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Seeking action at "implementation" COP27

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
The COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh has been labelled an implementation COP, where governments, investors and other actors are called upon to demonstrate how they're going to implement what was promised a year ago in Glasgow at COP26. However, others have ...

Strengthen governance to avoid investment greenwashing: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... initiative. "We need to understand what it means to be a signatory to the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative and how would that impact our fiduciary duty, and make sure we fully understand that, work to build out our strong first line of defense, and ...

CDP to adopt ISSB climate standard from 2024

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... catastrophe grow louder, this global baseline standard for financial markets is an important step forward," said CDP chief impact officer Nicolette Bartlett. "It will not only further support companies and financial institutions to build resilience and ...

Pathzero appoints chief sustainability officer

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... Brulliard said: "With Pathzero, I can remain close to the core of the topic that I am working to address - climate change." "Impact is what really drives me, and we need technology to scale this up. So, I want to help make Pathzero a success, because ...

Cbus adopts EU climate reporting standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... the new roadmap marked a shift from setting targets and measuring emissions to "accelerating the hard work of real world impact." "As investors we need to acknowledge that reducing emissions over the next eight years to meet our 2030 target of a 45% ...

Podcast: Investing in Better Futures with Emilie O'Neill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... about what drives her as an analyst and how she looks at decarbonization, diversity and other key ESG issues and how they impact on the Better Futures Trust. Perennial Better Futures is a boutique investment business owned by Perennial Partners. It includes ...

Regulatory roundup on key sustainability developments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
A range of ESG-related regulatory actions have come up for discussion in the last week, including a commitment by the assistant treasurer to establish national standards for a green taxonomy, APRA flagging that their climate vulnerability assessment ...

APRA flags extension of climate vulnerability asssessment to super, insurance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... also highlights how banks may adjust their portfolios over a period of several decades in light of these risks, and the impact these management changes may have on the banks' sensitivity to climate risk." APRA will publish consolidated CVA results to ...

Altius Asset Management publishes first impact report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... of their combined portfolio are slightly more than 70% below their comparative benchmark. Altius has released its first impact report, which provides disclosure on the fund's environmental profile as well as the fund manager's engagement and ...

MAS sustainability adviser speaks to Sinagpore/Australian collaboration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... trillions. "The amounts are staggering. About 450 financial institutions are committed to net zero. It is staggering on the impact on the real economy." As more financial institutions globally commit to net zero targets, there has been some "splintering" ...