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Investors in hot seat over impact of 50-degree day

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
Institutional investors need to prepare for what would happen when Australia's temperature hits 50 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 ...

Australian self-directed investors lead world on ESG

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... consider ESG important when making their investment decisions. Australian investors consider key ESG themes to include environmental, social, impact, future, ethical and sustainability, the survey of IG's more than 300,000 global clients found. The study ...

Podcast: Investing in climate-smart agriculture - Dr Anika Molesworth

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
What message do Aussie farmers have for the corporate world? And what opportunities are there for investing in innovative climate solutions within the agricultural sector? In this episode of The Greener Way podcast, we hear from Dr Anika Molesworth ...

Bridging the ESG gap: strategies for institutional investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... argues that investment and ESG are not separate processes. "You cannot have an investment that doesn't have an environmental impact [or] a social element," McQuillen said. "You cannot have a company that doesn't have the 'G'." All analysts ...

Asia ahead in Science Based Targets race

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
2022 saw an 87% increase in corporates setting targets, as more companies set targets in one year than in the seven years previously. The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has reported 1097 companies set science-based targets in 2022 - a rise ...

Podcast: Driving a sustainability strategy - Amarjot Bagga

THE GREENER WAY  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
Joining us for this episode is Amarjot Bagga, head of environmental and social impact at Iress, a financial services software provider. Amarjot is an experienced sustainability professional and part of FS Sustainability's inaugural ESG Power50 list ...

Climate action both risk and opportunity to Australia: Intergenerational Report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... reduction will be required to maintain productivity and fiscal sustainability as well as achieve better social and environmental outcomes. Effective investments in resilience will also reduce costs to the economy in the long run." The Climate Council ...

Finance "misunderstanding" risk of nature loss

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... it's to lose an entire line of evolutionary history". He said that Australia has a "world-record leading rate of environmental decline" and investors are not prepared for oncoming requirements. Alexandra Banks, partner in climate change and sustainability ...

Aussie farmers call for climate courage

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... from fossil fuels. A farmer, scientist, and public figure from rural Australia, Molesworth witnessed first-hand the environmental degradation brought on by drought, and the ensuing economic impacts to her community. Molesworth urged the audience to shift ...

Data centre operator refinances multi-billion-dollar sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... facilities and support the company's "rapid expansion across the region." AirTrunk's SLL links the company's financing to environmental and social commitments include carbon usage effectiveness (CUE), operating power usage effectiveness (PUE), operating ...