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Shared Value founder heads up regional alliance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... takes her experience to regional collaboration efforts. Steel now announces she has joined the South East Councils Climate Change Alliance (SECCCA) as CEO effective February. SECCCA is a collaboration of nine councils in Victoria's south-east taking ...

Historic data stymies climate risk pricing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
Institutional investors warn that the current methodologies for pricing climate change risk are inadequate and often lead to unintended outcomes and risk-and-return trade-offs, the head of responsible investing research at a specialist global asset ...

Fund managers "eagerly" await green Treasury bond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... Eligibility criteria for financing includes strong alignment with the Australian government's three key green goals: climate change mitigation, climate change adaptation, and improved environmental outcomes. Betashares responsible investments director ...

Members beef up ESG checks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... controversies and headlines made them consider whether their investments are contributing to human rights abuses (48%) or climate change (48%). On the environment front, net zero looms large: 76% want their banks and funds to make formal commitments ...

Greenwashing remains a priority: ASIC

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... unintended consequence of stopping big companies from doing a better job at tackling environmental risks, including climate change. It was a packed room last Thursday at the annual Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) conference held ...

Big super's plan on fossil fuel return

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... gas expansion plans and publicly divest if they fail to comply," Morgan said. Fully, 29 of the 30 funds identify climate change as a significant risk and/or have set an emissions reduction target through an active ownership strategy. Super fund support ...

More calls for adaptation

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
Adaptation should be rolled out alongside emissions mitigation, says assistant minister for climate change and energy Jenny McAllister. It is estimated that climate change will cost US$1.7-3.1 trillion a year through to 2050 globally. For example, the ...

Canberra funds $111m EV transition

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... and Australians looking to purchase. I hope to see this replicated by other rental car companies." Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen commented: "The Albanese Government is committed to increasing the availability and accessibility of ...

Apostle promotes PM to investment lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... can create positive change through allocating capital and addressing global issues such as gender equality and climate change. "I am fortunate to work for a firm that aligns its investment and corporate values, believing that you can pursue real-world ...

Climate group exodus unlikely to hinder climate action: IGCC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... 60 new signatories with approximately US$3 trillion in AUM have joined globally. Australia's Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), which runs the network locally, confirmed sustained growth with more joining than leaving. An IGCC spokesperson called ...