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Investors welcome Commonwealth green bond program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... following the development of a Green Bonds Framework and engagement with investors. "We encourage the Treasurer and AOFM to protect the credibility of the program by ensuring the use of proceeds (UoP) from green bond issuance are directed toward projects ...

Weighing ESG risks of nickel as a critical mineral: ISS ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
Demand for nickel - a key mineral in electric vehicle and battery production - is expected to skyrocket, and increasing sourcing from countries like Australia could help diversify away from labour and environmental risks present in other countries ...

New nature-based team for AECOM ANZ

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... climate regulation, carbon storage, pollination, and water regulation. Therefore, nature-based solutions are vital to protect, sustainably manage and restore natural and modified ecosystems that address societal challenges adaptively. The nature-based ...

Casting a wide net: ending modern slavery in fisheries

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
Seafood is one of the most traded food commodities in the world, and with an annual revenue of US$611.80 billon in 2023 the market is expected to grow by 6.23% annually to 2027. However, many consumers and investors are unaware of the risk of modern ...

Modern slavery on the rise 10 years after Rana Plaza

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
It is 10 years since more than a thousand people died in the Rana Plaza textile factory collapse in Bangladesh in April 2013. In the intervening years, regulations to improve factory safety has been introduced in Bangladesh, and issues related to worker ...

Modern slavery, just transition, tax key themes: Robeco

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023  |  NEWS
Global fund manager Robeco has added forced labour and modern slavery, just transition and tackling tax transparency to its 2023 engagement themes, while exploring engagement with governments on key ESG issues. Robeco launched its focused engagement ...

Turning PV waste into investment opportunity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... available to manage end of life panels into the future. A provision fund is a pool of funds held in trust, designed to protect investors in the event a borrower misses a payment or defaults. It is designed to help provide investors with ongoing protection ...

RIAA hires head of certification

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... labelling market. "Our role through certification is to lift the standards of practice in responsible investment and to protect consumers from the risks of greenwashing, in a manner that aligns strongly with the regulator's expectations in this area." ...

Australia "on notice" as final TNFD draft framework released

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has released the final draft framework, Version 0.4, which will help companies navigate their nature-related risk. The new TNFD draft framework is the fourth and final draft of all core elements ...

Insured losses from natural catastrophes $150 billion in 2022

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
Natural disasters resulted in global economic losses of $410 billion (US$275b) in 2022, a new report has found, with just $150 billion (US$125b) covered by insurance. The report from Swiss reinsurance company Swiss Re revealed that record-breaking damage ...