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Coalition's anti-ESG stance sparks investor backlash

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... superannuation funds. The Coalition leader said he intends to stop banks from blocking or restricting loans to fossil fuel and forestry companies based on ESG criteria. Bendigo and Adelaide Bank recently denied financing to Tasmanian logging company ...

BNPP AM launches Future Forest Fund

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... fund is classified Article 9 under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) and will invest in sustainable forestry to generate financial returns to investors. BNPP AM said the Future Forest Fund is its first forest fund launched in partnership ...

UK pension giant eyes Australian timber

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... importance of preserving natural capital will only increase in the coming years. Many aspects of our ecosystem such as forestry, water and agriculture are closely linked to climate change mitigation and adaptation. Achieving net zero emissions by 2050 ...

LGIM, Generation, MUFG to report on nature

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... institutions. The guidance covers aquaculture, biotech and pharmaceutical, chemicals, energy and utilities, food and agriculture, forestry and paper, metals and mining, and oil and gas. David Craig, co-chair of the TNFD said the ongoing uptake "is further ...

Podcast: Timber talks - Cultivating natural capital with Sarah Clawson

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... nature-based real assets and natural capital strategies. Join senior journalist and host Rose Mary Petrass and explore forestry investment, as well as best practice approach to generating returns while prioritising ESG principles. We discuss sustainable ...

New Forests appoints first global head of funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... deliver to our investors, while ensuring we're remaining focused on our vision of seeing investment in land use and forestry as central to the transition to a sustainable future," Rogers said. The appointments follow Sarah Campbell joining New Forests ...

New Forests invests in Thai peat forest

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... activities that support sustainability and biodiversity - such as ecosystem restoration, reforestation, and community forestry - into commercial forestry investments, and that this will result in better returns, long-term sustainability outcomes, and ...

Forestry fund falls short of target

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... a blended finance structure. The aim is to capitalise on long-term investment opportunities in sustainable plantation forestry and biodiversity conservation nature-based solutions investments in Southeast Asia. It will enable investment in UN Sustainable ...

BNP Paribas updates sustainability strategy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... by 80% by 2030. By 2025 the firm will strengthen its nature-based solutions offerings, including establishing a future forestry fund and engage on deforestation, sustainable proteins, and plastics pollution. Also by 2025 the firm will incorporate enhanced ...

Growing scope for investing in natural capital: bfinance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... manager searches with demand set to continue in 2024. bfinance has released Natural Capital Investing: An Introduction to Forestry, Agriculture and Carbon Credits, a study on the sector and the three major categories of natural capital assets. "Outside ...