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Super funds back Say on Climate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2022
... allowing for more robust targets and transparency in how companies approach how they will adapt to and mitigate climate change impacts. Companies around the world, including several in Australia, put Say on Climate votes to their AGMs in 2021 - Aviva ...

Cyber attacks scare directors: WTW

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2022
... have been alerted to ransomware and extortion activity." The other big risk on the minds of company leadership is climate change. COP26 combined with increasing governmental and regulatory measures has driven up concerns around climate change risk in ...

'No easy answer' to ESG disclosures by super fund trustees

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022
In line with heightened public attention to the challenges of climate change, patterns of ESG disclosure by superannuation fund trustees have had to evolve. A Herbert Smith Freehills report claimed Australian superannuation fund members were more interested ...

ART responsible investment specialists jump to Redpoint

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2022
... sustainable investment strategist at ART, responsible for developing and implementing the fund's approach to managing climate change risks and opportunities, including aligning the fund to net zero. Previously, Parks was an ESG analyst at Credit Suisse ...

Australian Ethical adds to investment committee

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022
... officer of AMP Capital's Multi-Asset Group. McCullagh is a current non-executive director of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), a former director of QSuper, and established the ESG equities research capability at Credit Suisse Australia. Rankine ...

CareSuper appoints new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022
... brings in-depth knowledge of culture, governance, risk and advocacy, along with a passion for taking action on climate change," CareSuper said. Commenting on her appointment, Scott said: "I'm honoured to receive the support of CareSuper's Board to lead ...

Labor promises cheap childcare, climate action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2022
... unlike the Treasurer, Albanese acknowledged stagnant wage growth as a factor and also acknowledged the impact of climate change and its connection to the natural disasters that have impacted Australia recently. "The cost of everything is going up - but ...

Federal Budget delivers nothing on climate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022
... Deloitte Access Economics. Hutley calculated that just 0.3% of total expenditure for 2021-2024 has been committed to climate change initiatives, falling even lower, to just 0.2% in 2024-2026. She said much of the 0.3% is funding already committed prior ...

Big spend on cost of living, defence

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... in Victoria. Environmental spending still contentious While the LNP government has been reluctant to act on some climate change measures, its Budget announcement on sovereign manufacturing included a new patent box for the agriculture and low-emissions ...

Floods, fires, plagues catered to in Budget

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... National Party government plans to get there is through technology - not taxing emissions. The government did not link climate change to the increasing frequency of natural disasters in its Budget papers. The Budget includes $1.3 billion of new investment ...