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Climate Action 100+ ramps up corporate activities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023 | NEWS

Climate Action 100+ will step up engagement activities and shift the focus from corporate climate-related disclosure to implementation of climate transition plans while increasing obligations on lead investors. Climate Action 100+ is a collaborative ...

Stakeholders weigh in on Nature Repair Market bill

ROSE MARY PETRASS | THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023 | NEWS

A range of public and private sector entities have weighed in on the government's proposed Nature Repair Bill, expressing support and reservations over how a legislative framework for market-led biodiversity recovery would attract capital. The Senate ...

Aussie, Kiwi ministers commit to sustainable finance alignment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023 | NEWS

Australia and New Zealand will work to align climate-related disclsures and sustainable finance frameworks across both countries to support businesses that operate across the Trans-Tasman economic region. Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Climate ...

Treasury mandates APRA must consider climate risk in duties

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023 | NEWS

Treasury has released an updated statement of expectations for the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) which includes the adoption of climate reporting standards by super funds, banks and insurers. "For the first time, the government is ...

Robeco defines key business sustainability impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023 | NEWS

Global fund manager Robeco has identified climate change, biodiversity, social rights and ESG data quality as material issues that pose both financial materiality and impact materiality in their operations. Robeco has released its sustainability report ...

CBA invests in native seed merchant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023 | NEWS

Commonwealth Bank has invested in a native seed merchant as part of its strategy to develop carbon sequestration and biodiversity restoration projects. CBA has taken on a minority equity stake in Nindethana Seed Service Pty Ltd (Nindethana). The deal ...

Are investors walking the walk when it comes to voting on biodiversity?

ROSE MARY PETRASS | THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023 | NEWS

Asset managers have argued in favour of engagement rather than divestment - but a new report from non-profit financial think tank Planet Tracker has found that even sustainability funds at the largest asset managers are consistently voting against biodiversity ...

Hamilton Lane raises $370m for second impact fund

ROSE MARY PETRASS | MONDAY, 29 MAY 2023 | NEWS

Hamilton Lane has announced the final closing of Hamilton Lane Impact Fund II with $370 million raised, more than 3.75 times larger than its predecessor fund. This brings the private markets investment management firm's total impact and sustainable ...

ISSB to unlock sustainable capital: IFRS exec

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023 | NEWS

The forthcoming International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) accounting standards will reshape the way businesses report and allow investors to make better decisions to allocate capital to sustainable projects, according to the IFRS Foundation ...

AI and ESG: risk or opportunity?

ROSE MARY PETRASS | THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023 | NEWS

The artificial intelligence (AI) revolution is already rapidly disrupting various industries, speeding up processes and making fast work of huge amounts of data, and investors and businesses need to analyse the material ESG risks and opportunities of ...

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UN pension chief joins Northern Trust

JAMIE WILLIAMSON

The head of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund is taking on a new role at Northern Trust Asset Management.

Podcast: Exploring emerging markets and sustainability

THE GREENER WAY | 6:56AM

Pablo Berrutti, senior portfolio specialist at Stewart Investors, discusses emerging market investment opportunities and their main growth drivers.

Carbon emission stabilisation 'reframes' investment climate risk: Emmi

MATTHEW WAI

Latest modelling from Emmi indicates carbon emissions may plateau within the next two years before gradually declining, signalling the first ever emission stabilisation outside of an economic crisis.

Hollywood heavyweights call on pension fund to divest fossil fuels

JAMIE WILLIAMSON

The likes of Sally Field, Mark Ruffalo and Jane Fonda are calling on the SAG-Producers Pension Plan to dump its holdings in oil and gas companies.

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