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ESG ratings "just opinions": Dimensional Fund Advisors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... agree that investors should take the time to understand their methodologies and unpack the underlying data, but say that nature of the ratings is a sign of robust analysis, rather than an overall weakness. In a recent paper, ESG Data, Ratings, and Investor ...

APPEA conference kicks up controversy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... limited global warming to two degrees. The report claims APPEA's support for net zero emissions by 2050 is only "notional" in nature and in reality it opposes any action on climate change which may threaten the expansion of oil and gas companies. Beach ...

EY names Oceania chief sustainability officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... policy matters," Nelson said. "Is it a border tax, a trading scheme, an incentives based scheme? Based on those answers, the nature of the policy and the geography and assets they impact will vary significantly, which will make a huge difference to asset ...

HSBC, partners to identify blue carbon projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
HSBC and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Australia have partnered to identify projects to leads towards the issuance of blue impact bonds and other assets. Blue Impact Bonds for Nature will be funded by an US$800,000 grant from HSBC. TNC Australia will ...

Singapore Stock Exchange to launch carbon exchange

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... (AfA) on Sustainability. The AfA on Sustainability aims to position Singapore as a hub for carbon-related services and nature-based solutions. "We provide capital to catalyse new ideas and solutions," Temasek chief investment strategist Rohit Sipahimalani ...

Science-Based Targets an indicator of future climate action: Federated Hermes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... Project (CDP), the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and is aimed at enabling companies to set greenhouse gas emissions targets to 2050 in line with containing climate change ...

APRA emphasises "compounding effect" of climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... awareness of climate-related risks to the financial sector," says APRA Chair Wayne Byres. "Given the unique and long-term nature of the risks, however, processes to measure, monitor and manage climate-related financial risks are still developing. "The ...

C-suite executives cite climate as top risk to growth: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... policy matters," Nelson said. "Is it a border tax, a trading scheme, an incentives based scheme? Based on those answers, the nature of the policy and the geography and assets they impact will vary significantly, which will make a huge difference to asset ...

Coca-Cola Amatil sets net zero carbon targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... also natural ecosystems the same quality of water. We've done the calculations and it shows that we're returning back to nature/communities almost three times the water we bottle in our drinks. We feel that claim of net zero water is a good way to describe ...

Agriculture sector can contribute to climate solutions: GreenCollar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... exclude the agriculture sector from any 2050 target the government proposes, but farmers have a role to play in finding nature-based solutions to climate change, said James Schultz, CEO of GreenCollar, a carbon project developer. "One of the frustrating ...