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Nature-related risk a potential risk to directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... agenda." Some areas of nature-related risk are regulated under environmental laws like air and water pollution, deforestation and waste disposal, thus giving companies a basis for already-existing data and analysis, nature-related dependency and impact ...

Impact investing as greenwashing antidote: T. Rowe Price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... that it is difficult to find companies that meet the revenue threshold minimums for positive impact on areas like deforestation or water quality. "We have struggled to find direct biodiversity ideas that would directly result in an improvement in forestry ...

Nearly a quarter of Australian bank debt has nature-related risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... consistent with the Framework, which include to: set science-based targets for reducing nature impact, adopt no deforestation policies in line with global best practice voluntary commitments, incorporate ecosystem services into land valuations, apply ...

Solving carbon credit concerns with blockchain

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... voluntary carbon credit." The platform will enable project developers to enhance their "focus on initiatives to avoid deforestation by streamlining time consuming administration tasks," he said. Further project developers include a direct air capture ...

US regulator adopts tighter rules for ESG fund names

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... 'ESG' or 'fossil free' fund, they expect to reduce their climate risk and not own big oil, coal, and deforestation," said As You Sow CEO Andrew Behar. " These new rules will help provide needed truth in advertising and make a statement ...

Podcast: Alex Banks - she speaks for the trees

THE GREENER WAY  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... co-author of a report commissioned by The Wilderness Society that found that financiers do not assess and disclose deforestation and biodiversity loss in Australia and may not even be aware of the risk when funding Australia's primary industries. ...

Forestry companies create global engagement body

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... engagement body that will advocate on issues including climate change, biodiversity loss and halting and reversing deforestation. The International Sustainable Forestry Coalition (ISFC), includes founding members Dasos Capital, F&W Forestry, Gresham ...

Prepare for TNFD: FSI release guide on nature risks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... biodiversity and nature-related risks in portfolio companies particularly in relation to freshwater and agriculture-driven deforestation. With the release of the TNFD recommendations, biodiversity and nature disclosure will still be voluntary. However ...

Finance "misunderstanding" risk of nature loss

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
Financiers do not assess and disclose deforestation and biodiversity loss in Australia and may not even be aware of the risk when funding Australia's primary industries. New research from EY commissioned by The Wilderness Society found that deforestation ...

Ethical investments recover performance: Chant West

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... framework. Its negative exclusions include fossil fuel production, weapons and armaments, alcohol, tobacco, gambling, deforestation, human rights violations and unethical corporate governance. It targets investments that have a measurable contribution ...