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Key sustainability factors impacting business in 2022

LOUISE CAMENZULI  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... the creation of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures and the anticipated 2023 release of its biodiversity loss risk reporting framework will provide Australian corporations with the tools to respond to this next frontier in ESG-related ...

Dire IPCC climate report should catalyse investor, business action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... taking action to ensure an orderly, just and equitable transition." The report cites global trends including biodiversity loss, overall unsustainable consumption of natural resources, land and ecosystem degradation, rapid urbanisation, human demographic ...

2021 theme in review: biodiversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... Later in November, the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) launched a report stating that biodiversity loss is a material financial risk for Australian companies, one that could wipe out up to $27 billion from the Australian economy ...

Vontobel to assess biodiversity impacts of portfolio investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... ones who deliver the leaders to the ones who have not paid so much attention. The risks and opportunities of biodiversity loss are profound. "If modern agriculture is struggling with worsening soil quality and the impacts of monocropping, the risk is ...

Biodiversity loss a material financial risk: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
Biodiversity loss is a material financial risk for Australian companies that could wipe out up to $27 billion from the Australian economy annually by 2050, according to a report by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). ACSI has ...

New Forests to partner on African forestry strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... of the world's forests, including 20% of all tropical forests. These ecosystems are under pressure from biodiversity loss and deforestation, as the continent faces a growing wood products shortage as economies and populations grow. Brand noted that ...

Managing biodiversity loss a governance risk: Vontobel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
The connection between biodiversity management and corporate management is becoming increasingly clear, and consumer impacts on biodiversity is both a risk and an opportunity, according to Vontobel Asset Management. Vontobel head of ESG and thought ...

Singapore Stock Exchange to launch carbon exchange

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... focus on Natural Climate Solutions, the carbon credits will also create impetus to address another grave risk of biodiversity loss and help serve local communities." Project Marketplace is focusing on corporates seeking to participate in the voluntary ...

Water, water risk everywhere: DWS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... next, using the framework for climate, and then will start to broaden into wider ESG frameworks." Accounting for biodiversity loss is challenging because there are multiple levels to address, from accounting frameworks to legislative and regulatory remedies ...

DWS to use advisory board to accelerate ESG activity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... list of investments risks that DWS takes into consideration, Kuijpers also noted that the firm is researching biodiversity loss as well. "Biodiversity loss - specifically threats to water supplies and ecosystems - is an area of concern for DWS," she ...