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UK transition plan taskforce releases final disclosure framework

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... mandatory for larger companies. Insurer Aviva, the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), asset manager Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM), UK-based bank NatWest, and consumer goods company Unilever, were among the large companies and financial ...

Property investor GPT joins advanced RAP cohort

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... for its 2023-2026 Stretch RAP include improving employment pathways and inclusion in the workplace, and increasing investment in businesses that are owned and operated by First Nations Peoples. The group will strengthen partnership activities to improve ...

ACCC approves Origin Energy bid on renewable grounds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... take over upstream operatorship of APLNG. Brookfield has committed to investing "at least" $20 billion of additional investment during the next decade to construct up to 14 GW of new renewable generation and storage facilities in Australia. Origin's ...

New EU rules at the border and beyond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Stay ahead of new EU sustainability rules at the border and beyond: World-first European Green Bond standard, EU launches Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) slated for 2024. World-first European ...

Solving carbon credit concerns with blockchain

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... purchasers included MyCarbon, a UK based Carbon Consultancy firm; White Star Capital, a global multi-stage technology investment firm; and Northern Trust. Legal agreements are generated automatically using the Avvoka legal smart contract tool. Northern ...

Impax launches global fund down under

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... manager has launched its Global Opportunities Fund in Australia, offering local investors access to global sustainable investment opportunities. The Impax Global Opportunities Fund is an all-cap global equities product that seeks to achieve long-term ...

Investing in net zero "makes business sense": Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... Acadian Asset Management, the ASX300 has about a 20% probability of achieving net zero by 2050. Meanwhile, research from investment strategy firm Scientific Beta suggests that super funds need to reduce the carbon intensity of their portfolios at a rate ...

Mandatory climate reporting challenges directors: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... questions like upskilling of board members and senior management, alignment of remuneration with strategic targets and investment in both the upskilling and in the process of moving to mandatory reporting. This means the question of preparing for mandatory ...

Does sustainable investing underperform?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... research director at Scientific Beta Felix Goltz commented: "For investors looking to integrate ESG objectives in their investment process, it is crucial to question what impact this would have on their portfolio's financial performance. The existence ...

Climate risk or opportunity for insurance sector

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... risk and transition, Musulin said, as the massive scale of risk posed by climate change calls for an equally massive investment in risk reduction through mitigation and adaptation. Extreme weather, rising seas, decarbonisation, economics, and politics ...