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Biodiversity loss a material financial risk: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). ACSI has released a report, Biodiversity: unlocking natural capital value for Australian Investors: November 2021, which outlines the way in which biodiversity loss presents physical, transition ...

Credible COP26 outcome needed to catalyse private investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... measure [progress] and to publish those alongside the NDCs," Dodwell said. Dodwell also pointed to the ways in which natural capital and nature-based solutions for climate will play a role in COP26 negotiations. Impax invests in companies that tilt towards ...

Kilter Rural in $70m mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... investor with the mandate to invest in sustainable Australian agriculture and water assets. Investors are seeking natural capital investments in response to changing regulatory frameworks and a revised approach to risk management that is changing the ...

AXA IM looks to launch forestry fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... portfolio, it's nearly impossible if you have a mixed bag of assets," Kalyanakumar said. "We have developed a natural capital strategy which will sit side by side with our real assets strategy. The reason for developing this capital strategy is that ...

Assessing the financial, ESG benefits of agricultural investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
Agricultural investments offer not only long-term diversified returns, but also the potential to use natural capital to impact on climate change as well as generate additional financial return. Warakirri Cropping chief executive officer and head of ...

HSBC Australia to explore mangrove bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... environmental, social and economic co-benefits, which Bhattacharjee said pointed to the state's investment in natural capital projects. "There is a significant amount of research in the value of mangroves in Australia, the Queensland government has ...

Global fund manager buys Australian forestry asset

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... AXA IM head of Australia, real assets Kumar Kalyanakumar. "Within AXA IM Alts, we have a very clear strategy for natural capital investments. Forestry is an attractive sector for us because of its carbon sequestration attributes." GTFP is located in ...

Integrating the circular economy into investment strategies: American Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
Focusing on building a circular economy that integrates natural capital in terms of both costs and future benefits is a long-term investing strategy, according to American Century Investments. Linking increased focus on the circular economy to World ...

HSBC, partners to identify blue carbon projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... framework for capital market assets that can be used to raise conservation finance, as a step towards establishing natural capital as an investment asset class, HSBC said. "We've made the commitment to net zero, but in the race to net zero, we need some ...

Calculating value of biodiversity: BNP Paribas Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... Paribas Asset Management is also seeking to leverage investment in unlisted assets, she adds. "We're also exploring natural capital in the unlisted space," Ambachtsheer says. "For example, natural carbon sinks as a part of the solution. They are under-invested ...