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Climate minister identifies climate adaptation as key priority

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... stability, but there are barriers preventing private investment, particularly in high-risk regions. Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy Jenny McAllister identified adaptation and resilience investment as a priority for government in a speech ...

Engaging for real-world decarbonisation: IGCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
Collaborative engagement groups like Climate Action 100+ can be important tools for investors and companies to discuss implementation of climate strategies, but investors have to be able to see how a company's commitments lead to real-world decarbonisation. ...

Building sustainable supply chains

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... these oversight processes at the beginning of a supplier relationship is an optimal time, said Kate Skatting, director, climate change and sustainability services at EY Australia. "It's also important to be considering this procurement process," ...

$12tn Asian engagement program advocates climate-linked pay

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
Prominent Asian utilities investors are actively engaging with companies to align executive remuneration with climate progress in their investment portfolios. Despite the welcome progress on climate, investors are calling for more accelerated climate ...

Blackstone closes record energy transition fund at $7.1bn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... In 2022, Blackstone announced a goal of $100 billion in investments over the next decade towards energy transition and climate change solutions projects. Blackstone's Credit and Insurance segment currently has $295 billion in AUM and seeks risk-adjusted ...

Ethical investments recover performance: Chant West

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... generating returns is "inherently more valuable than one that doesn't," Unwin added. "Economic winds have no influence on climate solutions." Of course, no one has a crystal ball. But the strategy is that the financial value of "destructive" investments ...

Standard Chartered Bank gets first head of social sustainability

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... opportunities with philanthropic partners and colleagues across the bank. "Natalie's role will complement our expertise in climate-focused sustainability and represents the evolution of environment, social and governance (ESG) factors as discrete but ...

ASX200 skirts Scope 3 disclosures

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
While nearly 70% of the ASX200 is now reporting against the Taskforce for Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) framework, "not all net zero commitments are equal" and significant Scope 3 emissions disclosure gaps remain. New research by the ...

Climate: debt rise, credit falls for 59 nations as early as 2030

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
The global financial system will see progressive deterioration of sovereign credit ratings in 59 countries due to climate-related factors, resulting in a substantial rise in both corporate and sovereign debt by tens of billions of dollars from 2030. ...

Woodside sells 10% of $16.5b Scarborough LNG to Japan investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... price of US$500 million. The Scarborough field, located approximately 375 km off the Pilbara coast, has attracted ire from climate groups that labelled the project a "climate bomb" and took the energy giant to court. Woodside claims the reservoir contains ...