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Responsible investment AUM declines but uptake increases: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... in sustainability-linked loans and $80 billion targeting climate change areas like renewable energy, human rights, biodiversity and sustainable water management. Leah Willis, head of client relationships at Australian Ethical Investment also highlighted ...

Podcast: Ramping up impact on climate and biodiversity - Ingrid Kukuljan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... money to create positive impact by promoting financial inclusion in the UK. We speak with Ingrid about climate and biodiversity and where Australia stands in terms of action on both. Ingrid recently commented on the biodiversity impacts of farming an ...

How to achieve low carbon intensity in your equity portfolio

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... been backlash against "carbon tunnel vision" - a overwhelming focus on carbon emissions barring other factors like biodiversity, climate resilience and adaptation, and social impacts. "Investors get so focused on carbon intensity or carbon footprint ...

Forestry companies create global engagement body

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... New Forests have launched a collaborative engagement body that will advocate on issues including climate change, biodiversity loss and halting and reversing deforestation. The International Sustainable Forestry Coalition (ISFC), includes founding members ...

Prepare for TNFD: FSI release guide on nature risks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... and the available data. Institutional investors are unable to fully assess materiality, exposure and responses to biodiversity and nature-related risks in portfolio companies particularly in relation to freshwater and agriculture-driven deforestation. ...

Finance "misunderstanding" risk of nature loss

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
Financiers do not assess and disclose deforestation and biodiversity loss in Australia and may not even be aware of the risk when funding Australia's primary industries. New research from EY commissioned by The Wilderness Society found that deforestation ...

Aussie farmers call for climate courage

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... science to combat climate change and support rural communities. She said that climate change is "causing the death of biodiversity" - but that now is not too late to act to transition away from fossil fuels. A farmer, scientist, and public figure from ...

Data centre operator refinances multi-billion-dollar sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... SLL into social impact initiatives aligned to its four focus areas including Equal Digital Access, STEM Education, Biodiversity and Conservation, and Innovation and Research and Development. The company first introduced its plans to invest margin incentives ...

La Trobe Uni issues $175m green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... recycling facilities with the aim of fostering a circular economy. It will also go towards terrestrial and aquatic biodiversity conservation including initiatives at the Nangak Tamboree Wildlife Sanctuary Revegetation and revegetation of the Darebin ...

Asset managers failing on 2050 goals: InfluenceMap

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... June finding the world's largest 77 asset managers lack ambition on net zero, deforestation, and other climate and biodiversity issues. With $72 trillion in cumulative assets under management, InfluenceMap found the firms assessed do not demonstrate ...