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Role for finance after No vote

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... sessions on how finance can lead the way in supporting equity partnerships, economic self-determination, and land stewardship in natural capital. FS Sustainability was a media partner to the conference. Caring for Country ASFI is developing Australia's ...

Investors prepare for urgent action on nature

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... Bradshaw said, adding that biodiversity and climate are interdependent and that this will affect financial valuations. "Stewardship and engagement is the only route," she said, as it is not possible to divest from one specific section of a company. Engagement ...

Investors up the ante on company biodiversity risks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... on Climate Change, the Finance for Biodiversity Foundation and Planet Tracker. BNP Paribas Asset Management head of stewardship Adam Kanzer said: "We are gratified and energized by the strong response we've received from both asset managers and asset ...

Climate risk or opportunity for insurance sector

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... invest in financial markets to generate income. There is discussion of divestment from emissions-intensive assets, or stewardship and engagement in the companies that insurance firms invest in. IAG "advocates" for ongoing investment in resilience and ...

Grim stats for company, investor net zero targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... exposure." Acadian also uses its Net Zero Credibility Assessment model and the resulting score as a tool to shape stewardship and engagement strategies. "We then use the scores to help prioritise engagement and target companies that are performing poorly ...

Exiting emissions-intensive assets may not reduce climate risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... by investors of the global factors driving systemic risk. Vigorous, active, unremitting individual and collective stewardship is part of the response. "Engagement is a key tool for investors, as is supporting companies that investors deem to have a credible ...

Norway's oil fund updates climate demands

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... expectations," the fund's chief governance and compliance officer Carine Smith Ihenacho said in a statement. Lead investment stewardship manager Tim Smith commented: "Many companies now need to move on from disclosures and target setting to the execution ...

Responsible investment AUM declines but uptake increases: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... to achieve," Herd said. "The strong similarities between response rates on integration and corporate engagement and stewardship feels like a relationship between the two, not just one but both."

How to achieve low carbon intensity in your equity portfolio

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... Metrics are a good starting point but you have to use it as a starting point." Investors should also use effective stewardship to promote implementation of Science-Based Targets, and not letting Scope 3 emissions fall below the radar with respect to ...

Appointment round-up: TelstraSuper, CSIRO, FRRR

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... Working Group and a council member at the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors and ESG manager - investment stewardship at the Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC). She has deep experience in corporate governance, having worked as ...