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Chubb Review recommends reforms to ACCU governance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... specific examples to provide insight. "The Chubb Review did suggest there be no more ACCUs issued in respect of avoided deforestation projects," Derrington noted. "However, it somewhat skirted around the reasons why - rather than addressing the criticisms ...

Australia joins COP27 forests partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... systems, streamlining and scaling carbon markets to starting a transition toward sustainable land use and ending deforestation, Brand said. However, a strong carbon price would catalyse the sector even further. "We have seen now, carbon price signals ...

New Forests African forestry fund receives US$200m in investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... new fund focused on developing sustainable growth of the African forestry sector, thereby creating jobs, reducing deforestation, and addressing climate change," said Norfund chief executive officer Tellef Thorleifsson. Finnfund chief executive officer ...

Podcast: Calling "enough" on incremental sustainability progress with Mathew Nelson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... report points to declines in the Living Planet Index, in freshwater, increases in atmospheric concentrations of CO2, deforestation and ocean acidification. EY Oceania chief sustainability officer Mathew Nelson joins to explain why keeping on with the ...

La Trobe Financial certified by Climate Action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... Australian native reforestation activities such as the Yarra Yarra Biodiversity Corridor, Vintage 2020, and avoided deforestation projects such as the Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve Project, Indonesia, Vintage 2014. "We have a commitment to reducing ...

EY calls for "fundamental revisit" of corporate sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... report points to declines in the Living Planet Index, in freshwater, increases in atmospheric concentrations of CO2, deforestation and ocean acidification. The statistics speak for themselves, and there is not any indicator - they're all in decline and ...

Biodiversity risk goes to heart of finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... Biodiversity covers a wide range of impacts, are geographically specific and contain a number of risks, including deforestation, land clearing, water, pollution and other considerations, which makes it complex. The TNFD approaches this with a location-based ...

Draft Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures released

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... Biodiversity covers a wide range of impacts, are geographically specific and contain a number of risks, including deforestation, land clearing, water, pollution and other considerations, Herd elaborated. Clients have "a real hunger to understand the ...

Apostle Funds Management launches people and planet fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... and gambling. Investee companies are also assessed for human rights violations, unethical corporate governance and deforestation. According to AFM, the fund can hold allocations to domestic and global equities, property and infrastructure, growth alternatives ...

Pollination harvests blue carbon credits from mangrove project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... project, it's quite extraordinary," Cohn said. "The Indus delta faced a lot of pressure on its mangroves due to deforestation from local harvesting for firewood and construction as well as grazing from feral camels. "In partnership with the provincial ...