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AXA IM looks to launch forestry fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... which also includes nature-based impact investments. The attraction of nature capital is carbon sequestration and biodiversity. "With our Australian forestry investment every year, we are forecasting to get roughly about 100,000 tonnes of CO2 net sequestration," ...

Greenpeace reveals greenwashing ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... its founding in 1977. It is the country's largest environmental organisation and conducts public campaigns around biodiversity, pollution, and use of nuclear material. The organisation's use of direct action, such as protests, has been a source of controversy ...

Assessing the financial, ESG benefits of agricultural investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... solely on current activities in the federal government's Emissions Reduction Fund, generation of carbon credits and biodiversity activities already have a measurable, positive return profile, O'Leary said. "In our case we're experiencing at the moment ...

HSBC Australia to explore mangrove bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... account the ability to sequester carbon, what it means to livelihoods, coastal protection and we'd be looking at biodiversity value." A 2020 study published in the journal Nature calculated that mangroves also provide flood protection benefits of ...

New Forests hires head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... develop the company's sustainability and impact framework and focus on how opportunities in natural climate solutions, biodiversity conservation and the circular bioeconomy can create value for investors, the environment and communities. New Forests ...

Investors press for swift action in wake of climate report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... so on." Berrutti noted that the challenges of climate change are deeply correlated to other challenges, including biodiversity, waste and pollution. "This is the challenge for directors," he said. "... All of these things are connected together." Dan ...

Global fund manager buys Australian forestry asset

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... investing into forestry, we get that carbon offset from the carbon sequestration, and we can also look at conserving biodiversity when you invest in forestry." GTFP represents an opportunity to support efforts to reduce embodied carbon within Australia's ...

Assessing impacts of nature-based solutions: CMI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
Reforestation, ecosystem regeneration and other projects will not only protect and restore biodiversity but could also support local communities and present a source of financial activity in the Asia Pacific region. The Carbon Market Institute (CMI) ...

New firm to address nature-based solution market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... Latin American markets where large-scale restoration of natural ecosystems can generate carbon, water quality and biodiversity credits that benefit communities and the global climate. "It's about drawing a line between the carbon we're sequestering ...

J.P. Morgan AM acquires forestry firm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... apply our expertise in managing real assets to forests, which are a natural solution to many of the world's climate, biodiversity and social challenges." Campbell Global's investment offering will sit within J.P. Morgan's $168 billion Global Alternatives ...