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Sustainability is facing a data crisis: new research

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... greenwashing is accidental, and that better tools and systems are needed to improve their measurement. This comes as a new global IBM Institute for Business Value study of executives and consumers, "The ESG ultimatum: Profit or perish," reinforces that ...

Podcast: Impact investing - from rethink to redefine and reallocate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
We're joined by Nuveen global head of impact private equity Rekha Unnithan. Impact investing and the ability to invest to achieve real world social and environmental outcomes as well financial returns is a hot topic in investing, and Unnithan brings ...

South Korea leads with ESG fund disclosure taskforce and anti-greenwash laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... and are set to be released in the first half of 2023. The aim is to help create an ESG investment environment that meets global standards by resolving investor information asymmetry while preventing greenwashing and inducing responsible management. This ...

Amundi launches suite of Net Zero funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... is to invest in companies "best to support the transition of the economy to a low carbon model, enabling us to reach the global objective of Net Zero1 by 2050." Amundi defines net zero as "when emissions resulting from human activity are balanced globally ...

$500bn investment needed to decarbonise NEM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2023  |  NEWS
It is possible to decarbonise Australia's National Electricity Market (NEM) in line with the ambition of limiting global warming to 1.5°C, but it carries a price tag of nearly half a trillion dollars of investment between now and 2050. The Clean ...

IGCC calls on government to boost Aussie green industry

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... five successful climate markets - California, Denmark, Netherlands, South Korea, and Germany. The report was delivered by global climate change investment and advisory firm Pollination for the IGCC - a non-profit network that helps Australian and New ...

Hong Kong stock exchange proposes climate disclosures

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... Katherine Ng said the proposals will position Hong Kong as a trusted venue for capital raising. "With climate change being a global concern and focus, investors are demanding more information on how climate issues and related policy change could impact ...

Reducing carbon emissions without affecting tracking error: Realindex

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023  |  NEWS
Investors can achieve significant carbon reductions with low tracking error in global equities portfolios, according to research from Realindex Investments. The systematic equities manager recently analysed a basket of global equities indices from December ...

Modern slavery, just transition, tax key themes: Robeco

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023  |  NEWS
Global fund manager Robeco has added forced labour and modern slavery, just transition and tackling tax transparency to its 2023 engagement themes, while exploring engagement with governments on key ESG issues. Robeco launched its focused engagement ...

Turning PV waste into investment opportunity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... record 179 terawatt-hour (TWh) in 2021, marking 22% growth on 2020. In 2021, solar photovoltaics (PV) accounted for 3.6% of global electricity generation, making it the third-largest source of renewable electricity after hydropower and wind. More than ...