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| | | ... of smoke haze on people's health can have a drag on productivity. Cacho cited a report that calculated that Singapore's economy incurred $1.83 billion in economic damage as a result of the 2015 smoke haze over Singapore that occurred from slash-and-burn ... |
| | | | ... Policy Response (IPR) project from the PRI. Presented at the PRI / UNEP FI Conference, Towards a Resilient and Sustainable Economy this week in Melbourne, Mark Fulton, founding partner of Energy Transition Advisors (ETA), outlined the assumptions underpinning ... |
| | | | ... consider." Unfriend Coal is also calling on insurance companies to play a positive role in the transition to low-carbon economy. "We start with a do no harm agenda, starting with coal, which is the largest source of CO2 emissions," Bosshard said. But ... |
| | | | ... on Climate-related Disclosures (TCFD). It has, in past, issued climate bonds to finance the transition to a low-carbon economy. These are all activities that have partially played into Westpac's sustainability ratings. But surely systemic corporate ... |
| | | | ... critical, particularly given the speed at which changes occur today. Decarbonisation will affect virtually every aspect of the economy, so ignoring the issue is not an option for most businesses. For example, consider what will happen to petrol stations ... |
| | | | ... organisations to look at best practice, strengthening our impact," Varcoe said. Plastics and their role in the circular economy is one area where investors are looking for improvements in company performance, Varcoe noted. The circular economy values ... |
| | | | ... their performance." A second area of thematic focus is climate risk. Sustainalytics notes "Australia's emissions-intensive economy, policy vacuum and renewables boom create a complex set of risks and opportunities for investors," and calculates that ... |
| | | | ... financial services industry, many of the lessons learned can be applied to most public companies in other sectors of the economy. "Our report concludes with a series of questions that all public companies might ask themselves. Not all will be relevant ... |
| | | | ... we're looking to do the same with the ACT," he said. "We're probably more focused on the intersection of the circular economy and climate change in Queensland. "That was one of the comments made about Australia -- in the absence of a national framework ... |
| | | | ... also be at most risk of reduced superannuation savings, driven by physical risks and the transition to a lower carbon economy. This also means higher fiscal expenditures on the Age Pension. "There is significant interaction between climate change and ... |
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