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Fidelity creates chief sustainability role, plus new chairs for IPCC and PRI

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... heard," Skea said in his address to delegates at the IPCC's 59th Session held at the headquarters of the United Nations Environment Programme in Nairobi, Kenya. This was the first IPCC election with women candidates running for the position. "I will ...

Are indexes the next target for greenwashing investigations?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
ASIC's latest action against Vanguard for allegations of greenwashing in a bond fund raises the question of whether the market regulator will crack down on index providers and other third-party service providers for greenwashing as well. Last month ...

Scope 3 emissions: an explainer for SMEs

ELISHA BRILLANTES, MEI LING HO  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
It is becoming increasingly important for businesses to take responsibility for their carbon footprint and to mitigate this impact, in particular their Scope 3 emissions. According to the GHG Protocol, Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG Protocol) (a globally ...

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

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
Financial institutions, central banks, regulators and governments underestimate the economic damages of climate change because they don't consider climate tipping points. Methodologies that guide the finance world should be corrected as a matter ...

La Trobe Uni issues $175m green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
La Trobe University has issued a $175 million green bond that will fund projects in areas including renewable energy, green building, sustainable water and waste management and other initiatives. The Melbourne-based university's inaugural green ...

Asset managers failing on 2050 goals: InfluenceMap

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
A London-based think tank has found the world's largest asset managers may fail to meet their own 2050 net zero commitments, with support for climate-ambitious resolutions dropping considerably in 2022. InfluenceMap scored the world's 45 largest asset ...

Climate transition a factor in sovereign debt pricing: Ardea

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... sovereign bond markets," she said. "Carbon dioxide emissions and natural resources rents not only negatively affect the environment and inhibit progression toward climate goals but also increase a country's cost to borrow in debt markets. "Importantly ...

Climate resilience needed to dodge $442b VIC loss by 2100

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
Rising sea levels and storm surges could cause $442 billion in economic loss in Victoria by 2100, caused by the impacts of sea level rise and storm surge. A recent study, led by the University of Melbourne, the Victorian Marine and Coastal Council and ...

Singapore fund invests in sustainable tourism

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
CapitaLand Investment's lodging business Ascott has signed a MoU with the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) to jointly train and equip tourism industry leaders and professionals on best practice in sustainability. As part of Singapore's national ...

Report sounds alarm on data centre climate risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
Australian businesses say they can't meet sustainability goals without reducing IT and data centre energy use, but say they don't have detailed data on emissions to make decisions, according to recently released research. University of Technology Sydney's ...