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NGS tracking ahead on 2030 net zero pledge

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... carbon, such as natural capital, and carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS). "We're looking at natural capital - biodiversity and the credits they can contain - through forestry and those assets, they're the primary areas that we are working on ...

APRA strengthens super fund ESG responsibilities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... largely dependent on longer term market-wide performance, which in turn is impacted by climate change and increasingly biodiversity loss and rising inequality. APRA's updated guidance should provide greater confidence to funds looking to mitigate ...

University secures $450 million sustainability-linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... to aligned its new loan to social and environmental KPIs including reducing Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions, improving biodiversity, Indigenous cultural safety and awareness of UN Sustainability Development Goals, gender equality, and widening participation ...

Offshore windfarms offer co-benefits

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
Investing in offshore wind farms offer biodiversity and economic co-benefits, according to new research led by Aberystwyth University academics. Research published in the ICES Journal of Marine Science found that offshore wind farms in the UK inadvertently ...

Australia releases "first ever" statement on climate in ag

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... We know some of the big overseas markets which buy our farm produce are pushing us to do better on emissions and biodiversity, and this is a reality which must be met head-on," Hosking said. "Farmers are leading on emissions reduction and it's time ...

Does ESG have a fiduciary problem?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... attracting investor attention. Etienne added there will be growing sophistication in the market for human rights issues. Biodiversity and the link with climate change and the energy transition will be key investment themes going forward, Viehs added. ...

Nature Market Repair Bill: why some farmers oppose biodiversity offsets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
Eight thousand farmers across Australia have opposed the inclusion of biodiversity offsets for land clearing in the federal government's Nature Market Repair Bill, which they say could not effectively offset habitat loss from other developments. The ...

Executive appointment roundup: First Sentier, MaxCap, Northcape, Federated Hermes

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... client-facing representative for the investment manager's Sustainable Global Equity, Impact Opportunities, SDG Engagement and Biodiversity strategies. With 15 years of experience, Long was previously senior equity investment specialist at AXA Investment ...

Plibersek announces crackdown on offsets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... responsibilities." During this year's NSW election NSW environment Minister Penny Sharpe committed to fixing the biodiversity offset scheme. "We are all painfully aware of the failings of offsetting at a state and federal level," she said.

First two ISSB standards released - what investors need to know

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... reporting when the standards are applied in combination with other reporting standards. The ISSB is seeking feedback on biodiversity, human capital, human rights, and integration in reporting. The standards were launched at the IFRS Foundation's ...