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The implications of Australia's new carbon emissions target for bond investors

DAVID MCNEILL  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... existing industrial facilities. Whilst there is formal consensus on the net-zero targets across both of Australia's major political parties, the Liberal party, now in opposition, has refused to back the new bill and has announced that it will create ...

Global investors set net zero target, implementation lags

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... conversations with clients across all products and market segments, he added. The report also picked up on the bifurcation of political drivers on ESG. In the backdrop of the anti-ESG movement in the US, 47% of investors in North America report being ...

Juicing up gender equity with Orange Bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... change is a feminist issue," Shahnaz said. "Why? Because as the climate crisis worsens and escalates existing socio-political and economic tensions, women face increased vulnerabilities that range from loss of livelihood, to heightened risk to health ...

Testing ESG impacts on US pension fund returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... legislation on US investments, the long-run costs could become significant," Rainmaker said. "This result does not address political tensions in the US regarding ESG investment philosophies. "But it does reaffirm, despite what anyone's views on ESG investment ...

US attorneys general call out proxy advisers for "woke" agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... agenda." The letter to ISS and Glass, Lewis is the latest salvo in Republican politicians' anti-ESG/anti-woke capitalism political campaign. Earlier in the week, Paxton and Reyes and 23 other state attorneys general filed suit against the US Department ...

US states sue Biden administration over "woke" ESG rules

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... making investment decisions." Paxton called the rule change part of the Biden Administration's push to "advance a woke political agenda." The 23 states joining Texas and Utah include Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa ...

Global food systems at risk: Barclays

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... much as I love tech, from an investor perspective, we have to consider food security from a broader perspective - the political angle, the social angle, the macro economic angle, they're all intrinsically linked. "The risks are far greater than the opportunities ...

Climate a top concern for Australia's C-Suite

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... relocating facilities to make them more climate resistant, 29% incorporating climate considerations into lobbying and political donations, and 28% tying senior leaders' compensation to environmental sustainability performance. "We're starting to see ...

Carbon markets, biodiversity on tap at COP27

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... investment COP as it is an implementation COP," he said. "It's making sure there are moneys flowing and getting over the political wrangling over loss and damage money. It was important to see China put forward money into loss and damage. That should ...

Australia joins COP27 forests partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... well. New Forests CEO David Brand says that while the commitments are hazy, "it's fair to say that having this level of political commitment to forestry and land use is important because forestry and land use has often been the orphan of climate mitigation." ...