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Majority of investors collaborate on engagement, but disclosure lags: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... KPMG partner sustainability and climate change Mark Spicer. "There is an increasing focus on the reporting of real-world impact of investment strategies and robust stewardship has an enormous role in generating these real-world outcomes. "As investee ...

Mandatory reporting on biodiversity "likely" for companies: Melior

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... key issue because we've experienced nature degradation." However, companies say that measuring how their operations impact on ecosystems and how their operations are impacted by biodiversity degradation is complicated, and they are seeking information ...

Acacia Money hires former GetUp! CEO to exec team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... transition," Oosting said. "The reality is most people don't make environmental choices without considering their financial impact. And people won't act if it isn't easy." Oosting cited Acacia's solution, which brings together environmental and financial ...

Podcast: Real world decarbonisation vs net zero portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... opportunity. BNP Paribas Asset Management is focusing on an indicator called the Corporate Biodiversity Footprint to assess the impact of its portfolios on biodiversity. This indicator relies on a metric expressed in square kilometers - mean species ...

Australians cite ethical investing as advice gap: Investment Trends

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... responsible investment can meet or exceed other investments and aren't prepared to take underperformance for the sake of the impact. "From an investor perspective, the vast majority are saying I'm interested in ethical and responsible investment, but ...

US Dept of Labor green-lights ESG integration

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... Goldman Sachs Asset Management said it is pleased to have resolved the matter. "These historical matters did not materially impact the investments' satisfaction of the ESG criteria contained in those policies and procedures," it said. "Goldman Sachs ...

Podcast: Harnessing emissions data to drive climate impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
Patricia Torres, head of sustainable finance solutions, Bloomberg talks about the urgent challenge on managing climate risk over the next eight years, and what would constitute a successful outcome at COP27.

Carbon markets, biodiversity on tap at COP27

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... of the Paris Agreement, which deals with how countries use carbon credits from emissions reductions projects, which will impact on how carbon credits and ACCUs are valued. There are negotiations taking place on Article 6.2 on cooperative approaches ...

Australian asset owners lead on ESG integration, net zero investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... and the way they allocate capital, as well as their member bases." Australian asset owners were more likely to consider impact or impactful investments - investment strategies that avoid harm, benefit a wide range of stakeholders and contribute to solutions ...

First Sentier Investors gains B Corp accreditation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... to the same level we hold companies," said FSI chief financial and strategy officer Suzanne Evans. B Lab undertakes a B Impact Assessment (BIA) which scores companies across a range of categories including governance, workers, community, environment ...