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New tool tackles climate risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... Certification Program has seen an increase in the use of terms like 'net zero,' 'Paris-aligned,' 'low carbon,' and 'green energy' to describe investment products," RIAA co-chief executive Dean Hegarty said. "Clarity and ...

Biodiversity loss, climate front of mind for investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... and rubber are the biggest drivers of deforestation, resulting in soil fertility decline, water stress, and exponential carbon emissions through destruction of carbon sinks. Brazil accounted for the most biodiversity impacted land for food products sub-issuers ...

GFANZ pivots amid climate alliance shake-up

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... GFANZ recently announced a move towards addressing barriers to mobilising capital to emerging markets in support of the low-carbon transition, and abandoned its requirement for members to target net zero. GFANZ "going forward will allow any financial ...

Rest-backed climate fund buys first assets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... invests solely across Western European markets, following a brown-to-green approach of asset refurbishment towards net zero carbon in operations. "We are excited by the strong pipeline of attractively priced assets in the market at the moment, with all ...

Most popular podcast episodes of 2024

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... ACCC chair Rod Sims have launched the Superpower Institute to help Australia leverage the economic opportunities of a post-carbon world. Listen here. 8. Responsible investment - top down, bottom up - with First Sentier's Kate Turner On this episode ...

IFM adds ex-CIO to equities team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... academia. His expertise will be invaluable as we continue our research and portfolio management for factor, ESG, and low-carbon strategies," he said. "Roger's experience with adding alpha to ESG-based Equities strategies will be particularly useful ...

The big green investing trends of 2025

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... renewable energy, and artificial intelligence, the direction of travel is clear: the world needs to transition to a low-carbon economy, and investors have a role to play in the process," says Bioy. "Sustainability-aware investors [should] focus on the ...

Top consulting firms pilot SAP carbon tool

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
Accenture, Deloitte and PwC sign on to a new carbon accounting system developed by tech giant SAP. EY and TCS also joined the three heavyweights in backing the new platform called the SAP Green Ledger. The new platform aims to be the most comprehensive ...

Cooling US clean tech to drive Aus growth

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... energy and transportation as a whole in the country reached a new high of $71bn. However, technologies like green hydrogen, carbon capture and storage, and sustainable aviation fuels were hit the hardest by poor US investor sentiment. This cooling was ...

Most-read articles of 2024

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... asset owners pushed back against such member demands. Read here. Broader job pain finally hits ESG With the news a major carbon firm will lay off a quarter of its staff, a sector many thought to be immune finally began feeling the pinch in October. Read ...