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HSBC, partners to identify blue carbon projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... coast, seeking opportunities in areas such as increasing carbon sequestration, creating new fish habitats and improve resilience to flooding and rising sea levels. The particular area of NSW was selected for the project because of a combination of factors ...

SGX-listed companies improving sustainability disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... better access to capital," said associate professor Lawrence Loh, director of CGS at NUS Business School. "This improves resilience in the face of future challenges. We hope that this review aids companies in prioritizing and pursuing these potential ...

FY22 budget proposes "technology not taxes" for climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... and $1.2 billion in funding for climate adaptation projects in line with the creation of the National Recovery and Resilience Agency. CPA Australia's general manager external affairs, policy and advocacy Jane Rennie says this budget treats Australia's ...

Using total portfolio management to gain China, ESG exposure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... "The third pillar of the investment case is by adding Chinese assets into the portfolio, it improves the portfolio's resilience with regards to a changing and uncertain world order. Global investors' portfolios to date are still highly geographically ...

ASX companies under the spotlight for global investor engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... around the climate issue, but also the natural capital as well, and if you think about strategy, purpose and financial resilience, that's something that we spend time on as well," she said. "Both the human capital management piece and capital preservation ...

EISS Super takes on ESG risk analytics with State Street

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... analytics platform, such as water and waste management, labour practices, employee diversity and inclusion, business model resilience, and business ethics, among other indicators. "We designed the system with flexible reporting in mind, to help with ...

Serving up meat's sustainability risks, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... defines sustainable beef production across many of the same indicators ascribed by Robeco - animal welfare, economic resilience, environmental stewardship, and people and the community. In their 2020 update, the Framework noted that there has been a ...

APA Group sets net zero targets for emissions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... emissions in a company's value chain. APA Group has published a climate change position statement and scenario analysis and resilience testing of the existing portfolio. APA Group owns 15,000 of natural gas pipelines, making it one of the largest gas ...

Majority of CFOs see ESG's importance to business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... major challenges to confront, but also that those challenges would present opportunities for those who had built true resilience and agility into their businesses. "But 2021 points to a marked shift in Australia's economic performance and a fairly remarkable ...

Opinion: 2021 Reboot: three ways to innovate for impact

WARWICK PEEL, GORDON NOBLE  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... the innovation and those 2020 pivots to focus on solving some of the challenges in our economy like jobs, rebuilding resilience in our infrastructure and redesigning our future industries. Across society we need to continue to concentrate on issues like ...