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As water rises, insurer swims against tide

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... companies on its customer list, staring down the barrel of climate change, its hedging its bets on this discount. The 'resilience credit' will be applied as a 5% premium offset against eligible FM policies. With US$400 million of extra discounts ...

Green finance lags as planet on high alert

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... next year." Australian corporates and government have set strong targets, accelerated electrification, adaptation and resilience, while also progressing nature integration, reporting and transparency. This comes as a major, a first-of-its-kind scientific ...

DEI code to boost retention: CFA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... competency is going to speak to a company's wider competency as well. That's another way you can build in more resilience into the organisation and improve your ability to adapt," said Maynard. Sandi Orleow, chair of the DEI National Council ...

Investors worth $42trn target state leaders at COP29

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... Addressing nature, water and biodiversity-related challenges Ramping up of private investment into climate mitigation, resilience and adaptation Investing in emerging markets. "Investors recognise that policy mechanisms are essential to achieve a climate-resilient ...

Climate finance gets $100bn boost: ADB

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... issues: climate action, private sector development, regional cooperation and public goods, digital transformation, and resilience and empowerment. All up, around $13 billion is earmarked for private sector financing by 2030, triple its previous amount. ...

Natural gas buyout bulldozes investors: Analysts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... CEO Meg expressed disappointment on the vote outcome, but acknowledged investor concern on emissions, offsets, demand resilience for LNG and new technologies like clean ammonia. However, the ammonia project is a "material step" for carbon abatement ...

Veteran lawyer moves jobs

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... about helping clients address challenges related to climate change and sustainability, nature positive solutions and resilience, organisational culture and transformation, risk, governance and good decision-making."

Ancient ideas fuel new strategy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... strategy seeks to move past compliance and risk management when it comes to Indigenous issues, and focus on climate resilience and responsible investing. Indigenous financial wellbeing organisation Indigenous Business Australia (IBA) recently launched ...

Senate passes landmark climate reporting and net zero authority laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... climate-related actions and effects, including emissions data, climate risk management, capital deployment, scenario analysis, resilience, and transition plans. The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA), representing 75% of managed funds ...

Catastrophe bill blows up to $90bn

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... sharply. This has driven up the cost of insurance premiums for consumers and businesses. "There are also issues of resilience and sustainability - we spend too much reacting to weather events rather than preparing communities. The analyst noted that ...