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BNPP AM releases "biodiversity footprint" for investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) has analysed its equities and fixed income investments to determine its biodiversity footprint - the potential negative impact their portfolio has on nature. A year after announcing a biodiversity roadmap, BNP ...

RIAA tapped to run TNFD consultation group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... understand the very ability of Australia to attract capital is going to be increasingly link to our ability to manage biodiversity and make sure that we're not putting that biodiversity at risk within our borders." Guy Williams, co-chair of RIAA's Nature ...

Accountants to play central role in ESG developments: CPA Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... "The demand for accountants with ESG skills will intensify as the focus on environment-related disclosures shifts to biodiversity and ecosystems, and momentum around the social attributes of business gathers pace.

2021 theme in review: biodiversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... it is a time to reflect on these issues and consolidate recent news into a narrative. One of these mega-issues is biodiversity. Without a doubt, climate change, its impacts and the transition to a net zero carbon world will continue to dominate people's ...

What you read in 2021

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... implement plans around material ESG risks is high, and interest in ESG-themed products, leading ESG super funds and biodiversity considerations topped the agenda. High demand for ESG talent Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the demand for ...

Biodiversity loss a material financial risk: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
Biodiversity loss is a material financial risk for Australian companies that could wipe out up to $27 billion from the Australian economy annually by 2050, according to a report by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). ACSI has ...

COP26 week one: what Australians need to know

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... and granularity of the plan to underpin it." EY partner Emma Herd said she was tracking how the results of the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15), will play into climate commitments at COP26. "This year for the first time, biodiversity has seen a lot ...

New Forests to partner on African forestry strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... around 17% of the world's forests, including 20% of all tropical forests. These ecosystems are under pressure from biodiversity loss and deforestation, as the continent faces a growing wood products shortage as economies and populations grow. Brand ...

Biodiversity goals a part of COP26 considerations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... translate or flow into the TNFD as that process kicks in in a major way. It's not a given that the targets of the Biodiversity COP will automatically flow into COP26, Herd noted. "At the moment, we're really monitoring how the Biodiversity COP ...

Aviva Investors launches climate transition equity fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... reported, the £522 billion global fund manager has identified climate risk as one of three megatrends - including biodiversity loss and anti-microbial resistance - that represent market failures that investors should address with companies and government. ...