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Pathzero names chief sustainability officer

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2022
... officer, following the launch of its latest data driven investment tool. Brulliard brings over 20 years of experience in climate change, natural resources economics and policy, in particular carbon, water and climate change adaption. Most recently, he ...

ASIC probes super fund, investment manager greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2022
... sustainability-related statements made to the ASX in October 2021. Longo noted that there is strong investor demand for climate-related disclosure to help investors make capital allocation decisions, and ASIC's task is to "ensure that there is integrity ...

First Sentier hires to new ESG role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2022
... led and supported global engagements on climate change and modern slavery including the Woodside engagement for Climate Action 100+. The appointment is a "significant addition to the team, signalling the importance of ESG to its investment approach," ...

Aware Super appoints new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2022
... demonstrating the long-term value creation that can be achieved through a commitment to policies such as positive climate action, and equality, diversity, and inclusion." Mostyn is currently president of Chief Executive Women, chair of Ausfilm, The Climate ...

BNP Paribas names APAC head of stewardship

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2022
... and led AIGCC's Asia Utilities Engagement Program, a collaborative engagement program that runs in parallel to Climate Action 100+. Before that, Ho was an equities portfolio manager at JP Morgan Asset Management for more than 10 years. "We are very pleased ...

Ethical ETF popularity soars

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
... conscious of their role as stewards of the planet, and in Australia, we saw a significant change of perception around climate change after the bushfires in 2019. People who had not previously thought of climate change became more aware, more concerned ...

UniSuper caps future investment in fossil fuels

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2022
... generate more than 10% of revenue from the extraction and production of thermal coal. UniSuper has issued its fifth annual climate risk report, detailing the $108 billion super fund's progress towards its net zero 2050 target and activities around ...

JANA announces Sustainability Advisory Council

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2022
... approach to sustainable investing backed by data, research and expertise, the consultant said. The members are experts in climate, biodiversity, human rights and inequality, diversity, equity, and inclusion. They include Climate Council councillor Nicki ...

HESTA adds Woodside, Santos to climate watchlist

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2022
... a timely, equitable and orderly transition to a low carbon economy. "Each of these companies has a role in mitigating climate risk and reducing emissions in Australia, which will help reduce the systemic climate risk to our members' portfolio," Blakey ...

ASIC highlights strategic priorities

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2022
... Regime (FAR) and digital technology and data. The report said: "Our regulatory environment is changing and evolving - climate risk, our ageing population, emerging data and digital technologies, and significant volatility in the crypto-assets market ...