FS Sustainability

CIM to develop ACCUs with Greening Australia

ROSE MARY PETRASS   Conscious Investment Management (CIM) has partnered with an environmental non-profit to jointly develop ACCUs under the environmental planting methodology.

Budget 2024: A win for clean energy, not environment

ROSE MARY PETRASS   The Federal Budget is an "excellent down-payment" on clean energy - but fails on nature and biodiversity, gas, electrification, and ACCUs.

Podcast: Federal Budget, Climate Week, clean energy and the case for a price on carbon

ROSE MARY PETRASS   In this episode of The Greener Way, we hear from Tim Buckley, founder and director of Climate Energy Finance, a public interest pro bono think tank that produces research and analysis on accelerating the global energy transition.

Budget 2024: Regulators given boost to combat misconduct, cybersecurity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON   The government will provide $17.3 million over four years to ASIC and APRA to combat greenwashing and other related financial misconduct and help further develop Australia's sustainable finance market.

The rising role and risks of generative AI

ANDREW MCKEAN   Generative AI, a rapidly advancing form of deep learning that mimics human output, also raises concerns about the verifiability of its results, UTS industry professor - emerging technology Nicholas Davis says.

Make sustainability sexy

ROSE MARY PETRASS   Sydney's inaugural Climate Action Week kicked off with a flurry of events across the city, including a panel with Planet Ark founder Jon Dee, and Green Building Council of Australia CEO Davina Rooney.

The 50 most influential ESG corporate professionals in Australia named

ROSE MARY PETRASS   The 50 most influential ESG professionals working at ASX-listed companies have been named by trade publication FS Sustainability in the 2024 ESG Power50 guide.

Impact investing drops down the list

ROSE MARY PETRASS   New global findings from a US$240 billion asset manager finds that persistent inflation and market volatility has investors' minds focused on returns rather than impact.

More funding necessary to fix housing crisis

ROSE MARY PETRASS   There are some apprehensions over adequacy of $11.3 billion of new funding earmarked for housing in the 2024 Budget.

Budget 2024: Additional $11.3bn promised for housing

ELIZA BAVIN   The Albanese government has made significant new housing investments in the Budget to help deliver a comprehensive Homes for Australia plan.

ESG fund performance leans on growth

ROSE MARY PETRASS   The sustainable investing space continues to mature, with increasing demand for genuine impact and value-based strategies over growth-focused ones, says Nomura UK's sustainable equities portfolio manager.

ESG managed accounts hit $16 bn

ROSE MARY PETRASS   BT Panorama reached a milestone in growth of its managed accounts, as funds under administration increased by 31% to $16 billion, and new ESG options were added.

ESG jobs in 2024: Salaries, career tips and more

ROSE MARY PETRASS   In this episode of The Greener Way, we hear from Simon Gvalda, manager of the ESG and Responsible Investment Recruitment team at Kaizen Recruitment, who recently released their much-awaited salary guide for ESG roles in 2024.

ESG professionals' salary guide revealed

ELIZA BAVIN   Increasing demand for a better work-life balance has seen many ESG professionals looking to make a job switch, the newest Kaizen Recruitment salary guide found.