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BNP Paribas updates sustainability strategy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... Impact Infrastructure Debt, supported by alignment of its asset management, corporate and institutional banking, and insurance arms. The fund targets EUR 500-750 million from institutional investors, including BNP Paribas Cardif's initial commitment. ...

Global economists identify key risks for the decade ahead

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... "The world is undergoing significant structural transformations," John Scott, head of sustainability risk at Zurich Insurance Group, said. "Known risks are intensifying and new risks are emerging - but they also provide opportunities. Collective and ...

Report reveals progress on green finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... Hungarian central bank, have developed supervision methodologies to tackle biodiversity loss. Sustainable banking and insurance supervision policies in the most biodiverse countries of the Asia-Pacific and Latin America are highly exposed to nature-related ...

Investing during a disorderly transition: Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... walloped by extreme bushfires and floods in the last few years so we're starting to see the signs. The withdrawal of insurance cover from some areas and high premiums in others are pretty disorderly responses to higher physical risk. We are seeing ...

Treasury launches sustainable finance strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... disclosures, ushering in consistency and assurance for Australian investors." The strategy also noted that the household insurance sector will become the next area of focus for APRA's climate vulnerability assessment process. Last year, the five ...

Climate change a risk to financial stability: RBA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... robust estimates of possible credit losses." There will be a focus on the impact of climate change on the household insurance sector. "Payouts have been rising in real terms for some time, and more frequent and severe weather events are expected to further ...

How to build a climate-resilient business: Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... highlighting indirect impacts including disruptions to supply chains that interrupt business, more expensive or unavailable insurance and worse overall economic conditions. The IGCC strategy notes that there are barriers to private investment in adaptation ...

Climate risk or opportunity for insurance sector

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Insurance leaders have reframed the challenge of climate risk as an opportunity, stating that physical risk from climate change is not the biggest challenge to insurance. Finity Consulting principal Rade Musulin and Swiss Reinsurance head of property ...

Podcast: Investing in climate resilience - Michael Bones

THE GREENER WAY  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... conditions. Indirect impacts may include disruptions to supply chains that interrupt business, more expensive or unavailable insurance and worse overall economic conditions."

Climate minister identifies climate adaptation as key priority

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... conditions. Indirect impacts may include disruptions to supply chains that interrupt business, more expensive or unavailable insurance and worse overall economic conditions." "We've made really good progress, as I said, understanding how transition ...