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Greenwashing a serious threat to financial markets: ASIC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... that we maintain market integrity to attract the capital required to make the transition to net zero and ensure that climate risk is adequately priced into the market," Longo said. "With demand for sustainable products growing, it's essential that entities ...

BlackRock's Evergreen Infrastructure fund scores US$1bn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... scenario. The fund applies ESG considerations to its investment decision-making methodology, and acknowledges environmental risk as a factor that may affect a fund's aggregate return. "We are pleased to have completed Evergreen Infrastructure's first ...

Corporate net zero plans at odds with anti-climate lobbying

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... Glencore, Nippon Steel Corporation, Repsol, and Stellantis, are among the 21.5% of companies assessed to be at significant risk of greenwashing due to their policy engagement. The findings come from independent think tank InfluenceMap, which used the ...

New tools available to help investors meet Paris Agreement

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... progress on international recommendations to limit emissions by 6.8% a year. Bloomberg and Riskthinking.AI introduce physical risk indicators Bloomberg and analytics provider Riskthinking.AI have introduced physical risk indicators that cover all climate ...

Investing during a disorderly transition: Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... among policy, regulatory, investment and consumer signals with a range of negative consequences. These include putting at risk reliability and affordability of electricity, undermining decarbonisation and making it very hard for investors to figure out ...

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 ...

NGFS introduces "too-little-too-late" climate scenario

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... transition toward a sustainable economy. It has released updated long-term macro-financial scenarios for forward-looking climate risk assessments, based on the latest GDP and population pathways and the most recent country-level climate commitments. ...

Warakirri launches Sustainability Broadacre Cropping Strategy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... portfolio of investment-grade, broadacre cropping and infrastructure assets across Australia. The strategy aims to deliver strong risk-adjusted returns with the goal to have a positive impact on the environment and regional communities. The strategy ...

ANZ in court over climate and nature risk failure

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... Zealand Banking Group. Rossiter, who is 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 ...