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Australia the guinea pig for PRI sovereign engagement pilot

ROSE MARY PETRASS | THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023 | NEWS

... climate change risks and opportunities. "Investors are using increasingly sophisticated measures to assess sovereign climate risk in their investments. Over time this may affect capital costs for sovereign and other issuers in relevant markets. "Genuine ...

Commonwealth to disclose climate risks in sovereign bonds

ROSE MARY PETRASS | THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023 | NEWS

The Commonwealth of Australia will for the first time disclose climate risk in sovereign bonds following the settlement of a world-first class action lawsuit. The case was filed in 2020 by Kathleen O'Donnell, represented pro bono by Equity Generation ...

Investors in hot seat over impact of 50-degree day

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023 | NEWS

... degrees and analyse the impacts on investments and communities. The impact of a 50 degree day is the subject of a climate risk simulation exercise at the AIST Superannuation Investment Conference 2023. Sister publication Financial Standard is the media ...

Regional renewable investments ramp up

ROSE MARY PETRASS | WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023 | NEWS

... consequences of maintaining our dependence on unreliable fossil fuels is a future fraught with climate and energy instability and risk. By industry, governments and communities working together to accelerate renewables, storage and transmission, Australia ...

RBA sets 2030 net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023 | NEWS

... productive capacity, remain higher for longer," Bullock said. "The longer inflation is allowed to remain high, the greater the risk that expectations will drift higher, and the greater the real economic costs will be of bringing inflation back down." ...

Bridging the ESG gap: strategies for institutional investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS | MONDAY, 28 AUG 2023 | NEWS

... 2022 alone. The European Commission has confirmed a new requirement for companies to use a new checklist to disclose climate risk, as well as whether they have climate transition plans that align with ESG concerns. Reports for 2024 data are due out in ...

Investors consider greenwashing when setting net zero targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023 | NEWS

... adopted a strategy, just staying silent on some of these issues." Daisy Mallett, a legal consultant specialising in climate risk issues, and co-author of "Greenwashing and how to avoid it: An introductory guide for Asia's finance industry", a collaboration ...

Climate action both risk and opportunity to Australia: Intergenerational Report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023 | NEWS

... technological and digital transformation - which includes green power - rising demand for care and support services, and geopolitical risk and fragmentation. "Climate change and the net zero transformation will have a significant impact on the structure ...

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 ...

Aussie farmers call for climate courage

ROSE MARY PETRASS | THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023 | NEWS

Australia's food security hangs in the balance with climate change exacerbating extreme drought, flooding and other impacts which harm the country's ability to sustain food production, but climate change also presents opportunities for investment in ...

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UN pension chief joins Northern Trust

JAMIE WILLIAMSON

The head of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund is taking on a new role at Northern Trust Asset Management.

Podcast: Exploring emerging markets and sustainability

THE GREENER WAY | 6:56AM

Pablo Berrutti, senior portfolio specialist at Stewart Investors, discusses emerging market investment opportunities and their main growth drivers.

Carbon emission stabilisation 'reframes' investment climate risk: Emmi

MATTHEW WAI

Latest modelling from Emmi indicates carbon emissions may plateau within the next two years before gradually declining, signalling the first ever emission stabilisation outside of an economic crisis.

Hollywood heavyweights call on pension fund to divest fossil fuels

JAMIE WILLIAMSON

The likes of Sally Field, Mark Ruffalo and Jane Fonda are calling on the SAG-Producers Pension Plan to dump its holdings in oil and gas companies.

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