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Cultural factors influence ESG approaches: Morgan Stanley Investment Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... eliminate tobacco, alcohol, adult entertainment and gambling and pork, and Latin America is focused on issues including deforestation, Indigenous people and the state of the Amazon. "We see more questions there about the role of Latin America in the ...

New firm to address nature-based solution market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... integrity of nature-based solutions is going to be a big driver of work." NatureCo identified reforestation, avoided deforestation, river and wetland restoration and blue carbon as areas of priority, and will focus on Asian, African and Latin American ...

Calculating value of biodiversity: BNP Paribas Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... the end of the year." BNP Paribas Asset Management is also evaluating its investments for exposure to water and deforestation risk, and has calculated that their water footprint as 25,000 cubic metres of water used per million euros in sales. "We've ...

Serving up meat's sustainability risks, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... use of migrant workers bringing linguistic challenges, van der Werf said. The beef supply chain's impacts on deforestation has significantly impacted countries such as Brazil, both in terms of grazing and in terms of clearing of forest for the purpose ...

Australia on global list for deforestation hotspots: WWF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
Eastern Australia is one of the top 24 global deforestation front, making Australia the only developed nation on a list from the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). WWF's new report Deforestation fronts: Drivers and responses in a changing world, names ...

HSBC, Pollination Group to launch natural capital asset manager

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... Wilder pointed to a 2016 International Finance Corporation US$152 million Forest Bond that was developed to prevent deforestation in developing countries as an example of past work. The Forest Bond was developed with FC developed the Forests Bond with ...

AMP Capital regards long term impacts of COVID-19, climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... because of the "inextricable links" between coronavirus and issues that are exacerbating climate change, such as deforestation and destruction of ecosystems. "This is almost a shot across the bow for companies to get themselves ready for continued economic ...

Wilderness Society links deforestation to beef production, supply chain risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
A new report from the Wilderness Society shows that 73% of all deforestation in Queensland is linked to beef production, calling on Australian companies to assess their exposures to deforestation in the beef supply chain. The Wilderness Society conducted ...

Meat and fish producers not managing ESG risks: FAIRR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... agriculture overall. The FAIRR Protein Producers index assessed producers against nine factors including: emissions; deforestation; water scarcity; antibiotic immunity; waste; working conditions; food safety; animal welfare and sustainable proteins. ...

CDP issues 2017 Climate Change Report for Australia/New Zealand companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... customers using its carbon neutral products offset 8,114 tonnes of CO2, representing an increase of 30%." "Halting deforestation is inextricably linked to realizing business opportunities, staying ahead of the regulatory curve, and mitigating financial ...