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HSBC Australia to explore mangrove bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... This previous work identified the opportunity for municipal districts and cities to issue bonds to support mangrove ecosystems and also 40 specific locations, including Brisbane and Darwin, with the potential to do so. "What we're investigating is ...

Assessing impacts of nature-based solutions: CMI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... interest in "blue carbon" aquatic ecosystem abatement potential in mangroves, coral reefs, and seagrasses. All of these ecosystems are significant for Pacific Island countries, where the agriculture and forestry industries account for between 20%-30% ...

New firm to address nature-based solution market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... areas of priority, and will focus on Asian, African and Latin American markets where large-scale restoration of natural ecosystems can generate carbon, water quality and biodiversity credits that benefit communities and the global climate. "It's ...

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 ...