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Global economists identify key risks for the decade ahead

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... corporate executives across 113 economies, and 55 WEF experts. Cost-of-living has been identified the most severe global risk over the next two years, while biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse will occur within the next decade. These factors will ...

Report reveals progress on green finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
Current financial regulations and central banking activities have an outsized focus on climate, and neglect broader impacts such as biodiversity loss and its effects on communities who rely on nature for their livelihoods. While progress has been made ...

Podcast: Does DEI improve financial return - Raymone Jackson

THE GREENER WAY  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... diversity on boards. Enhanced diversity and inclusion is "rapidly becoming the next frontier in ensuring sound governance and risk culture practices," Rowell said in a speech."Effective DEI practices support a more resilient financial services sector ...

Top 10 most-read articles of 2023

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... take a look back at the most popular articles of the year - in case you missed any. #1: ANZ in court over climate and nature risk failure November: An ANZ shareholder took the bank to court over allegations it failed to manage the material risks of climate ...

ESG in 2024: key trends and legislative changes for the year ahead

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... leaders continued to power ahead with efforts for a greener and more socially ethical financial system and understanding of risk and return - with the awareness that this may be our last chance to prevent irreversible climate change. ESG reporting and ...

How much does it cost to "green" a portfolio

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... is associated with a 14% decrease in climate emissions intensity compared to the benchmark. Crucial to evaluating investor risk appetite is the finding that different trading strategies have varying implementation cost that stem from impact and risk. ...

Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures disbanded

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... ISSB. The new ISSB sustainability and climate-specific guidance includes the four pillars of the TCFD: governance, strategy, risk management, and metrics and targets. The closure of the TCFD does not change mandatory requirements with regard to TCFD ...

Deep dive: Blue Finance explained - Lucy Holmes

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 26 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
In the latest episode of The Greener Way Lucy Holmes, Senior Director of Blue Finance at WWF US Oceans Markets & Finance, joins FS Sustainability senior journalist Rose Mary Petrass. Investing in the ocean, which is often overlooked yet equally as critical ...

Northern Trust pulled up for greenwashing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 21 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... Northern Trust to FS Sustainability said: "The NT World Green Transition Index Fund is a passive fund that seeks to track the risk and return characteristics of the MSCI World Custom ESG Climate Series A Index. "Three holdings were erroneously included ...

Podcast: New year, new portfolio - ethical investing with Louise Edkins

THE GREENER WAY  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... with their aspirations to make a better world. FS Sustainability Senior Journalist Rose Mary Petrass chats with Edkins about risk tolerance, financial returns versus positive impact, and how to evaluate whether a company or investment product aligns ...