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Shell shareholders worth €4tr to vote for Paris

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... medium-term scope 3 reduction targets and is solely focused on greenhouse gas emissions. Shell raised the proportion of investments in fossil fuels in 2023 and did not improve its climate targets, according to Follow This. The group of co-filing investors ...

Media a strong influence on corporate decisions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... Australians said the same. More than half of Singaporean leaders surveyed (58%) said that media coverage helps guide investments in ESG technology, compared to 36% in Australia. 89% of Singaporean leaders said media reporting of ESG impacted on policy ...

WEF to unlock US$2.8 tr clean energy investment in global majority nations

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... finance mechanisms. The network will exchange best practice to help nations meet their clean energy needs. Clean energy investments need to grow from less than $150 billion to over $1 trillion per year over the next decade to meet net-zero targets, according ...

Ethical ETFs AUM surges in 2023: Betashares

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... allocate to ethical and responsible ETFs amid the fastest rate hiking cycle in a generation," said Betashares responsible investments director Greg Liddell. "The growth in ethical and responsible investing via ETFs is an ongoing trend that is driven ...

BNP Paribas updates sustainability strategy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... classification promotes environmental or social characteristics, while Article 9 funds require all assets to be sustainable investments, with some exceptions for hedging or liquidity. ESG integration was cited as a key enabler in the process of obtaining ...

Investors "flying blind" to climate litigation risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... potential damages from climate lawsuits - but are failing to take this threat into account when evaluating risks to their investments. Investors are focusing on physical and transition risks from climate change when investing in major energy companies ...

Paris overshoot: are investors prepared?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... damage to assets, supply-chain disruptions, and operational interruptions. "When people think of the physical risk of investments, too often they're thinking about the direct impacts on a particular asset or a particular asset class and physical ...

Growing scope for investing in natural capital: bfinance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... offerings. bfinance has identified 32 funds targeting allocations to carbon projects and natural climate solutions (NCS) investments. Collectively, these 32 funds are seeking to raise about US$19 billion in equity commitments, the consultant said. The ...

Global economists identify key risks for the decade ahead

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... energy policy in the near and long-term," he said. "As other nations seek to achieve climate targets and accelerate investments in renewable energy technology, the demand for finite and geographically-concentrated critical minerals - such as graphite ...

Forestry fund raises $450m for natural capital

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... investment exposure to integrated forest, agriculture, land, and carbon markets in Australia and New Zealand, targeting investments in core forestry plantations, processing and related infrastructure, with some exposure to agriculture. Investors in the ...