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Plenti wins WA government mandate

KARREN VERGARA | THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025 | NEWS

ASX-listed Plenti Group has won a mandate from the Western Australian government to help the state accelerate the adoption of batteries. Plenti has become the administrator and financier for Western Australia's Residential Battery Scheme, whereby eligible ...

Woodside investors urged to sack the board over dud returns

ANDREW MCKEAN | THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025 | NEWS

Woodside's board is on notice as the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) urges investors to clean house, blaming directors for chronically weak returns and climate risk failures. The ACCR filed members' statements opposing the re-election ...

Hearts and Minds boosts dividend

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025 | NEWS

Hearts and Minds Investments (HM1) declared an increased half-year fully franked dividend of 8 cents per share, payable in April 2025. The board said the decision to increase the dividend was supported by strong investment performance and a significant ...

Carbon market responds to integrity concerns

ROSE MARY PETRASS | TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025 | NEWS

The carbon market industry has slammed media reports labelling carbon companies "cowboys, predators or parasites," calling the accusations "inflammatory and derogatory" and "unfair". A series of media reports published over the weekend published by ...

Australia leads in greenwashing lawsuits

ROSE MARY PETRASS | MONDAY, 28 OCT 2024 | NEWS

... Active Super have all been caught in the crosshairs. The hearing of the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility's (ACCR) claims against Santos took place on Monday, with the case due to conclude on Friday. At the nexus of climate and the future ...

Super for housing to exacerbate affordability crisis: Eslake

ANDREW MCKEAN | FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024 | NEWS

Superannuation being used for house deposits would push up home prices, undermining Australians' home ownership prospects, slash retirement savings, and come at a significant cost to the Budget, according to a Corinna Economic Advisory report by ...

Schroders quietly backpedals on carbon

ROSE MARY PETRASS | MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024 | NEWS

Schroders has quietly changed its exclusion policy and sustainable fund offering, all while issuing a disclaimer on ESG. The active investment manager dropped the word 'Sustainable' from its Schroder Sustainable Global Core Fund; the fund will now be ...

Green job market heats up

ROSE MARY PETRASS | MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024 | NEWS

... Kwan, an international arbitration lawyer, became general counsel for the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) in July, after nearly a decade at King & Wood Mallesons. ACCR executive director Brynn O'Brien praised Kwan's move as "courageous" ...

ACCR cuts ties with Rio Tinto

ROSE MARY PETRASS | THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024 | NEWS

... political lobbying activities are a greenwashing risk, a breach of public trust, and a form of investor deception, according to ACCR. This week, a prominent shareholder advocacy group announced it cut ties after a year-long engagement on climate-related ...

Demand up for green steel

ROSE MARY PETRASS | FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2024 | NEWS

... investment portfolio. Shareholder advocacy and research nonprofit, the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR), surveyed 500 global investors in steelmaking, iron ore and metallurgical coal mining. A large proportion of respondents were ...

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AGL mulls sale of Tilt Renewables

JAMIE WILLIAMSON

AGL Energy has confirmed it is considering selling its 20% stake in the wind and solar energy generator.

Nuveen eyes green loans in local RE strategy

MATTHEW WAI

Following its first close in December, Nuveen's Australian commercial real estate debt strategy, which has a focus on responsible investing, has received $300 million from the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) on its second close.

Wollemi Capital buys renewables platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON

The climate-focused investment firm will pay $19 million for MPower Group's renewable energy and battery storage business after the latter faced challenges in securing funding.

Podcast: Measuring nature assets in portfolios

THE GREENER WAY

In this episode of The Greener Way, host Michelle Baltazar discusses the transition to nature-positive investment portfolios with Lucian Peppelenbos, climate and biodiversity strategist at Robeco.

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