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Sustainable AUM tops US$30 trn despite tighter labels

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... Association Canada, and the European Fund and Asset Management Association. The GSIA urges global adoption of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) and the incorporation of TNFD reporting for corporations into the International ...

Carbon credit review falls short on CO2 capture and slavery

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... as mineral carbonisation and direct air capture. Most current sequestration is biological (also referred to as natural, nature-based, or natural-climate solutions). However, since land is likely to reach capacity, and biological projects are vulnerable ...

Loss and damage funds a key consideration for COP28

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... this stocktake if not at COP28, then in the near future. "Any company that wants to manage its risk has to understand that nature and biodiversity is coming sooner rather than later and making plans on climate without taking into account nature and biodiversity ...

RIAA creates co-CEO model to replace outgoing O'Connor

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... critical sectors for RIAA. She has previously convened the official Australasian Consultation Group for the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD), leading RIAA's involvement in the Dhawura Ngilan Business and Investor Initiative ...

Don't neglect the SDGs in sustainable finance strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... said BCSDA CEO Andrew Petersen. "It's a strategic instrument that, when calibrated and aligned with the interconnected nature of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), could unlock actions by business towards our sustainable future. Unfortunately ...

Corporate net zero plans at odds with anti-climate lobbying

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... backing that up with support for positive government policy on climate," commented Catherine McKenna, CEO of Climate and Nature Solutions, chair of the UN Secretary-General's High-level Expert Group on Net-Zero Commitments, and former Canadian Minister ...

Nature-related risk a potential risk to directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
Corporate directors have an obligation to consider nature-related risk in much the same way as other financial risks, according to a new legal opinion. Directors can take steps to identify and manage nature-related risks is the headline conclusion of ...

Preparing for COP28: nature and climate integration

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
As the world gears up for COP28, practitioners are preparing for a significant shift towards the integration of nature and climate in reporting. Evan Center, an expert in environment and climate change with the United Nations Global Compact Network ...

New Forests to sell NZ assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
Global nature-based real assets manager New Forests is selling four of its New Zealand forestry assets. The four estates, located across New Zealand's North and South Islands, are being sold as the fund manager completes the term of the second round ...

ANZ in court over climate and nature risk failure

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... represented by Equity Generation Lawyers, accuses the bank of not having adequate risk management plans in place for climate and nature risks. While the bank's 2022 Annual Report does disclose that climate change and biodiversity loss were "emerging ...