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Investors to develop tool to measure biodiversity impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... biodiversity loss threatens the achievement of 80% of Sustainable Development Goals sub-targets related to poverty, hunger, health, water, cities, climate, oceans and land The investors recognize that much more needs to be done to promote corporate transparency ...

Solar financier to issue certified green ABS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... issuance will be used to finance solar energy related assets, including residential solar PV, battery storage, solar hot water and other devices. "In 2020, Brighte financed one in 14 residential solar installations in Australia and we believe our Brighte ...

GreenCollar secures funding for Queensland carbon farming projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... "We've been rolling out across our portfolio for a little while now, and there are a number of biodiversity benefits, and water benefits using the Accounting for Nature guidelines." GreenCollar operates by forming joint ventures with landowners or ...

Identifying climate change risks in investment analysis

AGNIESZKA COCHRANE  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... Increased costs of raw materials can also result in increased production costs due to the higher price of inputs (e.g. energy, water) and outputs (e.g. waste management). There is also the risk of asset re-pricing such as fossil fuel reserves, land and ...

Why sustainability matters in real estate

CHRIS NUNN  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... Biodiviersity loss Man-made environmental damage and disasters. Massive incident of data fraud/theft. Large-scale cyberattacks. Water crises. Global governance failure. Asset bubbles in a major economy. It is now accepted tin Australian corporate law ...

More companies reporting on SDGs, but quality lacking: RMIT

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... Climate Action. The three least commonly cited SDGs were SDG 1 - No Poverty, SDG 2 - Zero Hunger and SDG 14- Life Below Water. The report correlated the mentions of SDG 5, 8 and 13 with increasing disclosure requirements relating to risks associated ...

HSBC, Pollination Group to launch natural capital asset manager

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... provides exposure to projects focused on nature including sustainable forestry, regenerative and sustainable agriculture, water supply, blue carbon (carbon captured by oceans and coastal ecosystems), nature based bio-fuels, or nature based projects that ...

Northern Trust expands ESG Insights risk analytics suite

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... regulatory environments, that matters." Boccassini flagged that future analytical enhancements would come in the monitoring of water, energy and waste efficiency measures as clients continue to expand their investment oversight for ESG factors. Northern ...

CEFC invests in Charter Hall Prime Industrial Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... treatment for seeds with the potential to increase the level of organic carbon in their soil - enabling the soils to retain more water and improving the ability of crops to withstand extreme weather conditions," the CEFC said. The CEFC investment, through ...

ARENA allocates $2.17m to Alice Springs grid project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... Knowledge Research Institute. Alice Springs Future Grid is governed by a steering committee including CSIRO, Ekistica, Power and Water Corporation and Territory Generation, along with representatives from ARENA and the Northern Territory Government. ...