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Climate disclosure lawsuit against Commonwealth settled

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... disclosure standards and is proceeding with plans to issue Australian sovereign green bonds. When contacted by FS Sustainability, Barnden declined to comment, citing the confidential nature of the head of agreement. The document outlines that O'Donnell ...

Revenue recycling carbon tax would increase Australia's GDP

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... The main criticism was not having a CGE model to estimate the impact of a carbon tax on the economy," she told FS Sustainability. "This is the first study in a row of studies using CGE model in the field of climate policy and in the future we will expand ...

Morgan Stanley reaches 70% of $1tn sustainable finance goal

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... billion has been designated for financing, out of which more than US$550 billion is specifically earmarked for sustainability initiatives. The funding will go towards clean energy, carbon removal, and social housing within multiple divisions of the bank ...

Fidelity creates chief sustainability role, plus new chairs for IPCC and PRI

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
Fidelity has created a chief sustainability officer position and put Jenn-Hui Tan in the role. This comes as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) announce new chairs. Tan has ...

Are indexes the next target for greenwashing investigations?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... disclosure process including but not limited to our range of ESG offerings. A spokesperson for ASIC confirmed to FS Sustainability that Bloomberg and MSCI do not hold any relevant Australian Financial Services Licences. But the market regulator issued ...

Scope 3 emissions: an explainer for SMEs

ELISHA BRILLANTES, MEI LING HO  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... and disclose their emissions. For SMEs, measuring Scope 3 emissions is crucial to demonstrate their commitment to sustainability and staying ahead of the curve. However, Scope 3 emissions are notoriously difficult to track. According to a Small business ...

Investments at risk: Finance "out of step" with climate science

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... Hymans Robertson as relying on climate modelling that excludes this important aspect of climate science, and FS Sustainability has independently confirmed that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) does not consider climate tipping points at this time. ...

La Trobe Uni issues $175m green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... Trobe's chief operating officer Mark Smith. "La Trobe University is already deeply committed to environmental sustainability, with an investment of $75 million to become carbon neutral and secure Climate Active certification as an institution by ...

Using ChatGPT to assess climate targets: Acadian

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... Management is utilizing the technology underpinning ChatGPT to predict whether companies are likely to achieve sustainability targets. The Acadian Net Zero Alignment Model integrates large learning models (LLM), the type of AI algorithm that underpins ...

Asset managers failing on 2050 goals: InfluenceMap

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... the worst scores. This comes as the US Republican party recently put forward an anti-ESG manifesto seeking to gut sustainability programs and policies in the country. This suggests anti-ESG sentiments in the US are causing asset managers to reduce their ...