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Red alert for PFAS value chain

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
A US$684 billion investor group urges caution as global bans on PFAS 'forever chemicals' escalate - yet opportunities await those ahead of the curve. A MUFJ-owned think tank from subsidiaries First Sentier and Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation ...

Asset managers fast track portfolio targets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... increase in asset managers setting and disclosing targets highlights our industry's proactive stance on mitigating the financial risk associated with climate change. "This momentum must continue in the Asia-Pacific. We now need to see more granular and ...

Investors bow to political pressure: IGCC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... misguided political pressure on investors to leave global initiatives that support them in addressing climate-related financial risk. "Over 97% of companies have a lead engager. Similarly, over 100 lead investors have elected to list their status as ...

TelstraSuper pumps more into renewables

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
TelstraSuper has handed over an undisclosed amount to Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners, to be invested in its Net Zero Power Fund. Quinbrook's Net Zero Power Fund, which is targeting US$2 billion, seeks investments that look to support decarbonisation ...

Investors exit climate group amid politicisation

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... nature of collaborative investor engagements and ignores the business rationale for addressing climate-related financial risk. "Climate risk is material, it can manifest as financial risk, and institutional investors are well-served by acting on these ...

APRA acts on climate risk watch

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... voluntary survey of its regulated entities on the maturity of current practices against APRA's guidance on the financial risk of climate change. The information will inform a benchmark of progress on identifying, assessing and managing climate-related ...

Companies warned to disclose nature risks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... about nature as a risk, rather than just a compliance matter. "Like climate, nature can be a source of material financial risk for an organisation and there's growing evidence of that being the case," Goldner said. "Our goal is to influence the ISSB ...

AI toolkit to protect human rights

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
A lack of AI regulation poses a serious threat to human rights, as digital privacy is invaded, intellectual property is stolen, algorithms are trained by human bias, and discrimination and deepfake pornography proliferates the internet. If AI is not ...

Geostrategic risks in a changing world

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... food security and human rights. Responsible investors must weigh ethical responsibility with protecting against financial risk. While most geopolitical risks do not affect capital markets significantly, they do affect downstream supply chains which can ...

Investors fail to vote for climate despite pledges

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2024  |  NEWS
Board directors of energy companies continue to be elected with over 95% shareholder support, even when those companies perform poorly against investor expectations. More than six years after the launch of the Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) Net Zero Company ...