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Three-fold bang for the buck when investing in research

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... improved outcomes for critical technology and communications, environmental sustainability, food supply chains, social policy and First Nations peoples," said Zielke. Case studies such as the Onshore Lobster Aquaculture research project towards a more ...

Prepare for TNFD: FSI release guide on nature risks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... better measure and disclose their nature-related risks, opportunities, dependencies and impacts, and to develop their own policy or position on nature. In preparing the guide, Lee found that while ESG data providers are expanding their understanding ...

Human rights in business remain a challenge

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... how the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UN Guiding Principals) have influenced global legislative and policy shifts. External stakeholders such as investors and customers increasingly expect comprehensive human rights due diligence. ...

IFM Investors creates head of sustainable investment role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... business. Since 2022, Nazarova-Doyle has been a board member for the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association and its policy committee. She is also an active member of the PMI Advisory Council, ABI Climate Change and Stewardship Working Groups ...

Government commits public service to net zero by 2030

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... which will "achieve net zero by actively reducing emissions from government operations and through the use of offsets. This policy is being delivered consistent with Australia's international commitments and will contribute to achievement of Australia's ...

Will service stations be stranded assets?

TIM JOHNSTON  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
At the same time as we are seeing global policy initiatives seeking to further accelerate the uptake of electric vehicles, corporate activity in the fuel and convenience retailing sector has stepped up. If the common belief that electric vehicles (EVs) ...

Bank says fossil fuel exclusions "will bite" in the future

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... effectively zero [sic] option makes it more complicated to do mergers or acquisitions." This means the fossil fuel exclusion policy "will bite" in the future, he said. This is because "ESG requirements about fossil fuels have become quite narrow... it's ...

Australia the guinea pig for PRI sovereign engagement pilot

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... economic systems. Investors will seek to establish comprehensive economy-wide net zero transition plans with supporting policy mechanisms, budget allocations, and investment structures. Additionally, the initiative seeks to enhance climate adaptation ...

Commonwealth to disclose climate risks in sovereign bonds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... climate change nor its economic impacts. "Since then, Australia has better incorporated climate change into legislation, policy and in the Budget which now details the fiscal impacts of climate change. "The settlement is an important step forward as ...

RBA sets 2030 net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... Bullock made the announcement in a wider speech assessing how the economic effects of climate change may affect monetary policy, including the merits of flexible inflation targeting. Bullock noted that the bank's flexible inflation target is between ...