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"Alarming" lack of capex alignment to 1.5C goals: Climate Action100+

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... measured on their progress against the initiative's three engagement goals and a set of key indicators related to business alignment with the goals of the Paris Agreement. They found indications of overall year-on-year improvements on cutting greenhouse ...

Fintech Bloom Impact to cultivate retail climate investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
A new investment app is 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 goals with a minimum investment of $500. It was launched ...

Draft Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures released

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... reporting agenda." "It kicks off an 18-month dialogue and market consultations with a range of key stakeholders including business, investors, financial institutions, asset managers, and regulators," Leeshaa said. "The hope is now for business and finance ...

Key sustainability factors impacting business in 2022

LOUISE CAMENZULI  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
2021 was another year of great change and uncertainty as the pandemic presented further challenges to business and social continuity. This, coupled with a heightened focus on environment, social and governance (ESG) matters, meant sustainability was ...

US SEC proposes rules for climate disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... and long-term, how identified climate-related risks have affected or are likely to affect the registrant's strategy, business model, and outlook and the impact of climate-related events transition activities impact on financial statements, assumptions ...

Apostle Funds Management launches people and planet fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... The Sydney-based fund manager partners with best-of-breed international and domestic asset managers. Manning joined the business in August 2021 from AMP Capital Investors, according to sister publication Industry Moves.

BlueScope steels itself for climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... BlueScope Steel's chief executive of climate change Gretta Stephens. "Climate change is a critical importance in our business," she said. "We are in a hard to abate industry and we make a commodity that the world needs." Stephens will discuss how BlueScope ...

ESG drivers rising up M&A strategy agenda: PwC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... a driver of value, not just as a defensive consideration," Chadha said. "People are thinking, I'm looking at a retail business, can I look at new product development methodology, can we use fabrics that are more sustainable, will customers be happy to ...

Conscious Investment Management adopts Reconciliation Action Plan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
Specialist impact investment fund manager Conscious Investment Management (CIM) has launched its first Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). The Reflect RAP is intended to guide the firm's "commitment to collaborating with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ...

Identifying female leadership as driver of value: Vontobel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... that's what makes it very interesting for ESG. Meritocracy lets the better candidates through and that's good for business." To encourage a culture that is more meritocratic and therefore more likely to retain and promote women, companies need ...