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Climate change, human rights risks intertwined: GCNA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... like the Science Based Targets initiative, for guidance." Porter noted that climate change will impact across the global economy, and within Australia. GCNA cited a report by the Climate Council said the property sector is expected to lose A$571 billion ...

Analysis: climate change, Australia and the fierce urgency of now

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... on to implement effective responses to minimise risk and optimise opportunities stemming from climate change across the economy. Business, finance and civil society are seeking solutions for the short and long-term. In his 1967 speech Beyond Vietnam ...

Companies that manage ESG issues "more resilient": Saturna Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... Companies that actively manage environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues "make better contributions to the global economy and are more resilient," according to US-based fund manager Saturna Capital. Scott Klimo, CIO, Saturna Capital Saturna Capital ...

Australian execs see impacts of, responsibility for climate change: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... that impact will shape outcomes at faster than a linear rate. "When people talk about the transition of the Australian economy, they talk as if technology improves in a linear way," Hillard said. "If you look at assumptions about the take-up of renewables ...

Global green bond market continues to grow, expand: J.P. Morgan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... thinks there will be more issuance around the SDGs and is looking to vehicles to mitigate the transition to a low-carbon economy as themes for 2020. "The other consideration is transition - how do we define transition, how do we encourage other companies ...

Calculating the shorter, longer-term cost of bushfire

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... of smoke haze on people's health can have a drag on productivity. Cacho cited a report that calculated that Singapore's economy incurred $1.83 billion in economic damage as a result of the 2015 smoke haze over Singapore that occurred from slash-and-burn ...

Climate-related policies "inevitable", but likely to be disorderly: IPR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... Policy Response (IPR) project from the PRI. Presented at the PRI / UNEP FI Conference, Towards a Resilient and Sustainable Economy this week in Melbourne, Mark Fulton, founding partner of Energy Transition Advisors (ETA), outlined the assumptions underpinning ...

QBE, Suncorp among global insurers exiting coal: Unfriend Coal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... consider." Unfriend Coal is also calling on insurance companies to play a positive role in the transition to low-carbon economy. "We start with a do no harm agenda, starting with coal, which is the largest source of CO2 emissions," Bosshard said. But ...

Analysis: too big to be sustainable?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... on Climate-related Disclosures (TCFD). It has, in past, issued climate bonds to finance the transition to a low-carbon economy. These are all activities that have partially played into Westpac's sustainability ratings. But surely systemic corporate ...

Incorporating climate risk into investing, finance, and insurance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... critical, particularly given the speed at which changes occur today. Decarbonisation will affect virtually every aspect of the economy, so ignoring the issue is not an option for most businesses. For example, consider what will happen to petrol stations ...