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COP26 week two: negotiations focus on carbon markets, reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... by world leaders and could yield significant progress around reporting on country commitments and progress to contain climate change. The G20 World Leader's Summit in Rome that directly preceded the kick-off of COP26, plus the participation of global ...

RBA, APRA outline COP26 commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) reiterated their stance that climate change will impact economic output, drive changes in the value of assets and income streams and therefore poses systemic risks ...

COP26 week one: what Australians need to know

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... ambition, but also the credibility and granularity of the plan to underpin it." Biodiversity's role in containing climate change "We need to see real leadership in terms of setting short term targets for 2030 and crucially developing sectoral roadmaps. ...

IFRS announces plan for comprehensive sustainability standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... announced that two leading investor-focused sustainability disclosure organisations will consolidate into the IFRS Board - the Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB-an initiative of CDP) and the Value Reporting Foundation (VRF-which houses the Integrated ...

Measuring transition risk key to picking climate leaders: Aviva Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... three-part series of articles brought to you by Aviva Investors As governments negotiate fresh commitments to contain climate change to 1.5 degrees C at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), one of the issues at play will be how to measure ...

New Forests to partner on African forestry strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... Norfund's expertise in investing for development in Africa, with New Forests' track record in scaling investment and climate finance in forestry into new geographic and market segments. "We've been having discussions with players in the African ...

Board of the future to face more ESG issues: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... years. We know we're going to need a different skill set after 5 years Participants in the report's research identified climate change, the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, economic instability, technology and digitalisation and cyber security risk ...

Fidelity International to invest $150bn in net zero strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... portfolio by 50% by 2030 on the way to net zero by 2050. The global fund manager has introduced an enhanced, engagement-led climate investing policy to support its net zero commitment, and has introduced a net zero methodology to guide the pathway, according ...

Credible COP26 outcome needed to catalyse private investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... and granularity of the plan to underpin it." Dodwell based his analysis on his experience in the public service. As a climate change and environmental policy expert, Dodwell is responsible for managing Impax's engagement in the development of policy ...

Fiji, Australia sign Indo-Pacific Carbon Offsets Scheme deal at COP26

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... market-based trading solutions for carbon credits is an area of intense interest at COP26. Emma Herd, a partner at EY's Climate Change and Sustainability Services (CCaSS) practice, has pointed to potential developments in Article 6 of the Paris Agreement ...