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Allspring defends exit from climate group

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... our investment strategies and stewardship activities because we believe they contribute to our number one priority: generating positive investment outcomes for our clients," a spokesperson told FS Sustainability. The asset manager joined CA100+ in 2019 ...

IFM and QIC scoop major assets in energy deal

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... and 2 emissions by 2050. Hanna added that the agreement will help sure up returns for members while reducing risk. "Generating long-term returns for our investors and the working Australians they represent means managing and mitigating the risks posed ...

Podcast: Timber talks - Cultivating natural capital with Sarah Clawson

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... senior journalist and host Rose Mary Petrass and explore forestry investment, as well as best practice approach to generating returns while prioritising ESG principles. We discuss sustainable landscape management, carbon credits integrity, and First ...

Key sector could boost economy by $100 billion

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... can." "The three parts of our innovation ecosystem need to work in cohesion - universities and research institutes generating ideas, businesses transforming and adopting them, with government championing the efforts with strategic incentives and driving ...

Execs sceptical of 2050 net zero goal

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... ramping up investments in climate transition-oriented growth businesses. But executives are more worried than ever about generating returns to scale up transition-related businesses. Interestingly, Australia and New Zealand were identified as within ...

Gender-based strategy gives impact investing a boost

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... billion annual financing gap for women-owned small businesses, according to the UN. Impact investing, which is aimed at generating social impact alongside a financial return, could be the answer. Less than 2% of the world's financial markets is impact ...

Rest increases impact investment with Cibus fund allocation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... expect this investment will generate exposure to mid-market agriculture companies that own real assets with profit generating potential," she said. "This will bring diversity benefits to our alternatives portfolio, while delivering long-term value for ...

Investor group with US$2tr AUM to measure avoided emissions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... by low-carbon solutions. The initiative aims to improve transparency and comparability for the financial sector by generating estimates of the emissions avoided by financed activities. The database will initially cover 80 specifically defined low-carbon ...

Forestry fund falls short of target

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... address the region's sustainability transition." Seeto added that Southeast Asia offers "significant potential" for generating carbon credits for nature-based solutions projects. New Forests completed the first close of its Tropical Asia Forest Fund ...

COP28: Climate finance, carbon markets take centre stage

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... and Indigenous Peoples from Brazil and the Democratic Republic of Congo pledged their support to host pilot projects generating REDD+ credits under a new standard, established by three voluntary forest carbon stakeholders. The Republic of Congo plans ...