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BlackRock, SGX, and MSCI launch US$426M Singapore climate action ETF

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... an innovative, unique and powerful building block to access companies in the region leading the transition," he said. SGX Group senior managing director and head of equities Michael Syn commented that SGX Group aims to play "a vital role in galvanising ...

New net zero standard for miners

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... comprehensive frameworks in order to drive the urgent and significant investment required to meet this demand. Asia Investor Group on Climate Change CEO Rebecca Mikula-Wright commented: "The world's leading miners are already shifting their businesses ...

Podcast: Investing in climate resilience - Michael Bones

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
On this episode of The Greener Way, we're speaking with the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) advocacy manager Michael Bones. IGCC has recently launched a two-year strategy to help investors fund projects and companies that will help our changing ...

Australia considers carbon tariff to level playing field

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... start to see other companies look to replicate GSWA's plans to build a green steel plant in Western Australia or Hallett Group's plans to build a low carbon cement facility in South Australia. Ultimately, this a plank in global moves to help realise ...

IFM Investors creates head of sustainable investment role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... investing processes, as clients continue to turn their attention towards both the opportunities and challenges of issues like climate change and energy security," Nikulina said. "Maria's in-depth experience and technical knowledge of investment stewardship ...

Successful merger for social and inequality reporting framework

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), the Council for Inclusive Capitalism (CIC), Shift, and other investor and labour-focused organizations. TIFD was led by an interim secretariat including the United Nations Development Programme ...

Australia the guinea pig for PRI sovereign engagement pilot

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... sovereign climate action is a critical driver of global action. "Collaborative sovereign engagement is a relatively new investor practice," he said. "Engagement between sovereigns and investors can lead to mutually beneficial outcomes that will help ...

Podcast: Investing in climate-smart agriculture - Dr Anika Molesworth

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... systems, climate change, conservation, rural community development and women in STEM. Molesworth recently spoke at the Investor's Group on Climate Change (IGSS) Summit. Her speech was a call to action, addressing a knowledge gap for city-dwellers in ...

Investors consider greenwashing when setting net zero targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... investors, and ASIC senior executive leader, corporations Claire LaBouchardiere reiterated to the audience at the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) 2023 Climate Change and Investment Summit that greenwashing in all its forms - including greenhushing ...

Finance "misunderstanding" risk of nature loss

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... Banks commented. Amanda Richman, ethical stewardship lead at Australian Ethical Investment said Nature Action 100+ global investor engagement initiative will further address nature and deforestation. Panellists highlighted the urgency for products that ...