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BNP Paribas updates sustainability strategy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... totalled EUR €346 billion. In its sustainability strategy, BNP Paribas identified a "just" energy transition, healthy ecosystems, and societal equality as essential to protecting a healthy economy and safeguarding against systemic risks to portfolios. ...

A rising tide for blue bond investment: T. Rowe Price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... another one; if you look at the targets, the SDG 14 specifically calls out things like protecting marine and coastal ecosystems, reducing marine pollution. Absolutely, that would fall in alignment with SDG14." Buying water-related debt securities is ...

Growing scope for investing in natural capital: bfinance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... higher risk characteristics. The nature-based solutions (NBS) cohort prioritises the protection and restoration of ecosystems (including biodiversity benefits) while addressing societal challenges such as food and water security to enhance human wellbeing. ...

L'Oréal Groupe invests in First Nations-led biodiversity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... damaged as our country was taken and cleared. "We have the chance to rejuvenate our songlines and restore the health of ecosystems. From little seeds our country grows, and our people heal. Culture is passed on and our custodianship obligations are fulfilled." ...

Australia joins COP28 gender and just transition partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... (SIDS). The focus will be 70% climate adaptation (food, water and health security, infrastructure and public works, ecosystems, and biodiversity resilience) and 30% climate mitigation (transport and industry electrification, mass transportation and green ...

COP28: Climate finance, carbon markets take centre stage

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... removal initiatives. The initiatives will help conservation, restoration, and enhancement of coral reefs, seagrass ecosystems, and marine biodiversity.

Carbon credit review falls short on CO2 capture and slavery

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... raises doubts about their ability to scale and compete with the potential carbon sequestration of re-growing natural ecosystems. When asked if the review recommendations will account for these concerns, CCA did not provide comment, but noted that "Australia ...

Loss and damage funds a key consideration for COP28

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... mined at speed but investors don't want to see these projects come to life at the expense of local communities and ecosystems." Beyond the just transition, there is also a push to integrate human rights concerns into discussions, particularly as ...

New tools available to help investors meet Paris Agreement

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... transition to a circular economy, pollution prevention and control, and protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems. The expansion includes new technical screening criteria, as well as amended criteria for climate change mitigation and ...

Preparing for COP28: nature and climate integration

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... offsetting. Instead, there is a shift towards regenerative approaches that actively contribute to the well-being of ecosystems and communities. The phased release of the Science Based Targets Network (SBTN), interoperable with TNFD, encourages organisations ...