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Nearly a quarter of Australian bank debt has nature-related risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... human rights, decent work, and ethical conduct will also be assessed. RIAA Nature Working Group Meanwhile, Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) has named Pollination as the principal partner of its Nature Working Group. The hub aims ...

Treasury issues statement on systemic climate risk to government bonds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
Treasury has acknowledged that climate is a systemic risk for the Australian economy and creates uncertainty about the fiscal impacts of climate change on government bonds. The federal court has approved a settlement between the Commonwealth and Kathleen ...

ESG factors increasingly drive financial decisions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... emissions and reporting on ESG metrics and diversity quotas. Only 7% of asset managers believe ESG factors do not drive investment decisions, down from 22% in 2022. Global investment solutions firm Russell Investments released its ninth-annual ESG Manager ...

Podcast: Deconstructing constructive corporate engagements

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... know if they're successful? Joining us to discuss this is Sudip Hazra a director at First Sentier MUFG Sustainable Investment Institute. First Sentier Investors communicate and conduct business through different legal entities in different locations. ...

Investors press Boral for clarity on net zero ambitions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... Boral is also one of only three companies in Australia ranked by Climate Action 100+ (CA100+), a global independent investment network, as misaligned in its direct and indirect lobbying, alongside Woodside and Santos. The investors engaging with Boral ...

PRI to shake up reporting framework for signatories

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) is set to revamp its reporting mechanisms for signatories as part of new framework to help investors better define their responsible investment progression. PRI has launched the co-design process for the ...

Role for finance after No vote

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... should engage with traditional owners as if they were legal owners, Janice Morris, fund executive director of Impact Investment Partners said. In protecting sacred cultural sites "we've got to have more foresight," Adam Davids, Wiradjuri man, Fulbright ...

Investors prepare for urgent action on nature

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... hosted its inaugural event in Sydney supported by ISS ESG, where experts discussed how nature is beginning to influence investment decisions. With some nature targets just six years away, the investment community must adapt to evolving regulations and ...

Renewables set to dominate by 2040

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... energy mix. Between 2021 to 2040, total energy investments are set to increase from US$1.5 to US$2-3.2 trillion, while investment levels as a proportion of GDP will remain relatively stable. Decarbonisation technologies are tipped to grow 6-11% per year ...

Investors lack clarity, rural solutions lack funding

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... This comes as recent research from The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) found that there are opportunities for investment across almost every industry, but that investors are struggling to identify those opportunities. Consultation with many of ...