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RIAA rules out nuclear weapons, e-cigarettes in responsible investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... seeking Responsible Investment Certification will not be able to invest in companies which derive revenue from the development, production and maintenance of nuclear weapons. The addition of nuclear weapons is the result of a changing international norm ...

Deep impact: the next step in sustainable investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
Impact investing has previously more been identified with private market strategies and investments in specific use of proceeds bonds like green bonds or social impact bonds, where the allocation of capital is directly tied to the activity of the use ...

BetaShares appoints director of responsible investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... for driving sustainable investment initiatives at BetaShares, including investment stewardship, engagement, product development, investor education and thought leadership. Liddell comes to BetaShares from Suncorp, where he developed and implemented Suncorp's ...

COP26 week two: impacts for Australians

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... emissions regulation," said John Connor of the Climate Market Institute. "These remain crucial, along with technology development initiatives and support. As business and business groups have repeatedly said in Australia, all are required to unlock and ...

COP26 week two: negotiations focus on carbon markets, reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... high integrity solution to benefit the environment and local communities." Gerrard noted that other schemes are in development, such as Switzerland's series of bilateral deals with Ghana, Senegal, Dominica, Vanuatu and Georgia for offsetting activities. ...

RBA, APRA outline COP26 commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... Greening the Financial System (NGFS), a group of central banks and supervisors who share practices and contribute to the development of environment and climate risk management in the financial sector. APRA and RBA noted that because climate change affects ...

COP26 week one: what Australians need to know

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... over the next decade. Brand made comment about the deforestation pledge as New Forests, the CDC Group, the UK's development finance institution, Finnfund, the Finnish Fund for Industrial Cooperation, Norfund, the Norwegian Government's investment ...

New Forests to partner on African forestry strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... fund to invest in the sustainable forestry sector in sub-Saharan Africa. The announcement by CDC Group, the UK's development finance institution, Finnfund, the Finnish Fund for Industrial Cooperation, Norfund, the Norwegian Government's investment ...

Credible COP26 outcome needed to catalyse private investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... climate change and environmental policy expert, Dodwell is responsible for managing Impax's engagement in the development of policy issues and providing insights on policy to the firm's investment teams. Prior to this he worked in the UK government ...

Fiji, Australia sign Indo-Pacific Carbon Offsets Scheme deal at COP26

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... accounting with countries in our region to enable them to meet new Paris Agreement emissions reporting obligations. The development of market-based trading solutions for carbon credits is an area of intense interest at COP26. Emma Herd, a partner at ...