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Aussie businesses building climate resilience: FM Global

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... businesses' climate risk and ESG interests. "There has been a marginal increase in the position of Australia, from a benchmark of 20 to a benchmark of 19 this year," said FM Global operations senior vice president ANZ Andrew Stafford. "There are ...

Podcast: Getting ESG credentials - Tianna Rose

THE GREENER WAY  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... recent years has introduced the Certificate in ESG Investing in Australia, designed to give investment professionals the benchmark knowledge and skills they require to integrate ESG factors into their investment processes. Tianna recently received the ...

Strong demand for green bonds: BNP Paribas Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... developments, including Germany's signal to investors that they wish to create a pricing curve for green bonds to create a benchmark. He also highlighted Australia's announced intention to issue sovereign green bonds as well. In April, the federal government ...

Australia not ready for sustainability benchmarks, consultants warn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
Australia's sustainability agenda is not keeping up with new globally consistent sustainability reporting standards set to be released at the end of June, according to a national ESG consultant to Australian businesses. Two new voluntary sustainability ...

Climate Action 100+ ramps up corporate activities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... be done, but we are trying to push from disclosure to impact." Climate Action 100+ has released a new version of its benchmark, which is used to measure progress in the target companies. "The new benchmark introduced some new sub-indicators around transition ...

Aussie AI platform aids HK firms in Scope 3 emissions compliance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... positive environmental impacts." "With countries like Hong Kong moving to match standards outlined by the ISSB... a global benchmark is being established and it's evolving quickly," Cajic told FS Sustainability. "Australia is a long way behind [Europe ...

Podcast: Is stewardship a sword or a shield for investors - Pablo Berrutti

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... total portfolio emissions was 180,600 tonnes of CO2 equivalent, 90% below the equivalent emissions from the aggregate benchmark. However, the total footprint was 4% higher than 2019 baseline because of a 51% increase in assets under management. At that ...

It pays to go green: top ETF megatrends for long-term growth

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... investors to capture thematic opportunities." "The ever-expanding selection of thematic ETFs alongside core ETFs that track benchmark share and bond market indexes as well as important commodities such as gold is allowing investors to build entire portfolios ...

Giant Leap completes fundraise for second impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... funds exposure to other forms of founder diversity." Earlier this year, Giant Leap released its second Impact Startups Benchmark Report, which provides details on the impact startup space in Australia and around the world. The report found there was ...

Jones calls for taxonomy to clarify greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones said that without a sustainable finance taxonomy, regulators will only be able to catch the "most egregious" examples of greenwashing in Australia. Speaking at the Australian Council ...