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Investors push for nature in climate plans

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
Transition plans are pivotal to ensuring companies' credibility in achieving net-zero goals - but currently do not factor in safeguarding and restoring nature and biodiversity. In a bid to accelerate the protection and restoration of nature, finance ...

Investor group with US$2tr AUM to measure avoided emissions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
Mirova and Robeco have led a group of investors with more than US$2 trillion of AUM to develop a global database of greenhouse gas emission avoidance factors to help facilitate transition finance. The initiative, supported by 10 founding partners including ...

A rising tide for blue bond investment: T. Rowe Price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
Although the current market for blue bonds is "nascent", the potential demand for bonds whose use of proceeds fund ocean-friendly and clean water projects could grow rapidly in tandem with the increased investor and corporate focus on biodiversity ...

Global economists identify key risks for the decade ahead

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
Ahead of its annual meeting in Davos next week, the World Economic Forum (WEF) revealed an ominous outlook for the next decade: the world faces looming crises driven by compounding economic, societal and natural collapse. Economists warn we are entering ...

Call for investment to spur ethical fashion education

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
While more consumers are aware of the power of their spending, cost of living pressures are hindering Australians from making ethical consumer choices. A new report from Baptist World Aid Australia and Be Slavery Free finds that while three in four ...

Fears grow around greenwashing litigation protections

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
Treasury's proposed three-year moratorium on private litigation related to Scope 3 reporting as part of its proposed mandatory climate-related financial disclosure package has raised fears that it would give companies the green light to greenwash. ...

Farm to table reporting to increase ag investment certainty

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Robust and credible sustainability metrics data that runs from the farm gate to the kitchen table is part of a push to signal Australia's agricultural industry as attractive to investors. A growing population and our proximity to Asia makes agriculture ...

Investing in net zero "makes business sense": Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Editorial note: This is the first in a six-part series of articles brought to you by Energetics While setting a net zero target and implementing strategies to transition from current carbon emissions activities to that long term goal is not quite business ...

Climate risk or opportunity for insurance sector

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Insurance leaders have reframed the challenge of climate risk as an opportunity, stating that physical risk from climate change is not the biggest challenge to insurance. Finity Consulting principal Rade Musulin and Swiss Reinsurance head of property ...

Higher ESG means stronger ROI: study

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
Companies with better ESG ratings outperformed their peers with lower ratings from 2013 - 2021, according to a study from Kroll. Globally, ESG leaders achieved an annual return of 12.9%, in contrast to the 8.6% return for laggards - an approximately ...