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Robeco defines key business sustainability impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
Global fund manager Robeco has identified climate change, biodiversity, social rights and ESG data quality as material issues that pose both financial materiality and impact materiality in their operations. Robeco has released its sustainability report ...

Podcast: Is stewardship a sword or a shield for investors - Pablo Berrutti

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... sustainable investing in the Sustainable Funds Group, which managed US$21.5 billion as of the end of 2021. In their 2021 climate report, the fund mnager found tht their total portfolio emissions was 180,600 tonnes of CO2 equivalent, 90% below the equivalent ...

CBA invests in native seed merchant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... development of high integrity carbon credits, fostering economic opportunities for local communities and helping clients manage climate change risk, said Andrew Hinchliff, CBA group executive institutional banking and markets. "As the world focuses on ...

Climate engagement escalation vital to responsible investing: Aviva Investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
Strong engagement is crucial to solving the climate crisis, with Aviva Investors identifying nearly 400 instances where their active ownership helped drive positive changes in corporate behaviour. Aviva Investors has released its Responsible Investment ...

ISSB to unlock sustainable capital: IFRS exec

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... active role in establishing and overseeing the work of the ISSB. For more than a decade, she was managing director of the Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB), an international consortium of business and environmental NGOs that was consolidated ...

Octopus Energy makes waves with £1.5bn renewable energy investment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... agreement and the UK-Japan Framework Agreement on renewables and offshore wind. This comes as the G7 Ministers' Meeting on Climate, Energy and Environment in Sapporo last month agreed to increase offshore wind capacity by 150 GW by 2030 and solar ...

Investment opportunities in a changing global food system

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... the food value chain, versus those that are not adapting and will be more vulnerable to the complex challenges ahead." Climate risks The report cautions investors to consider the environmental impact of conventional meat production, as well as the challenges ...

AI and ESG: risk or opportunity?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... and opportunities and enhance sustainability strategies. AI tools can optimise energy consumption, produce more accurate climate modelling, monitor deforestation, screen candidates without bias. AI can be applied to produce a potential improvement in ...

Outgoing APRA deputy governor calls for greater board diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... financial sector - including growing cyber threats, digital disruption to business models, a challenging path through climate transition, and rising geopolitical risk." Speaking at an event, Rowell noted that APRA has a role to play to make sure the ...

It pays to go green: top ETF megatrends for long-term growth

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... grams in lithium and an EV needs 40,000-80,000 grams. Green technology tipping points Hannon said that a tipping point of climate tech is expected to jumpstart rapid decarbonisation - 5% market penetration is predicted to be the trigger for rapid uptake ...