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Palliser Capital hits out at Rio Tinto board

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
Palliser Capital has vowed to continue pressing for governance reform at Rio Tinto after its shareholder resolution calling for an independent review of the miner's dual-listed company structure fell short at the group's annual general meeting. The ...

Podcast: Banking on the climate transition

THE GREENER WAY  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
Australia's big five banks - ANZ, Commonwealth Bank, Macquarie Group, NAB and Westpac - have all committed to limiting or cutting financing to fossil fuel projects that they feel are not aligned to achieving a net zero future. This requires a lot of ...

ART promotes high-profile retirement specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
Australian Retirement Trust has promoted its high-profile asset liability management lead to a more senior retirement job. Longstanding executive and renowned retirement specialist Brnic Van Wyk has been elevated to principal of retirement solutions ...

Investors continue to dump Climate Active certifications

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025  |  NEWS
IFM Investors and Insignia Financial have confirmed their exit from the government's Climate Active scheme. Launched in 2019, Climate Active certifies organisations, products, events and brands as being carbon neutral. IFM Investors was certified ...

Silva Capital to capture 460k tonnes of carbon with first plantings

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025  |  NEWS
Silva Capital, the joint venture between Roc Partners and C6 Investment Management to provide carbon investment products, has completed first plantings on one of the Silva Carbon Origination Fund's seed assets in Queensland, forecasted to capture an ...

Future Super, Verve to overhaul investments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2025  |  NEWS
Future Super and Verve Super will be merged into the Smart Future Trust, giving members of each a completely new menu of investment options for less, including a dedicated gender equity option. From May 23, the Future Super Fund, including the Verve ...

DWS fined $43m for greenwashing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025  |  NEWS
DWS will pay $43 million (US$27m) to settle a long-running greenwashing case brought by Frankfurt prosecutors. In 2021, a whistleblower - former DWS group sustainability officer Desiree Fixler - came forward with claims the asset manager was making ...

CFA Institute scrubs 'ESG' from ESG certificate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
The CFA Institute is dropping 'ESG' from the name of its Certificate in ESG Investing. The CFA Institute's Certificate in ESG Investing will be renamed the Sustainable Investing Certificate from April 8. According to the CFA Institute: "Since ...

Advertisers to adhere to new Environmental Claims Code

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
This month marked the introduction of the Australian Association of National Advertisers' (AANA) Environmental Claims Code, another weapon in the fight against greenwashing. Effective March 1, advertisers and marketers across Australia must apply ...

Carbon Market Report shows positive momentum

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Regulator's (CER) latest Quarterly Carbon Market Report (QCMR) shows that Australia's carbon market, coupled with the reformed Safeguard Mechanism, are assisting businesses to make strong contributions toward Australia achieving its ...
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