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Nearly a quarter of Australian bank debt has nature-related risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... activity." She also commented that valuation methods incentivise nature degradation: "Farmers who promote the long-term resilience of their farms and landscapes - by taking actions like retaining biodiversity corridors, planting shelter belts and fencing ...

Treasury issues statement on systemic climate risk to government bonds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... home buyback schemes, public housing projects, farm relocation assistance and the like", as well as improving climate resilience of government infrastructure. However, since Australia is wealthy and has never defaulted on its sovereign debt, it would ...

Investors prepare for urgent action on nature

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... added. Opportunities and reward Despite challenges, nature-positive offers substantial opportunities such as systems resilience and co-benefits. "The opportunities are endless," Yazbek-Martin said, while Leske added: "Resilience brings balance that flows ...

Investors lack clarity, rural solutions lack funding

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... specifically focused on strengthening remote, rural and regional communities by prioritising local needs to improve resilience. With $300,000 currently on the table for rural communities, the organisation hopes that more investors and companies will ...

AASB publishes climate-related disclosure standards draft

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... 2 degrees, what does that mean? Is it a threat or an opportunity." Entities would be required to "undertake climate resilience assessments against at least two possible future states, one of which must be consistent with the most ambitious global temperature ...

How to build a climate-resilient business: Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... brought to you by Energetics Investing in climate mitigation is still a key priority, but investing in adaptation and resilience to the physical damages and disruption of climate change is lagging behind. But new focus from investors, companies and government ...

Record climate spending for low and middle-income economies

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... finance to move from the billions to trillions required to cut greenhouse gas emissions and urgently scale up climate resilience both now and into the future."

Investing in net zero "makes business sense": Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... well as a focus on opportunities, not just risk. Q: How can companies and investors consider investing in adaptation/resilience? A: One aspect is companies investing in their own resilience and adaptation, and supporting their value chain to do the same. ...

Climate risk or opportunity for insurance sector

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... stewardship and engagement in the companies that insurance firms invest in. IAG "advocates" for ongoing investment in resilience and says it is on track for its 2025 target: a minimum reduction of 25% from 2020 baselines, which it says will bring it ...

Corporates to begin adopting final TNFD recommendations

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... unlimited and free provider of critical inputs into their operations and value chains. Scaling up action to restore the resilience of nature is now a global policy and regulatory priority, and it is business-critical, posing significant long-term financial ...