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US states sue Biden administration over "woke" ESG rules

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... "fundamentally unlawful, as well as arbitrary and capricious." The change by the DOL clarifies the ways in which ESG and climate change can be integrated into investment decisions like asset allocation and proxy voting by so-called ERISA funds, which ...

Sustainability reporting, biodiversity, social high on ASX agenda: UBS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) increasing from "a base of close to zero mentions in 2018." Climate change related topics such as renewable energy, net zero, green capex, emissions reductions, carbon credits/offsets and the ...

Podcast: Building climate impact with Bloom

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
We speak with Camille Soquet-Clerc, founder of Bloom Impact, an investment app offering retail investors access to climate-related impact investments. Fintech Bloom Impact offers access to a diversified growth portfolio of assets that meet climate impact ...

Is social the most important part of ESG investing?

CHRIS IGGO  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... 'S' of ESG - environmental, social and governance - is arguably the most important dimension. After all, we care about climate change because of its short and long-term impact on us and our ability to maintain a cohesive, healthy, and economically viable ...

Climate a top concern for Australia's C-Suite

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
The majority of Australia's corporate leaders say climate change is likely to impact their companies to a high or very high degree over the next three years, according to new research from Deloitte. Yet according to Deloitte's 2023 CxO Sustainability ...

Podcast: Is biodiversity "the new climate change"?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... Ninety One, joins us to talk about how to invest in the transition to a low-carbon economy, why biodiversity isn't the new climate change, and how Ninety One measures impact and additionality in its activities. Cooper co-manages Ninety One's Global Environment ...

Bloom raises $525,000 in seed funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
Fintech Bloom Impact has raised $525,000 in seed round funding. The climate impact app's funding round was led by Euphemia, the family office of Up co-founder Dominic Pym, and with Envato founders Collis and Cyan Ta'eed. Bloom Impact offers ...

Chubb Review recommends reforms to ACCU governance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... said. "I don't think companies should be spending shareholder money on offsets that may not reflect actual abatement." The Climate Council criticised the review, saying "in focusing on the governance, creation methods and reporting arrangements for Australian ...

Australian businesses exposed to EU carbon levy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... gradually. "A globally consistent carbon emissions trading scheme or some sort of ETS has obviously been the nirvana of all climate policy experts around the world, but the reality is that it's been very elusive," said EY Oceania chief sustainability ...

Deloitte launches green tech initiative for business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
Deloitte has launched GreenSpace Tech, a collaborative initiative to commercialise and scale climate technology solutions. The global initiative assists businesses - particularly those in the hard-to-abate sectors - to achieve their net zero commitments ...