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New Forests calls for demand and supply integrity on carbon credits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... and Saleeba said. "We have integrated a supply side quality position on carbon credits for many many years in our environmental management system," Kuppalli said. "It's not something that we just did last week. It's part of an overall framework for responsible ...

Treasury Wine Estates inks sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... with its financing strategy, Treasury Wine Estates deepens its commitment to having a positive impact across key Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) metrics. The SLL announcement comes as part of TWE's commitment to sustainability which focuses ...

Emerging HNW seek ESG, ethical investments: Praemium

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... rated factor, but when you look at the emerging high net worth segment, there is more emphasis on good behaviour on environmental issues," noted Praemium chief distribution officer Martin Morris. The report is based on a survey of 2,275 HNW investors. ...

Integrating just transitions into climate calculations: Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... investment specialist Jillian Reid noted that investors need to "get much better at connecting the economic with the environmental and the social impacts," particularly in the way that decisions around decarbonising companies and communities will impact ...

CBA announces $250 in green financing deals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... total another $250 million in green finance vehicles. IFM Investors has entered into a $200 million fixed-rate, Environmental, Social and Governance Term Deposit (ESG TD) with CBA. It is certified by an independent third party and used entirely for funding ...

Vestas Wind Systems call for federal support for energy grid transition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
The federal government needs to invest in the national energy grid to support the transition to renewable energy, according to the head of Vestas Wind Systems Australia and New Zealand. "Though we've had great success in keeping up the rollout of ...

Property manager buys nearly 100,000 carbon credits for offsetting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... added. The carbon offsets surrendered on behalf of ISPT were generated by three projects: the Paroo River North Environmental Project, the Central Arnhem Land Fire Abatement Project and the Tallering Station Human Induced Regeneration Project. Two of ...

Bringing a human rights lens to climate risk considerations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... way we live on the planet," said KPMG director, human rights and social impact Meg Brodie. "The idea that we have environmental impacts and then we have impacts on people becomes a false dichotomy. In the way that we've set up the ESG conversation, we've ...

Vontobel to assess biodiversity impacts of portfolio investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
Vontobel Asset Management will measure the biodiversity impacts of its Quality Growth Boutique after announcing a partnership with Carbon4 Finance and CDC Biodiversité. Vontobel has outlined its thesis that the connection between biodiversity management ...

ESG investing "fastest growing" priority for advisers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... advisers reported to Investment Trends that over 40% of clients have requested to buy or sell investments based on environmental issues, up from 24% in 2020. Almost two-thirds of advisers say that client demand would be the biggest driver for ESG investing. ...