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MLC Life sustainability manager joins impact firm

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2024  |  NEWS
Sustainability and impact investment expert Désirée Lucchese has joined the board of a newly formed impact research and consulting firm as a non-executive director. Impact Alpha Partners (IAP), founded in 2023, sought Lucchese's expertise spanning ...

New fintech partnership tracks carbon

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2024  |  NEWS
A carbon tracker and an AI engagement platform for financial institutions have joined forces to provide climate-conscious spending solutions. Cogo will track carbon emissions for clients of Personetics, a global firm with over 130 bank partnerships ...

Aware Super appoints ESG, product and insurance heads

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... portfolio. Thomas is responsible for ESG strategy, management and performance, also overseeing health, safety and environment. Thomas has over 20 years' experience in ESG integrated strategy, risk management and governance for real estate working ...

Preqin offers ESG benchmark for alternatives

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024  |  NEWS
The financial data provider has launched a new ESG fund performance benchmark in what it says is a market first. The standard covers environmental, social and governance (ESG) fund performance win the context of wider private market asset classes (private ...

Russell Investments introduces new ESG-focused ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... ETFs continues to strengthen in Australia and, at the same time, investors seek investment solutions focused on the environment and sustainability. "RGOS gives investors access to quality investment ideas from multiple managers. In selecting these managers ...

Sandon Capital to buy carbon farms

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... also collaborates with other shareholders to take action. Australia, it believes, has the right legal and regulatory environment to make shareholder activism successful - following in the footsteps of the US, UK, and Europe, where shareholder activism ...

RIAA: Sustainability goes mainstream

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... racing to net zero. With growing demand for responsible investment, coupled with an increasingly robust regulatory environment, the RIAA Conference Australia 2024 is a must-attend event. The Responsible Investment Association of Australia (RIAA) expects ...

Three innovations to fix carbon market

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2024  |  NEWS
With effective risk management and capital allocation, Australia's carbon market can scale to become the biggest in the world, Westpac and the Carbon Market Institute (CMI) say. Companies are shifting from a focus on carbon neutrality to net zero alignment ...

Upskill needed as mandatory reporting looms

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2024  |  NEWS
Australian businesses and financiers face significant challenges in reporting on sustainability - a technical skill that is essential to meet climate targets and ensure a smooth and effective transition to net zero. Both government and high education ...

DEI winner takes home top prize

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024  |  NEWS
A social enterprise that employs refugee and migrant women has won the National Banksia Award; it's the first time a nomination in the DEI category has taken out the top sustainability prize. The fashion house The Social Outfit provides employment and ...
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