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First two ISSB standards released - what investors need to know

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... and integration in reporting. The standards were launched at the IFRS Foundation's annual conference and a week of events hosted by stock exchanges around the world including in Frankfurt, Johannesburg, Lagos, London, New York, Santiago de Chile ...

Greening the 2032 Brisbane Olympics

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... establish its scope, while considering shocks and stresses beyond those associated with climate change and extreme weather events. Consider opportunities to position nature and the natural environment in a way that celebrates Australia's natural heritage ...

Climate engagement escalation vital to responsible investing: Aviva Investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... when engagement is not successful Aviva engagements included meetings, conference calls, and participation in industry events and workshops. While not yet convinced of any company's full Paris-alignment, the company revealed 300 engagements were ...

Australian wellbeing hits record low

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... Australians' average satisfaction score reach an all-time low in 2022. The start of 2022 saw significant local and international events, including the catastrophic floods in NSW and Queensland, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, rising global inflation ...

No pause button on greenwashing action: ASIC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) - a set of accounting standards that govern how particular types of transactions and events should be reported in financial statements. Two further standards to understand sustainability and climate-related financial ...

California considers bill to force fossil fuel divestment for CalPERS, CalSTRS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... pleased with its progress. "The people impacted most directly by fossil fuel pollution and climate-fueled extreme weather events are Californians like me: Latinx folks, Black communities, youth, elders, workers (including farmworkers), and union members ...

Insured losses from natural catastrophes $150 billion in 2022

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... 2022 storms and floods that impacted South-East Queensland and coastal New South Wales were Australia's costliest flood events on record. The event is estimated to have cost $3.35 billion in insured losses. The report found a 5-7% annual increase in ...

Time is running out: latest IPCC report says 1.5°C is "likely"

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... being particularly vulnerable to impacts including sea level rise, ocean acidification, and more frequent extreme weather events, with many countries and communities already experiencing the effects. But it's not too late. Solutions are available to ...

New report finds global carbon markets hit new record amid energy crisis

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... report that the "sense of urgency and public pressure to act has risen" in the face of the energy crisis and extreme weather events. "The energy crisis is a challenge for households, businesses, and governments alike, but it only increases the importance ...

Climate a top concern for Australia's C-Suite

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... to call out impacts of climate change including 53% citing operational impacts of climate-related disasters or weather events, 52% citing changing consumption patterns, 50% citing increased insurance costs and 46% citing resource scarcity or cost of ...