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COP26 week one: what Australians need to know

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... granularity of the plan to underpin it." EY partner Emma Herd said she was tracking how the results of the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15), will play into climate commitments at COP26. "This year for the first time, biodiversity has seen a lot more ...

Measuring transition risk key to picking climate leaders: Aviva Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... 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 and manage the transition from the current, fossil-fuel powered ...

Biodiversity goals a part of COP26 considerations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... One of the open questions for COP26 is the extent to which biodiversity and the commitments of the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15), will play into climate commitments. COP15 finished in October, just before COP26. "This year for the first time, biodiversity ...

COP26 preview: reporting, carbon markets and role of finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... countries report on their emissions reductions progress. In Australia, the lead-up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) has been dominated by Australia's announcement that the government will commit to net zero by 2050. "Investors ...

Climate change "a first-order risk": RBA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... increasingly entered the discussion with foreign investors," Debelle said during a speech at the CFA Australia Investment Conference. "It almost invariably comes up in conversations I have with asset managers. "In our liaison conversations with many ...

Accounting bodies commit to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... The economic impact of climate change is also gaining attention in the lead-up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) next month. "The accounting bodies making this commitment are showing leadership in the fight against climate change," ...

Fragmented ESG regulation in APAC a challenge: State Street

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), which is due to be launched ahead of the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow. "This could force long term change on APAC, but the different speeds at which individual regulators are addressing ...

Australian companies under "extreme pressure" over ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... the report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the upcoming United Nations climate change conference (COP26), diversity and creating workplaces that reflect wider communities, and the impact of COVID-19 on gender diversity progress ...

Ratcheting up ambition on climate finance goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... is the first in a three part series of articles brought to you by Aviva Investors Next month's UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) is anticipated to set in motion accelerated action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement that will shape financial ...

Assessing the financial, ESG benefits of agricultural investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... represents 4% of Australia's GDP at $67 billion. Speaking at an Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees 2021 Conference panel at the event, Goonan cited statistics suggesting that the agriculture sector is targeted to grow to $100 billion by ...