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FSI unlocks green finance for unlisted infrastructure fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... the green tranche will activate exclusively to fund projects and assets necessary for the transition to a low carbon and climate resilient economy. The facility provides bridge funding, pending drawdown from the fund's institutional investors. As part ...

APRA releases guidance on climate change risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released its final prudential practice guide on climate change financial risks. Noting that climate risks extend to all sectors of the economy, APRA noted in Prudential Practice Guide CPG 229 ...

Super funds that invest responsibly draw market share: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... outcomes," said RIAA CEO Simon O'Connor. "We've seen quite a strong step-up in areas including the fact that at 92% of funds, climate risk is now a board level risk to manage." The RIAA survey found that 92% of funds indicated that climate risk is actively ...

Sustainability moving from "why" to "how": Banksia Foundation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... stakeholders manager Edwina Clowes noted that collective action across the meat industry can lead to significant action on climate. In 2017, MLA set a 2030 carbon neutral target. Clowes explained that to date, the meat and livestock industry has reduced ...

Beyond the spin - what did COP26 actually deliver?

SIMON O'CONNOR  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... from Simon O'Connor, CEO of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). If there is one thing a UN Climate Change Conference always delivers, it is bucketloads of pledges. But if we sift through the various announcements which came ...

Willis Towers Watson names head of sustainable investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... consulting services. "This means that a key focus of our activities is to help our clients identify the investment risks from climate change and to support them in developing policies that manage these risks and align their portfolios with the transition ...

Not all net zero targets created equal: Maple-Brown Abbott

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... its end uses contributes to three quarters of the world's GHG emissions, which is why Maple-Brown Abbott focuses on climate risk in engagements with energy companies. "We've focused on the electricity and power sector and seen some great progress," ...

Top 100 asset owners "hold keys" to net zero: Willis Towers Watson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... happen because more asset owners will commit to this net zero target." Unger noted that it is increasingly accepted that climate risk is financial risk. At COP26, APRA and RBA issued a joint statement as members of the Network for Greening the Financial ...

Inconsistent data a challenge to ESG uptake: BNP Paribas Securities Services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... Australia say conflicting ESG ratings are an issue, compared to 67%) say the same globally and 49% in APAC. When it comes to climate change risk disclosure, the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) is the emerging consensus structure ...

Assessing ESG risk, opportunity through the legal lens: Corrs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... position the business to do that in a way that might prevent/mitigate against those inevitable risks they see on the way." Climate change is inevitably one of the top issues that come to the agenda for corporate counsels, but human rights also figures ...