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Flawed carbon credits add to business risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... projects (HIR) is one of the most common nature-based offset types. These do not involve planting trees; they include land management changes that promote regrowth of native vegetation, largely by reducing livestock numbers. But this form of carbon offset ...

ASIC wins greenwashing case against Vanguard

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... have occurred between August 2018 and February 2021. As at February 2021, the fund had about $1 billion in funds under management. The claims were made via a variety of mediums, including in 12 product disclosure statements, a media release about the ...

Shared Value founder heads up regional alliance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... things up for resilient future generations. "SECCCA is at the nexus of my skillset, which is stakeholder relationship management, strategy, and problem-solving." SECCCA was established 20 years ago to help councils meet net zero targets. Since then ...

Historic data stymies climate risk pricing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... have "a broader responsibility when it comes to climate change beyond effective consideration in day-to-day portfolio management. A desire to deliver climate change outcomes can have financial materiality and this requires a deeper level of analysis ...

Nature taskforce announces leadership overhaul

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... is Andre Hoffmann, vice-chair of Roche Holding AG, the Swiss healthcare company, and board member of SystemIQ, the management consultancy. Hoffman is on board of trustees of WEF, chairperson of Dutch management consultancy Capitals Coalition, and founding ...

Fund managers "eagerly" await green Treasury bond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... Treasury bond. The green bonds are set to be issued between April and June 2024 by the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) on behalf of the Australian government. The bond will mature in June 2034. The institutions will lead an investor ...

Mercer nabs Aware sustainability expert

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... investment analyst. Before that, he was an ESG investments associate with the Royal Bank of Canada-owned BlueBay Asset Management, the fixed-income credit and alternative investment manager managing $US150 billion. Previously, he was an ESG Consultant ...

Institutional investors shift gears amid "new market regime"

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
Nuveen's latest global institutional investor survey shows that investors are adjusting risk management and asset allocation strategies due to geopolitical tensions, higher rates, market volatility, and upcoming elections, with three themes dominating ...

Deutsche Bank links 33% of long-term bonuses to non-financial targets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... sustainable financing and ESG investments, the reduction of electricity consumption in the bank's buildings, climate risk management, improvements in gender diversity, and governance factors including control risk management, anti-money laundering and ...

Experts issue warning over AI washing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... to "throw investors off the scent" of potential vulnerability. Worn also observes that financial advisers and wealth management firms are falling prey to trickery from shoddy vendors presenting themselves as possessing AI capabilities. In reality, these ...