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Treasury publishes climate disclosure legislation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... Climate-related Financial Information accounting standard. The legislation would amend the Australian Securities and Investment Commission Act and the Corporations Act. Under the proposed legislation, entities who meet two of the three criteria - revenue ...

Paris overshoot: are investors prepared?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... jail free card for infinite production of fossil fuels. This diversity complicates the assessment of potential risk in investment. Duncan Paterson, director of investor practice at the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), warns that the current trajectory ...

Carbon markets heat up

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... platform has seen a surge in demand with nearly 300 million certificates issued on the Evident registry last year. The investment enables expansion into new regions, as well as new products including Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), green hydrogen, biomethane ...

Growing scope for investing in natural capital: bfinance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
Global investment consultancy bfinance has identified more than 50 asset managers globally who are investing in natural capital. bfinance reported that at a global level, there were more client searches for natural capital manager in 2023 than real ...

Global economists identify key risks for the decade ahead

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
Ahead of its annual meeting in Davos next week, the World Economic Forum (WEF) revealed an ominous outlook for the next decade: the world faces looming crises driven by compounding economic, societal and natural collapse. Economists warn we are entering ...

Forestry fund raises $450m for natural capital

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
A global investment manager is targeting one million tonnes of carbon abatement over the next decade by harnessing Australia's natural capital. New Forests, manager of nature-based real assets and natural capital strategies, completed the first close ...

Built industry bodies call for green innovation policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
Electrifying the built environment in Australia could unlock $49 billion in energy savings between now and 2050 while avoiding 199mt of CO2 emissions, according to a report by the Property Council of Australia and the Green Building Council of Australia. ...

World Bank breaks record with US$5b sustainable development bond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
The World Bank has launched a $5 billion, seven-year bond set to mature in January 2031. The international development bank seeks to end extreme poverty and promote prosperity, with funds raised by the bond to be used towards furthering Sustainable ...

Podcast: Will PFAS be everywhere forever? Investing in PFAS solutions with Georgia Hall

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  SUNDAY, 7 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... population - a level which is considered unsafe by US standards. Here to discuss is Georgia Hall, the London-based ESG and investment director, global listed infrastructure, with Maple-Brown Abbot. The boutique investment manager recently put out a paper ...

Top 10 most-read articles of 2023

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... Authority (APRA) clarified that they expect super funds to demonstrate an understanding of ESG risks and opportunities in investment activities and demonstrate how stewardship activities generate value in investments. #5: ASIC issues more greenwashing ...