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Asset consultants keep gates closed on greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... action/stewardship reporting," Alcock said. Assessing whether fund managers are integrating ESG and material issues like climate change should be a holistic process, said Jeffrey Chee head of portfolio strategy at Willis Towers Watson. "As the focus ...

Assessing the financial, ESG benefits of agricultural investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... investments offer not only long-term diversified returns, but also the potential to use natural capital to impact on climate change as well as generate additional financial return. Warakirri Cropping chief executive officer and head of cropping and diversified ...

HSBC Australia to explore mangrove bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... use the grant to identify nature-based restoration activities which will improve livelihoods, biodiversity and climate change mitigation outcomes on the mid-north NSW coast. Image courtesy of Timothy K on Unsplash

PRI augments Australian team with hires

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... worked on the Climate Finance Initiative, using the law to drive corporate and financial decision-makers to address climate change-related risks, impacts and opportunities. Victoria Thieberger joins as PRI's APAC Press Manager and she will oversee ...

New Climate Action 100 engagement to tackle food and beverage sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... "What we have tried to emphasise in this strategy is that these company supply chains do create risk, in terms of climate change, as well as reputational risk of actions that happen in the supply chain, and I think the message we're hearing from Climate ...

Reflection on 10 years of climate action: ISS ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
The momentum to address climate change has built, but regulatory, methodological and investor climate action remain challenges in financial markets, according to ISS ESG. Financial market participants including investors are still working to find appropriate ...

Greenwashing a challenge to sustainable investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
A majority of Australian investors believe engaging on climate change or use of fossil fuels are the most important stewardship topics, but also believe greenwashing is a major challenge, according to Schroders. Schroders has released its latest Institutional ...

Santos sued over clean energy, net zero claims

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... Production & Exploration Association] APPEA, and he's regularly in the market spruiking gas as the solution to climate change, which we know is a huge problem." In a statement to FS Sustainability, a Santos spokesperson said "it would not be appropriate ...

Significant cuts to industrial emissions required: Grattan Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... process other minerals and metal, and those which manufacture other products," said Grattan Institute's energy and climate change program director Tony Wood. "What we tried to do is three things. One is to use mechanism that already exist, the second ...

Opinion: Mind the gap: Investors continue to stall on climate action, despite sentiment confirming its risks

DAVID KLAUSNER  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... from David Klausner, a director of thematic research at PGIM. The opinions expressed reflect his opinions only. Climate change is no longer a hypothetical risk. Whether assessing the damage from Germany's devastating flooding, the crippling effects to ...