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Green budgets fatten amid global uncertainty

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... particularly manufacturers and automotive companies, followed by solar energy. Sustainable research and development, biodiversity protection and restoration, and water conservation and management are also top areas pinned for expenditure. Global investment ...

Biodiversity loss, climate front of mind for investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Institutional investors are increasingly concerned about the "twin crises" of biodiversity loss and climate change resulting from deforestation. That was a key finding of ISS STOXX's Natural Capital Research Institute's first report on how investors ...

Green Moves: S&P, SBTi, Macquarie, Anti-Slavery Commissioner

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... Development Goal 14... 'life below water' - enabling financial institutions to rebuild ocean prosperity, restore biodiversity and regenerate ocean health. This follows a stint at the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) as a senior ...

The big green investing trends of 2025

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... landscape will evolve rapidly as ESG regulations impact transition investing and boost sustainable bonds issuance. Biodiversity finance and artificial intelligence ethics are now seen as financially material risks for investors. "2025 is shaping up to ...

Investors zero in on nature, human rights nexus

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... with extinction, PRI found. The framework noted that agricultural supply chains account for significant terrestrial biodiversity loss including up to 73% of tropical deforestation. PRI was founded in 2005 to understand the investment implications of ...

Greenwash top of mind for Kiwi funds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... vulnerabilities during extreme weather, and the cost of reputational damage, means the financial case for ESG is top of mind. Biodiversity and community development are key themes in the land of the long white cloud. "The question is no longer whether ...

Banksia Foundation names winners of the 2024 NSW Sustainability Awards

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... redistributing over 400 pairs of shoes to community members in need while preventing footwear waste from entering landfills. Biodiversity Award - Mulloon Rehydration Initiative The Mulloon Rehydration Initiative earned top honours for their extensive ...

Perpetual reveals decade of philanthropy insights

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... this modest growth may be partly due to increased funder awareness because of catastrophic major weather events and biodiversity collaborations across Australia. The next generation within family foundations have also played a role in advocating for ...

Mega asset manager defends OECD complaint

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... obligations under international frameworks," said Madan. It alleges the asset manager is financing deforestation, biodiversity loss, land grabs, human rights harm, and breaches of Indigenous Peoples' rights. "BlackRock has failed to prevent its investments ...

Responsible funds thrive despite greenwash fears: RIAA

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... billion in AUM - 71% of the total AUM covered by impact investment products and funds. Other popular thematics include biodiversity, financial inclusion, quality jobs, and healthcare. Half (53%) of respondents said institutional demand was driving growth. ...