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Weighing ESG risks of nickel as a critical mineral: ISS ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... has the largest source of current global supply of nickel, with 45% of global supply as of 2021. The Philippines has 17%, Russia 9%, New Caledonia 8%, Ausrerlia 7%, Canada 6%, China 5% and Brazil 3%. "Indonesia has grown from a moderately small source ...

New report finds global carbon markets hit new record amid energy crisis

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
The energy crisis and broader inflationary pressures of 2022 strengthened policymaker's commitments and accelerated efforts to end fossil fuel dependency, reveals the 2023 International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP)'s Emissions Trading Worldwide ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... increased risks to portfolios. Fink also highlighted increased fragmentation such as shifts in globalisation driven by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, heightened polarisation exacerbated by COVID-related lockdowns and remote work, and the resulting impacts ...

Resource-efficient companies more resilient: Impax AM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
Innovative companies with pricing power and companies with greater resource efficiency are expected to prove more resilient even during more a more challenging macroeconomic backdrop, according to the founder and CEO of Impax Asset Management. Ian Simm ...

Global food systems at risk: Barclays

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... examined the risks facing food systems, noting that "in 2021, 36 out of 55 countries with food crises depended on Ukraine and Russia for more than 10% of their total wheat imports, while some obtained almost the entirety of their wheat from them." "We ...

APAC outperforms amid global sustainable finance pullback

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
Sustainable finance showed global declines across all categories in 2022, however, activity in Asia Pacific remained robust, according to research from Refinitiv. Refinitiv has issued its Sustainable Finance Review for 2022, which found that sustainable ...

Twiggy Forrest invests in Ukraine's post-war green future

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
Andrew and Nicola Forrest's investment firm has committed nearly $750 million to a fund dedicated to rebuilding post-war Ukraine's infrastructure with green and digital assets. Forrest and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the investment ...

Cobalt essential to net zero goals but brings labour risks: ISS ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... cobalt supply. While the DRC has 46% of the world's concentration of cobalt, Australia has 19%, Cuba has 7%, and Canada, Russia and the Philippines all have 3%. Diversifying the world cobalt supply is possible. "There are several things you can do - ...

Energy insecurity won't halt green transition: Northern Trust Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... terms of what's but the driving forces are expanding. The green transition is still there, and with the invasion by Russia, energy security has come to the fore as a major argument as well as the price signal that's being sent through fossil ...

Fortescue Metals strengthens 2030 decarbonisation targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... doubt that the energy landscape has changed dramatically over the past two years and this change has accelerated since Russia invaded Ukraine," said Fortescue executive chairman Andrew Forrest. "We are already seeing direct benefits of the transition ...