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Is 'nature positive' the next big thing?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... standards into reporting requirements. Nature represents a systemic risk, with an estimated 30-40% of Australia's economy facing moderate to high exposure to nature risks, including impacts on water, air, and soil resources. The Australian Conservation ...

Back on the huddle, fund flows into clean energy

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... world's critical minerals in the form of resources in the ground. We have a highly skilled workforce, a highly developed economy where we're very close to some of the fastest growing regions that will need the critical minerals that the country ...

Australia waits for 2035 target

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... policy frameworks, coupled with sector-specific pathways, would unlock the necessary capital to propel Australia's economy towards a low-emissions future. Kean painted a stark picture of the costs of inaction, noting climate-related disasters already ...

81 major investors lock in climate targets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... to be done. "Despite significant advances in asset owner portfolio decarbonisation, the pace of transition in the real economy remains insufficient, with global emissions continuing to rise each year. "As long-term investors, we see the difference between ...

Nature and climate now on equal footing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... but moving 10 times as fast," says Duncan Paterson, IGCC director of investor practice. Roughly 50% of Australia's economy faces moderate to high nature risk, according to Pollination and the Australian Conservation Foundation. These risks - physical ...

Ethinvest reaches $100 million milestone

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... investors to access "the best ethical funds available in the market". The options offer exposure to recycling and the circular economy, renewable energy and decarbonisation, sustainable agriculture, education and healthcare. It is one of a range of ethical ...

Making a splash: The economic impact of AUKUS

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... controversial $370 billion pact between the US, Australia, and the UK, or 'AUKUS', is being sold as a boon for the economy and nation-building exercise that will amplify defence capabilities and strengthen regional security. But is it all it's ...

New alliance brings green data to financial markets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... real estate and private debt. Emmi co-founder and CEO Michael Lebbon commented: "At Emmi we believe that a low carbon economy is possible, and that properly incentivising and mobilising capital, by incorporating the cost of carbon into every decision ...

Westpac, CEFC back climate tech fund

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... including clean energy, electrification, grid management, transport, smart cities, food and agriculture, and the circular economy. This follows the success of the first fund which saw $270 million deployed to 34 investments. The venture capitalist was ...

Nanuk fund lists as currency hedged ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... portfolio seeks to provide diversification benefits and alignment with likely future structural changes in the global economy," Nanuk chief investment officer Tom King said. "The strategy's ETF quotation provides an actively managed, currency hedged ...