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Standards boards unite for global rollout

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... organisations will align disclosures, starting with an initial methodology pilot building on the recently published GRI 101 Biodiversity Standard and the ISSB's imminent Biodiversity, Ecosystems and Ecosystem Services project. According to IFRS Foundation ...

Sustainable Finance Taxonomy open for consultation

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... ambitions for environmental objectives, which are: climate change mitigation, climate change adaptation and resilience, biodiversity and ecosystem protection, sustainable use and protection of water resources, pollution prevention and control, and transition ...

Fossil fuel funding down 20pc: study

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... Doctors for the Environment Australia, Friends of the Earth Australia, and Australian Architects Declare Climate & Biodiversity Emergency.

ESG demand still high for advisers

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... providers to make a formal commitment to reduce carbon emissions in their funds and 83% want them to commit to protecting biodiversity. Investors want to fund the environment, climate change solutions, nature and renewable energy. Human rights, gender ...

CIM to develop ACCUs with Greening Australia

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... Units (ACCUs) under the environmental planting methodology. The first acquisition under the partnership will restore biodiversity to land assets in Southern NSW, with a 100-year permanence period. The purchase will be financed by repayments linked to ...

Budget 2024: A win for clean energy, not environment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
The Federal Budget is an "excellent down-payment" on clean energy - but fails on nature and biodiversity, gas, electrification, and ACCUs. Treasurer Jim Chalmers aims to unlock $65 billion in renewables by 2030 through the Capacity Investment Scheme. ...

ISSB digital standards not perfect

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... announced new priority research initiatives related to nature-related and human capital risks and opportunities. Biodiversity, ecosystems, ecosystem services, and human capital are all on the table. It will not immediately act on human rights - but it ...

AXA IM releases engagement data

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... issues, with a focus on board oversight and incentives. Human capital engagements made up 17% of engagements, and biodiversity was 16%. AXA IM was part of the launch cohort in the Nature Action 100 program. Other focus areas included the just transition ...

Companies warned to disclose nature risks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... other jurisdictions around the world." But there are still significant knowledge gaps when it comes to nature and biodiversity. There are also significant hurdles created by the challenges of untangling complex global supply chains. "Nature-related dependencies ...

On biodiversity, a 143-year-old museum comes to the rescue

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
In the quest for impeccable biodiversity data, a trillion-dollar fund manager found an unlikely partner in a 143-year-old museum best known for 'Dippy', the dinosaur. At the RIAA conference yesterday, a panel was assembled to talk about the ...