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Biodiversity loss a material financial risk: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... value for Australian Investors: November 2021, which outlines the way in which biodiversity loss presents physical, transition and systemic risks to businesses. The report outlines industries with high dependency on biodiversity through operations include ...

Australian company boards lack skill, experience to lead net zero transition: IGCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
Australian company directors "lack the skills and experience" to lead the transition to net zero emissions by 2050, according to a report by the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC). Further, the IGCC report, A Changing Climate: what investors expect ...

Australian government "faffing about" on climate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... never expected the UN Climate Summit to provide "directional guidance" in terms of future investment in the energy transition needed to reach net zero by 2050. "Australia came out of COP as a pariah, along with India," he said. "The US and China had ...

COP26 week two: impacts for Australians

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... business and business groups have repeatedly said in Australia, all are required to unlock and guide investment in the transition required this decade if Australia is to avoid the costs and missed opportunities if global heating exceeds 1.5C." The second ...

APAC investors taking decarbonisation action: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... will introduce them within the next three years. Nearly half - 44% - cite their responsibility to drive the economic transition and help to solve the global climate crisis as their top motivator for climate investment strategies, slightly ahead of creating ...

Australia needs 2035 net zero target: RMIT

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
Researchers at RMIT have called on the federal government to set a net zero target for 2035, re-introduce a national price on carbon and mandate reporting of carbon emissions to support businesses in achieving decarbonisation goals. Lead author of the ...

Measuring transition risk key to picking climate leaders: Aviva Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), one of the issues at play will be how to measure and manage the transition from the current, fossil-fuel powered global economy to the low carbon economy that is intended by 2050. This transition ...

Board of the future to face more ESG issues: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... secretary will go from being a traditional gatekeeper to trusted adviser, and the Governance Institute will help that transition."

Fidelity International to invest $150bn in net zero strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... companies that are achieving/enabling net zero, those aligned with net zero, companies that are demonstrating high transition potential, companies that have low potential, and companies that have not yet provided us with any evidence of their transition ...

COP26 preview: reporting, carbon markets and role of finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... expressed concerns that there is not a "clear and ambitious" 2030 target, and said that it will hinder the "orderly transition to net zero and frustrate investor's ability to invest in climate solutions across Australia." Beginning Sunday, the 26 ...