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RIAA warns against carbon capture

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... regulator banned future CCS project applications in the basin in June. Samarakoon said investors need to take stock of nature-related risks, including impacts on vital water resources. "Climate action needs to be cognisant of its impact on nature and ...

UniSuper sustainable option returns 15.2%

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... outperformance can be attributed to substantial holdings in tech and minimal holdings in the energy and materials sectors. "By the nature of the options' investment universe we have been overweight in the 'magnificent seven' tech names. Also ...

SBTi chief Luiz Amaral to step down

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... Disclosure Project), the United Nations Global Compact, the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). Amaral was previously director of global solutions for commodities and finance at the WRI. Susan Jenny Her has prior ...

Podcast: Momentum on nature, biodiversity, and climate with Natalie Kyriacou

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... Mary Petrass to discuss how Australia is tracking on ESG compared to our global peers. The pair discuss Australia's Nature Repair Market scheme and the Coalition's proposal to ditch Australia's 43% emissions reduction target if it wins the ...

Investors exit climate group amid politicisation

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... decisions to be "commandeered by activists" to "push political goals". IGCC said the letter "greatly misrepresents the nature of collaborative investor engagements and ignores the business rationale for addressing climate-related financial risk. "Climate ...

LGIM, Generation, MUFG to report on nature

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has seen 96 publicly listed entities sign up, representing over US$6 trillion in market capitalisation. This is a 30% increase in adopters of nature-related corporate reporting recommendations ...

Latest disclosure update

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... new sustainable financial product labels. Here is the latest. TNFD and EFRAG release alignment mapping The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) and the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) have mapped the European Sustainability ...

States and feds step up on nature and resources

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... 30' target to protect and conserve 30% of land and marine areas by 2030. It's part of Australia's updated Strategy for Nature under Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek announced new ...

Demand for human rights solutions intensifies

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... Sustainability Disclosure Standards (ESRS), the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), and the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD). The working group seeks feedback from companies, financial institutions, business ...

Retail CSOs do a shuffle

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... deep understanding of the challenges that this role brings to a food retail company with ambitions connected to health, nature, and climate." Holt was nominated earlier this year for FS Sustainability 's ESG Power 50 Awards as one of the most influential ...