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Podcast: Investing in climate resilience - Michael Bones

THE GREENER WAY  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... indirectly, saying in the report "direct impacts may include damage caused by more intense and frequent extreme weather events and reduced productivity due to altered climate conditions. Indirect impacts may include disruptions to supply chains that ...

Climate minister identifies climate adaptation as key priority

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... indirectly, saying in the report "direct impacts may include damage caused by more intense and frequent extreme weather events and reduced productivity due to altered climate conditions. Indirect impacts may include disruptions to supply chains that ...

Investments at risk: Finance "out of step" with climate science

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... of this important ocean system would dramatically restrict Europe's agricultural output and lead to more extreme weather events. Among 16 other tipping points that are on the brink of occurring, several more may have already started including: the collapse ...

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 ...