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New code of practice guidance for voluntary carbon markets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... companies can now directly make claims against it. We encourage all businesses to show ambition, make a claim and accelerate global net zero," Mark Kenber, executive director of VCMI said. "With COP28 beginning in a matter of hours, VCMs will once again ...

Sustainable AUM tops US$30 trn despite tighter labels

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... labelled as "sustainable", sustainable investment assets under management increased by 20% since 2020 in non-US markets. A global collaboration of sustainable investment organisations has teamed up with HSBC Global Research to report on the current state ...

UN-informed tool to assess SDG progress

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... (SDGs). The tool incorporates the UN Environmental Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) Sector Impact Map to move needle on global impact integration in portfolios. Covering 500 sectoral activities and 38 impact topics, the tool has now been applied ...

Podcast: Driving the just transition in APAC - Jane Ho

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... conversation is BNP Paribas Asset Management head of stewardship, Asia Pacific, Jane Ho. Jane discusses how she implements the global aims of energy transition, environmental sustainability and equality and inclusive growth in the APAC region and why ...

Rest invests $1b in Quinbrook green data centres

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... sustainable digitisation is essential to help unlock rapid transformation in energy-efficiency and enable the connectivity of the global economy. The superfund, which has $75 billion in funds under management, has a goal to achieve a net zero carbon ...

Slow progress on human rights in business

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... across 80 countries on the first steps that companies should be taking to address gender inequality. WBA found that overall, global performance on gender equality is "dismal". In most companies, women are underrepresented in leadership and unable to ...

$50 million backing for Conscious Investment Management fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... will join CIM as a special advisor, focusing his time on CIMSHF2. White is a special advisor to Heitman, a US$53 billion global real estate investment manager where he previously worked for over a decade as a senior managing director and member of the ...

Loss and damage funds a key consideration for COP28

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
The shape and scope of a global fund on loss and damage, the integration of climate into biodiversity, and how human rights and the just transition figure into government, business and investor commitments are all topics of interest at the forthcoming ...

Surge in executive support for sustainability

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... the business case for sustainability, but, heightened understanding has not yet translated into increased investment. A global survey of 2151 executives across 718 large organisations finds executives acknowledge the benefits of sustainable business ...

Capacity Investment Scheme expansion to jolt renewable energy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... announced Net Zero Authority the Government can foster thriving regions and ensure Australia remains competitive in the global economy," Jackson said. Community and union alliance Hunter Jobs Alliance coordinator Justin Page said the announcement has ...