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HSBC, partners to identify blue carbon projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... ( SEEA ), a UN-backed framework for natural capital accounting, for calculating economic impacts of rehabilitating ecosystems. "There are basically four steps - identifying the asset - a wetland, or a mangrove forest, identifying the condition of that ...

Singapore Stock Exchange to launch carbon exchange

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... impact, risk and pricing data. CIX will focus on the NCS market, which involves protection and restoration of natural ecosystems such as forests, wetlands and mangroves. CIX noted that Asia "houses a third of the global supply potential and is therefore ...

Calculating value of biodiversity: BNP Paribas Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... species were contained within a specific ecosystem prior to the disruption of human activity, and comparing it to the ecosystems' current health. The indicator can help understand which environmental pressures, such as land use, climate change, nitrogen ...

We must approach public equities with an 'impact' mindset

KATHRYN MCDONALD, HEIDI RIDLEY  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... environmental effect of the investment? does the investment help meet an unmet need? how many people (or animals or ecosystems) does the investment benefit? Unlike the 'additionality' arguments of other asset classes, in public equities we cannot ...

Coca-Cola Amatil sets net zero carbon targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... Australia and Indonesia," van Bodegraven said. "What replenishment means is delivering back to communities and also natural ecosystems the same quality of water. We've done the calculations and it shows that we're returning back to nature/communities ...

Australia to join climate resilience investment initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... that range from world leading climate science, to disaster and drought resilience programs that protect our unique ecosystems." Australia will also commit an initial $12.9 million investment towards establishing Climate and Resilience Services Australia. ...

DWS to use advisory board to accelerate ESG activity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... the firm is researching biodiversity loss as well. "Biodiversity loss - specifically threats to water supplies and ecosystems - is an area of concern for DWS," she said. "Biodiversity loss is not valued properly and companies are not paying for it. We ...

Chronos Sustainability appoints Arisa Kishigami

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... sustainable investment and founder of the Australia/New Zealand Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC, Australia, NZ). "The ecosystems, industries, companies, investment markets and civil society in each Asian country come with unique characteristics ...

IGCC CEO appointed to Greater Sydney Commission

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... Macquarie Park are already seeing world-class universities, start-ups, tech leaders and the community creating innovation ecosystems. Meadowbank is well on the way to becoming an education and employment precinct." In appointing Herd, Roberts cited her ...

GreenCollar secures funding for Queensland carbon farming projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... generated over 15 years Implementation of carbon management activities that will improve multiple threatened regional ecosystems and reduce sediment reaching and dispersing from the 28kms stretch of Burdekin River Assisting to stabilise soil and retain ...