; they are maturing." A significant majority ...

Young investors' appetite for ESG investing dwindles: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
While interest in screens relating to environmental and living wage issues remains strong, passion for ESG investing is waning - particularly among younger investors. Research from Cerulli Associates shows enthusiasm for ESG products has plateaued ...