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How investors manage risk in a new AI world

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... code of ethics in 2017 which raised key risk and regulatory questions for generative AI including intellectual property, data privacy and security, discrimination, product liability, trust, and identity. Emma Pringle, head of ESG and portfolio manager ...

Ethical investments recover performance: Chant West

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... one-third of ethical managed investment funds have outperformed their non-ethical peers over the past 12 months, but recent data from the superannuation industry now reveals median returns for socially responsible growth options have either matched or ...

Industy veterans named to sustainable finance taxonomy working group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... and final approval of climate mitigation taxonomy screening criteria for priority sectors, and associated technical work on data requirements, methodology for incorporating transitional activities, minimum social safeguards and a Do No Significant Harm ...

Renewables round up: BlackRock launches US$1.9b NZ renewables fund

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... and solar generation, green hydrogen production and more electric vehicle chargers across New Zealand." Recent government data found the renewable share of electricity generation is now at its highest level since 1996, at 87.5% in the March quarter of ...

Revenue recycling carbon tax would increase Australia's GDP

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... impact of a carbon tax on the economy. CGE models are large numerical models which apply economic theory to actual economic data in order to estimate computationally how an economy might react to the impacts of policy changes, shocks, or major projects. ...

Are indexes the next target for greenwashing investigations?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... issues called out is use of 'third party certifications' as a way of substantiating claims. While not referencing ESG data providers directly, we see parallels and we note other jurisdictions moving more overtly on ESG indices. "...Providers ...

Using ChatGPT to assess climate targets: Acadian

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... broader suite of climate analysis tools, noted Andy Moniz, Acadian director of responsible investing. While much financial data disclosed by companies is backward in nature, the LLM model works on forward-looking information. It also allows Acadian to ...

Asset managers failing on 2050 goals: InfluenceMap

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... despite an increase in climate targets through Net Zero Asset Managers (NZAM) and similar initiatives. This correlates with data from ShareAction in June finding the world's largest 77 asset managers lack ambition on net zero, deforestation, and other ...

IFM Investors certified by Climate Active

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... for its Australian offices by mid-2023 and has set operational targets for direct emissions reductions actions, improved data collection, and engagement with suppliers to encourage and assess their net-zero targets. "The majority of our emissions are ...

Climate transition a factor in sovereign debt pricing: Ardea

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... risk, keeping things together, are higher on the agenda than worrying about trying to transition to a clean economy." The data suggests that investors in developing country debt prioritise the pursuit of economic growth and profits from natural resources ...