Corporate Strategy

Future IM/Pact expands partnerships, appoints chair

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
Future IM/Pact has expanded its private wealth partnerships with the addition of four financial institutions, while also welcoming a new chair of the advisory board.

Podcast: Decommissioning offshore oil and gas with Joshua Runciman

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
Oil spills, leaks and contaminants can wreak havoc on marine life, and abandoned and decaying platforms and pipelines can cause large-scale damage through chemical and heavy-metal pollutants.

Climate transition poses GFC-level risk: Emmi

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
The global fixed income debt market faces significant climate transition risks, with trillions of dollars in outstanding bonds exposed to potential financial disruption by 2030, according to Emmi.

Consultancies jump on skills gap

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
Safety company UL Solutions and OpenEngagement, a stakeholder engagement and governance advisory firm, are partnering to help firms prepare mandatory climate reports as consultancies experience growing demand amid a talent shortfall.

ESG groups scramble to pivot

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
More asset managers and banks are dropping like flies from climate-focused initiatives, leaving ESG groups scrambling to stay relevant.

More climate exits as Trump takes charge

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Northern Trust and two other asset managers have left Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) as four banks exit the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA).

GFANZ pivots amid climate alliance shake-up

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
A major climate group bids adieu to three major institutions - with one firm saying it will focus on a different group which will no longer require members to adopt net zero targets.

Asset managers move climate targets in-house

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
Goldman Sachs (GS) and Franklin Templeton shed light on their departure from UN-convened Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) and embattled climate group Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) respectively.

Why climate-linked exec pay fails

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Investors increasingly look to companies that tie pay to climate goals but despite its popularity, it largely fails to achieve results, a new study reveals.

More work needed on climate risk response

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Australia's prudential supervisor says while larger entities continue to improve their climate risk maturity, there remains room for improvement.