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Bridging the ESG gap: strategies for institutional investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... for their commitment to improving ESG. Over 4000 investors and managers representing US$120 trillion in assets under management have now signed on to the UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI). Institutional investors are well placed ...

Investors consider greenwashing when setting net zero targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... "It's really important not to conflate what we can do with the role of policymakers and the role of companies and management teams were a shareholder and owner of the company, but we're not the management team, and it's also important to ...

Finance "misunderstanding" risk of nature loss

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... and development, these losses can become material financial risks for companies and their finances without effective management. The extent of deforestation and forest degradation is not well understood globally and is not considered by financiers in ...

Aussie farmers call for climate courage

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... land, develop integrated shelterbelts, native foods, biofortified crops, integrated perennial plants, improved land management, cropland carbon sequestration, and degraded land restoration. "I do believe that we are living in a time where we need to ...

New code of practice to mitigate slavery risks in renewables

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... In the US, UK and Europe, investors and other stakeholders in renewables sector have taken steps to establish risk management and assurance frameworks designed to bring transparency and certainty to the sector. CEC chief executive Kane Thornton commented ...

Climate minister identifies climate adaptation as key priority

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... climate action in businesses to build their case for action. Your commitments have made it that much easier for senior management to convince their colleagues and their board that now's the time to act. But perhaps more importantly, you've created ...

Building sustainable supply chains

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... chain action, highlights five models that entities are applying to create sustainable supply chains - moving from risk management to value creation; creating visibility in supply chains by using systems and data; partnering with stakeholders; demonstrating ...

Pact Group sells stake in crate pooling business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... strategic partnership to grow the wash and distribution business. Morrison & Co, a global infrastructure investment management specialist, has bought the crate business, which provides reusable plastic crate (RPC) pooling services to producers and grocery ...

$12tn Asian engagement program advocates climate-linked pay

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... increasing ambition to expand renewable energy portfolios. Participating investors include Amundi, BNP Paribas Asset Management, J.P. Morgan Asset Management, and Fidelity International. With three new investors participating - abrdn, Lion Global Investors ...

How investors manage risk in a new AI world

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... within their investment portfolios. The privately-owned boutique fund manager with over $11 billion in assets under management has taken an integrated approach to environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) across their investment strategies ...