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Podcast: Measuring nature assets in portfolios

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... climate and biodiversity strategist at Robeco. Lucian shares his insights on the importance of incorporating environmental impacts into investment strategies, using the Task Force for Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) guidance, and the launch ...

Raising the bar on gold integrity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... into the formal system." Artisanal miners often use mercury to extract gold, with devastating health and environmental impacts. Though alternative technologies exist with higher yields, they require substantial upfront investment, which many small-scale ...

Unclear rules pose investment risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... situation is not so clear cut. Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek is not legally required to consider the environmental impacts of emissions when approving coal and gas projects. The decision is the result of a Federal Court review of the 'living ...

Plibersek threatens circularity laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... framework. "GDP is a classic measure of economic activity that takes no account of resource depletion or environmental impacts," Plibersek said. "Economic activity is a very clumsy measure of standard of living."

ASX 200 lacks sourcing transparency

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... supplies to the energy efficiency of appliances or equipment, how companies source their labour, or the environmental impacts of packaging used in products produced."

Personal views influence climate decision-making

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
Australian and Asia Pacific financiers see reputational risk as a greater concern than the social and environmental impacts of the companies in which they invest. Personal views on climate are influencing investment decision-making, with financiers ...

Rest makes another impact investment allocation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... their retirement savings with strong, long-term investment returns and also generate measurable positive environmental impacts," said Kiran Singh, Rest's head of listed assets. "The transition to a lower-carbon economy is presenting us with new investment ...

Brookfield reaches first close on second transition fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... Fund strategy is aiming to deliver strong risk-adjusted financial returns for investors and make meaningful environmental impacts for people and the planet." Fundraising for BGTF II is expected to conclude in the third quarter of this year. "Corporate ...

Call for investment to spur ethical fashion education

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... "Consumption has driven economic growth over the last century, but this growth has come with enormous social and environmental impacts. Consumers are increasingly spending their time, attention and resources to better understand the impact of their purchases ...

Reducing risk and navigating a just transition

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... upgrades to hospitals, infrastructure, schools and daycare centres, while effectively mitigating negative environmental impacts arising from decommissioning oil and gas infrastructure and developing new infrastructure. "Until we do place-based planning.... ...
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Santos receives takeover offer from Abu Dhabi-led consortium

ANDREW MCKEAN
Santos has received a non-binding $8.89 per share cash offer from the XRG Consortium, led by XRG P.J.S.C., a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ANDOC), alongside Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund ADQ and US private equity firm Carlyle.

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Funding lifts for climate, health, people startups

KARREN VERGARA
While funding for impact startups has broadly declined, those operating in climate, health and people has seen funding levels improve compared to three years ago, according to the Impact Startups Benchmark Report 2025.

Mind the gap: Investors' role in balancing fairness and competitiveness in executive pay

ALEXANDRE PROST
Investors have a significant role to play in helping to move the dial on executive remuneration, aiming to increase fairness and reduce inequality.

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