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Climate adaptation presents $100bn opp: IGCC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... regulatory barriers need to be overhauled, the speakers argued. With Australia's first National Adaptation Plan on the horizon, the panel emphasized the need to elevate adaptation investments to the same priority as emissions reductions, shaping ...

Short term thinking cripples efforts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... "with no ask", so that it creates trust based on what is important to both parties, built on an intergenerational time horizon. The long-term view is important to remember, he said, because global geopolitical, economic, health and environmental polycrises ...

Green jobs: Impactable, Ortec, Goldman Sachs, Compliance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
Impactable Investment Group has scooped Raj Gohil, Macquarie Asset Management's ex senior director of strategic initiatives. He's now global head of distribution at the firm that looks to bring institutional capital to impact investment opportunities ...

UniSuper's environmental option returns -16%

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... portfolio means that it is going to be more volatile, so it really is only for those with a very long-term investment horizon," he warned.

UniSuper invests $623m in Macquarie green fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... actively managed green energy generation assets for the future. UniSuper said MGECO's structure and long-term investment horizon aligns both with the nature of the investments and with UniSuper's members many of whom would be investing their ...

Three innovations to fix carbon market

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... too often we think about them in isolation, ignore how they have changed, and overlook further changes that are on the horizon. "This report underscores the role they can play in contributing to the fight against climate change and biodiversity loss ...

New ESG reporting regulations - will they uncover existing risks for your company?

ALETTA BOSHOFF  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
New, global ESG disclosure requirements are on the horizon, including for New Zealand, Australia, Europe, the United States and Singapore. Companies are understandably focused on achieving compliance with these new regulations, but they should also ...

Green bond investors left in the dark

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... activities such as renewable energy. They aim for positive, measurable environmental impact over a longer-term investment horizon. Typically, issuers provide performance updates on the impact of green bonds, but do not provide information on the carbon ...

Hazardous chemicals a key challenge for investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... harm. This approach is aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. "Regulatory headwinds are on the horizon related to PFAS, particularly in the EU and the US where restrictions are set to tighten. In the EU, a PFAS restriction proposal ...

Investors "flying blind" to climate litigation risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... and private equity. "It's critically important that investors - particularly those investors who have a longer time horizon - are mindful of the potential for catastrophic climate change [and its] impact on their ability to carry out their duty to ...