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Podcast: Alex Banks - she speaks for the trees

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... co-author of a report commissioned by The Wilderness Society that found that financiers do not assess and disclose deforestation and biodiversity loss in Australia and may not even be aware of the risk when funding Australia's primary industries. ...

Forestry companies create global engagement body

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... engagement body that will advocate on issues including climate change, biodiversity loss and halting and reversing deforestation. The International Sustainable Forestry Coalition (ISFC), includes founding members Dasos Capital, F&W Forestry, Gresham ...

Prepare for TNFD: FSI release guide on nature risks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... biodiversity and nature-related risks in portfolio companies particularly in relation to freshwater and agriculture-driven deforestation. With the release of the TNFD recommendations, biodiversity and nature disclosure will still be voluntary. However ...

Finance "misunderstanding" risk of nature loss

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
Financiers do not assess and disclose deforestation and biodiversity loss in Australia and may not even be aware of the risk when funding Australia's primary industries. New research from EY commissioned by The Wilderness Society found that deforestation ...

Ethical investments recover performance: Chant West

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... framework. Its negative exclusions include fossil fuel production, weapons and armaments, alcohol, tobacco, gambling, deforestation, human rights violations and unethical corporate governance. It targets investments that have a measurable contribution ...

Asset managers failing on 2050 goals: InfluenceMap

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... correlates with data from ShareAction in June finding the world's largest 77 asset managers lack ambition on net zero, deforestation, and other climate and biodiversity issues. With $72 trillion in cumulative assets under management, InfluenceMap found ...

Chinese listed companies that invest in ESG show higher quality financial reporting: Study

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... relations, and diversity," Wu said. "Examples of environmental impacts include climate change, waste and pollution, deforestation, and resource depletion." "Factors that determine the quality of governance are executive pay, corruption, board composition ...

Nature Market Repair Bill: why some farmers oppose biodiversity offsets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... habitats such as wetland draining for agricultural use or ocean pollution, and only a quarter have commitments on deforestation. A survey of 455 farmers in Australia that found that while 60% would participate in the scheme, just 16% supported the use ...

Are investors walking the walk when it comes to voting on biodiversity?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... being misled. The research analysed 26,587 votes on biodiversity-related shareholder resolutions on themes including deforestation, genetic materials, and other biodiversity issues. It found that the majority (54%) voted against biodiversity and almost ...

Investment opportunities in a changing global food system

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... food production. Agriculture is a major emitter - accounting for 30% of global greenhouse gas emissions, 80% of deforestation, and 70% of freshwater consumption, the report found. 40% of global cropland has already been exposed to water scarcity. The ...