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COP27 preview: loss and damage, action on commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... projects, particularly around GFANZ, developing economies, and global finance. The focus will be on projects spanning mitigation, adaptation and resilience. What we are anticipating at the COP and some WBCSD members will be involved in this, are announcements ...

High modern slavery risk to ASX 300: ISS ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... Bartram said. More than half - 54% - of the ASX 300 are considered laggard performers in their modern slavery risk mitigation, meaning they lack transparent and robust policies and procedures to identify and address modern slavery risks in their operations ...

New Forests increases California forestry holdings

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... financial returns from both sustainable timber and carbon pricing, while positively contributing to climate change mitigation, biodiversity, and local communities. New Forests plans to manage these forests for long-term carbon stock protection and significant ...

HSBC funds blue carbon projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... for blue carbon in Australia and how different conditions can impact sequestration rates, as well as climate change mitigation outcomes. "Previously, we mapped blue carbon opportunities at the scale of the whole Great Barrier Reef catchment," said director ...

Dire IPCC climate report should catalyse investor, business action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... report is the second in the sixth assessment cycle by the IPCC. The third report, due out later this year, will address mitigation action.

APRA to survey all regulated entities on climate vulnerability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... scenario analysis to inform understanding of long-term risks and opportunities, evidencing plans to manage risks through mitigation plans, including through engaging customers and counterparties, and reporting relevant information to board and senior ...

HSBC Asset Management launches ESG Asia bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... grant to identify nature-based restoration activities which will improve livelihoods, biodiversity and climate change mitigation outcomes on the mid-north NSW coast. The project will also establish a framework for capital market assets that can be used ...

Robeco outlines four themes for 2022 engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... engagement to facilitate the process. "Active ownership is increasing year on year because it's not only a risk mitigation on entity level or firm level, but now it's across all your investment portfolios, and each individual portfolio needs ...

Australian execs say climate change already impacting: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... companies have already been impacted by climate change, citing operational and regulatory impact of climate change, cost of mitigation, societal pressures and resource scarcity as areas of impact. "This puts Australia in the top ten of countries where ...

What you read in 2021

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... grant to identify nature-based restoration activities which will improve livelihoods, biodiversity and climate change mitigation outcomes on the mid-north NSW coast. The project will also establish a framework for capital market assets that can be used ...