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VC initiative to catalyse AgTech for climate solutions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... startup companies. "We expect them to come from universities, from the drought hubs themselves, from international leading research. We are also interested in solutions that potentially can come from outside ag, maybe mining, human health, logistics ...

Investors "flying blind" to climate litigation risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... differentiate between transition risks and legal risks, and provide "little to no" detail on how to evaluate them, the research argues. "This suggests they see climate litigation as merely a peripheral risk, when recent events in the courts demonstrate ...

Growing scope for investing in natural capital: bfinance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... working with a number of investors to implement allocations to natural capital recently: it has been a fascinating time to research this rapidly evolving space. It is a complex area to say the least, with investment managers taking very different approaches ...

Global economists identify key risks for the decade ahead

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... as Australia is faced with "worsening natural peril environment". "This grid fragility, highlighted in recent Zurich research, will present a core opportunity and central challenge to energy policy in the near and long-term," he said. "As other nations ...

How much does it cost to "green" a portfolio

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... whitepaper from ISS LiquidMetrix and STOXX analyses trading costs to transition a portfolio from "brown" to "green". The research investigates the cost of transitioning from the STOXX Europe 600 to three different portfolios: two that use climate benchmark ...

ASX100 improving on modern slavery disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... development of robust key performance indicators and an increased focus on fostering external collaborations," said senior research fellow at Monash Centre for Financial Studies Nga Pham. In total, 33 companies received an upgrade compared to their 2021 ...

Podcast: 60,000+ years of care for country - Josh Gilbert

THE GREENER WAY  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... who lives and works on country. Josh is a Senior Researcher at the UTS Jumbunna Institute of Indigenous Education and Research and is completing his PhD at Charles Sturt University, focusing on the post-colonial involvement of Indigenous peoples in Western ...

Finance realignment urged as nature-positive trails 30:1

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... reached US$7 trillion per year, while funding with a positive impact reached $200 billion last year - a 30-fold gap. New research from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) compared finance flows to nature-based solutions with the finance needed ...

Boards not ready for new workplace laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
New research finds that most directors are concerned their boards may not be fully prepared to meet new workplace sexual harassment laws when they come into force this week. From 12 December, the Australian Human Rights Commission will enforce the Positive ...

Research flags need for comprehensive ESG reporting

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... While most companies report on sustainability frameworks, few conduct independent external assurance, according to new research that also calls for mandatory reporting that goes beyond climate. Researchers at the Deakin Integrated Reporting Centre (DIRC) ...