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Corporates to begin adopting final TNFD recommendations

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... repercussions are felt at multiple levels and can be cumulative. The challenge is even greater due to a lack of detailed and high-quality information about the way individual companies impact nature," she said. "The release of the TNFD recommendations ...

Higher ESG means stronger ROI: study

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
Companies with better ESG ratings outperformed their peers with lower ratings from 2013 - 2021, according to a study from Kroll. Globally, ESG leaders achieved an annual return of 12.9%, in contrast to the 8.6% return for laggards - an approximately ...

Responsible investment AUM declines but uptake increases: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
Assets under management in the responsible investment industry dropped by nearly $250 billion in 2022, according to the latest Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) report. For the first time in years, the total Responsible Investment ...

Mandatory sustainability calculator streamlines housing approvals

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... 2024, the tool must be used by all applicants for proposed developments with a gross floor area of larger than 1500m2 in high density residential zones and employment zones. Georges River Council mayor Nick Katris said the tool was developed to help ...

New net zero standard for miners

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
While mining companies are essential providers of the materials needed for clean energy technologies, they also face significant transition risks. A new pilot benchmark will provide investors with the necessary metrics to help assess diversified mining ...

Australian Unity inks sustainability-linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... opportunities," Vise said. "I think we'd seek to use it in a circumstance where it is going to show up in a use case with a high CSV. But to be honest, our internal capital allocation for strategic capital only gets applied where we see financial ...

Forestry companies create global engagement body

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
A coalition of forestry companies including 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 ...

Appointment round-up: TelstraSuper, CSIRO, FRRR

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
TelstraSuper has hired an experienced sustainability professional as sustainable investment manager. Priya Patel joins TelstraSuper from Frontier, where she was senior responsible investment adviser. Patel will report to David Humphreys, head of sustainable ...

TelstraSuper augments sustainable investment team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
TelstraSuper has hired an experienced sustainability professional as sustainable investment manager. Priya Patel joins TelstraSuper from Frontier, where she was senior responsible investment adviser. Patel will report to David Humphreys, head of sustainable ...

Australia considers carbon tariff to level playing field

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... on carbon. As of 7 September, European Union Allowances (EUAs) are currently trading at €87.75, having hit an all-time high of more than €105 in the first quarter of 2023. "Key issues for consideration would be the measurement of emissions embedded ...