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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 ...

abrdn establishes Sustainability Group, promotes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022
... Group will continue to coordinate and set the abrdn house view and standards on sustainability matters including climate change, corporate governance, voting and active ownership to support the investment teams in delivering a coherent ESG integration ...

SEC to standardise climate disclosures

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2022
... change, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposes all entities it regulates should have to disclose climate change-related factors including greenhouse gas emissions. The proposal would mean companies regulated by the SEC would have to ...

Hostplus commits to net zero

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2022
... fund Hostplus has committed to net zero by 2050, in line with Australia's commitment to the Paris Agreement. "Climate change represents a significant financial risk to global markets and economies over the longer term. We have a responsibility to ...

Guy Debelle resigns from RBA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022
... through the crisis in a strong position. "I have often spoken about the opportunities for business to help address climate change. This new position gives me the opportunity to make a significant contribution in this area." Debelle was reappointed as ...

80% of Aussies expect ethical investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2022
... backed up. The days of pure marketing spin without substance are well and truly gone." Australians support action on climate change - 84% of respondents believe it is important their super fund or bank commits to reducing greenhouse emissions (84%) ...

AGL rejects another takeover bid

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
... Energy. Last February, it appointed Vanessa (Fernandes) Sullivan as a non-executive director, who has experience in climate change risk, ESG governance and low-emission industry transition. Sullivan is currently a non-executive director of Essential ...

Trustees to be quizzed on climate risk management

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022
... how their current practices align to the prudential regulator's guidance on managing the financial risks of climate change. APRA will soon be sending a voluntary survey to medium-to-large entities in its remit, asking them to assess themselves against ...

Australian Unity appoints ESG lead

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2022
... properties should be the beneficiaries of Shinde's leadership. "Parag's deep knowledge of property sustainability and climate change strategies will be invaluable in accelerating Australian Unity Property's ESG strategy, and his work will drive stronger ...

CalPERS, CalSTRS face fossil fuels ban

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2022
... largest employee pension funds use their enormous investment power to finance the very companies that are driving climate change". The press conference heard that many of the funds' member unions have passed divestment resolutions, such as the California ...