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Podcast: Real world decarbonisation vs net zero portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
In this episode, BNP Paribas Asset Management global head of sustainability Jane Ambachtsheer talks about investing to decarbonise the real economy versus investing in low carbon strategies, how to translate net zero commitments into action and the ...

Carbon markets, biodiversity on tap at COP27

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... often discussion about how overwhelming the biodiversity crisis is because there are as many solutions as there are ecosystems - unlike climate change where the world has converged around one important metric of measurement, GHG emissions reductions," ...

Australia joins COP27 forests partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... native forest and the Australian government is taking strong action to protect, manage and restore these vulnerable ecosystems," she said. "To achieve this target we will add millions of additional hectares of Australia's iconic landscapes to our national ...

Minderoo Foundation, Illumina launch ocean biodiversity DNA project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... have announced a $40 million partnership to use eDNA technology and AI to identify fish species in Australian marine ecosystems with the goal of conserving their population size and health. According to the Minderoo Foundation, Illumina will use state-of-the-art ...

State of the Environment report a wake up call for business, investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... Indigenous heritage. These declines are damaging to human health and wellbeing. Among the findings, "at least 19 Australian ecosystems have shown signs of collapse or near collapse - these ecosystems span the entire Australian continent and include Antarctic ...

HSBC funds blue carbon projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... builds on previous work funded by HSBC and aims to establish "the most effective way to harness the ability of coastal ecosystems to take up carbon from the atmosphere more efficiently than forests on dry land," HSBC said. The overarching aim of these ...

American Century outlines 2022 sustainability priorities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... moderately food insecure," she said. "Then you talk about biodiversity impacts that food production and food wastage has on ecosystems and you can look at it from the carbon emissions perspective and the economic perspective. But you can also look at ...

Accountants to play central role in ESG developments: CPA Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... accountants with ESG skills will intensify as the focus on environment-related disclosures shifts to biodiversity and ecosystems, and momentum around the social attributes of business gathers pace.

2021 theme in review: biodiversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... Roc-Sennett. But it's not just investors who are - or should be - thinking about how their actions enhance and degrade the ecosystems in which they survive. KPMG Australia research found that failing to manage material ESG issues effectively will ...

Vontobel to assess biodiversity impacts of portfolio investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
Vontobel Asset Management will measure the biodiversity impacts of its Quality Growth Boutique after announcing a partnership with Carbon4 Finance and CDC Biodiversité. Vontobel has outlined its thesis that the connection between biodiversity management ...

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Santos receives takeover offer from Abu Dhabi-led consortium

ANDREW MCKEAN
Santos has received a non-binding $8.89 per share cash offer from the XRG Consortium, led by XRG P.J.S.C., a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ANDOC), alongside Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund ADQ and US private equity firm Carlyle.

What do the best-functioning boards look like?

KARREN VERGARA
The best-functioning boards are future thinkers, understand their ESG responsibilities and are able to show their "battle scars," according to two governance experts.

Funding lifts for climate, health, people startups

KARREN VERGARA
While funding for impact startups has broadly declined, those operating in climate, health and people has seen funding levels improve compared to three years ago, according to the Impact Startups Benchmark Report 2025.

Mind the gap: Investors' role in balancing fairness and competitiveness in executive pay

ALEXANDRE PROST
Investors have a significant role to play in helping to move the dial on executive remuneration, aiming to increase fairness and reduce inequality.

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