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Australia "on notice" as final TNFD draft framework released

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... dependencies, and that being interrogated by external stakeholders, and what does that tell us and do we need to bring in more data systems," Herd added. Estelle Parker, executive manager of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) said ...

Insured losses from natural catastrophes $150 billion in 2022

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... Hurricane Ian in the US, hailstorms in France, winter storms in Europe, and droughts in Europe, China, and the Americas. Data from the Insurance Council of Australia indicates that the 2022 storms and floods that impacted South-East Queensland and coastal ...

Global investors set net zero target, implementation lags

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... leading asset classes for biodiversity integration, however the biggest barriers to implementation are a lack of suitable data and ratings (53%) and insufficient internal expertise (41%). Only 25% of investors are currently using funds specifically targeting ...

Juicing up gender equity with Orange Bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... (UN CDF), Australian Aid, the US DFC, Nuveen, ANZ and others. The sustainable bond sector is growing quickly - according to data from Bloomberg, total cumulative ESG issuance passed the $3 trillion mark as of 30 September 2022. IIX cited analysis from ...

Fink counts the cost of "easy money" in annual letter

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... these changes. We're already seeing rising insurance costs in response to shifting weather patterns." Ensuring access to data to make clear decisions about material sustainability risk factors is part of BlackRock's strategy, and also guides their stewardship ...

Former MAS chief sustainability officer launches advisory firm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... start and are not quite sure where to start. "That's particularly where tech can come in, because you can start to gather the data based on where you are." McBain strongly backs the role of technology in aiding companies on material sustainability issues. ...

First Super taps IFM Investors for ESG mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... capital management and governance, and recent involvement in severe labour rights violations. "IFM are using a number of data sources which identify controversies in the area of governance and social factors and in particular labour rights," Watson noted. ...

Exploding the glass cliff myth

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... gender diversity in company management can indicate potential investment opportunity. The quantitative manager integrates data from ESG analysis into its investment process. "This builds on the work we had done last year to further investigate why when ...

More greenwashing investigations ahead: ASIC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... recommendations contains little information relevant to stakeholders and allows companies to get away with cheap talk and cherry picked data," Liddell said. "Any move to codify this approach into regulation would be a retrograde step and would effectively ...

The active advantage in sustainable investment: Pengana

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... "engaging deeply with a limited number of companies is more likely to succeed in reflecting investors' expectations than more data-driven strategies," according to Pengana. Pengana investment strategist Tim Richardson spoke with FS Sustainability ...