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Finance responds to new ISSB standards

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) are likely to be in a stronger position - there will need to be a level of capacity-building for others. The professional services firm welcomed the ISSB standards and said the establishment of a global baseline ...

First two ISSB standards released - what investors need to know

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... with jurisdictions and companies to support adoption with the creation of a Transition Implementation Group and capacity-building initiatives to support implementation. The ISSB will work with jurisdictions that wish to require incremental disclosures ...

Strong demand for green bonds: BNP Paribas Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... need to integrate more renewables. At the same time a slice of the bond is used to manage the biodiversity risks from building pylons through constructing biodiversity corridors. "It comes back to the three principles Integrity - even if the project ...

ISPT names first chief sustainability officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... has been with ISPT since 2017 and joined as sustainability manager. He has over 20 years' experience delivering green building performance and sustainability solutions within the built environment and has previously worked at Cushman and Wakefield and ...

Global development banks release joint principles towards Paris alignment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... The MDBs committed to Paris-alignment for new financial flows in 2017. In 2019, the MDBs established a framework of six building blocks: alignment with mitigation goals, adaptation and climate-resilient operations, accelerated contribution to the transition ...

Robeco defines key business sustainability impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... biodiversity, we look to the work that has been done on climate, and what are the things that work there. The market is building TNFD, Nature Action 100+, so all these elements are being copied for biodiversity and those are all collaborative because ...

Climate engagement escalation vital to responsible investing: Aviva Investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
Strong engagement is crucial to solving the climate crisis, with Aviva Investors identifying nearly 400 instances where their active ownership helped drive positive changes in corporate behaviour. Aviva Investors has released its Responsible Investment ...

Greening Australia names new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... impact present an opportunity and a challenge I knew I needed to be a part of," Campbell said "I'm looking forward to building meaningful relationships with Greening Australia staff, partners, supporters, landholders and the many other collaborators ...

ISSB to unlock sustainable capital: IFRS exec

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... to allocate capital to sustainable projects, according to the IFRS Foundation chief of strategic affairs and capacity building. Mardi McBrien will outline the future impact of the ISSB standards at the forthcoming Fiona Wain Oration, an annual event ...

Octopus Energy makes waves with £1.5bn renewable energy investment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... reducing gas consumption and increasing electricity from renewable sources while phasing out fossil-fuels faster and building no new coal-fired plants. Japan however opposed phasing out coal-fired power plants and argued for investments to stay in the ...