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Roadmap outlines sustainable transformation for finance industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... around four pillars - embedding sustainability into leadership; integrating sustainability into practice; enabling resilience for all Australians; and building sustainable finance markets. "Our goal and our vision can't be achieved without achieving ...

Climate change, SDG impacts of US election

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... change, it might be the next bushfire season or the next flood season. We need to look at it from the perspective of resilience and build it out, rather than just respond to the individual incidents." Rennie echoed that point, noting that new energy ...

Link between post-bushfire regeneration and impact investing: WWF-Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... programs. The first Challenge on Bushfire Regeneration seeks solutions to help restore species and landscapes, build their resilience, and adapt to a changing climate. Expressions of interest will open by the end of the year, WWF-Australia said. The ...

Social issues and climate dominate engagement: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... companies and voted on more than 113,595 proposals across 70 countries on behalf of clients. Companies' response and resilience to COVID-19 was high on the agenda, said Benjamin Colton, global co-head of asset stewardship at SSGA. "We wrote a letter ...

Regulator appoints first head of climate risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... closer attention," and said that APRA-regulated entities should conduct stress testing for "organisational and systemic resilience in the face of adverse shocks" from climate risk. In February 2020, APRA released a letter to all APRA-regulated entities ...

Brambles reports progress on 2020 sustainability goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... company Brambles has identified key climate-related themes in its annual reporting - a low-carbon advantage, network resilience, and raw material supply security and continuity. Brambles recently announced underlying profit growth of US$795 million for ...

The TCFD framework - What is it and how can it be applied to investment analysis?

AGNIESZKA COCHRANE  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... absence of widespread TCFD reporting by companies. Understanding board oversight, risks and opportunities, impacts, resilience and metrics around climate change for each investee company can provide insights into how exposed a company is to climate change-related ...

Sustainability, fair trade organisations call for equitable COVID-19 recovery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... net-zero emissions by 2050; 3. Multilateral and regional partnerships to drive economic recovery, build environmental resilience and enhance regional outcomes; 4. Investment in fair, transparent and more inclusive trade; and 5. Reduced structural inequalities ...

Australia "woefully unprepared": Australian Climate Roundtable

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... the changes we can't avoid." The group has made a series of recommendations to contribute to building national resilience to climate change. They recommend that coordination of Australia's response to climate change (both mitigation and resilience) ...

Australian business environment amongst world's most resilient: FM Global

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
Australia's business environment is "amongst the world's most resilient", particularly around supply chain resilience, but is exposed to a number of risks, including cyber risk, oil intensity and corporate governance, according to commercial insurer ...