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New EU rules at the border and beyond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Stay ahead of new EU sustainability rules at the border and beyond: World-first European Green Bond standard, EU launches Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) slated for 2024. World-first European ...

Solving carbon credit concerns with blockchain

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... purchasers included MyCarbon, a UK based Carbon Consultancy firm; White Star Capital, a global multi-stage technology investment firm; and Northern Trust. Legal agreements are generated automatically using the Avvoka legal smart contract tool. Northern ...

Impax launches global fund down under

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... manager has launched its Global Opportunities Fund in Australia, offering local investors access to global sustainable investment opportunities. The Impax Global Opportunities Fund is an all-cap global equities product that seeks to achieve long-term ...

Investing in net zero "makes business sense": Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... Acadian Asset Management, the ASX300 has about a 20% probability of achieving net zero by 2050. Meanwhile, research from investment strategy firm Scientific Beta suggests that super funds need to reduce the carbon intensity of their portfolios at a rate ...

Mandatory climate reporting challenges directors: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... questions like upskilling of board members and senior management, alignment of remuneration with strategic targets and investment in both the upskilling and in the process of moving to mandatory reporting. This means the question of preparing for mandatory ...

Does sustainable investing underperform?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... research director at Scientific Beta Felix Goltz commented: "For investors looking to integrate ESG objectives in their investment process, it is crucial to question what impact this would have on their portfolio's financial performance. The existence ...

Climate risk or opportunity for insurance sector

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... risk and transition, Musulin said, as the massive scale of risk posed by climate change calls for an equally massive investment in risk reduction through mitigation and adaptation. Extreme weather, rising seas, decarbonisation, economics, and politics ...

UniSuper, pension funds buy forestry fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... agreement, the three investors will each own 33% of Forico and the forestry estate. New Forests will be retained to provide investment management services. Forico is Tasmania's largest private forest management company and the estate itself is one of ...

Australian companies lagging on climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... said Richard Proudlove, director of corporate engagement at the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), one of five investment steering groups that coordinates the activities of Climate Action 100+. "Although companies have decarbonization commitments ...

Brookfield buys UK Banks Renewables

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... Renewable and its investors earlier this year for $650 million. Brookfield is one of the world's largest alternative investment management companies with approximately $850 billion of assets under management across renewable energy, infrastructure ...