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Climate a top concern for Australia's C-Suite

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
The majority of Australia's corporate leaders say climate change is likely to impact their companies to a high or very high degree over the next three years, according to new research from Deloitte. Yet according to Deloitte's 2023 CxO Sustainability ...

Podcast: Is biodiversity "the new climate change"?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... invest in the transition to a low-carbon economy, why biodiversity isn't the new climate change, and how Ninety One measures impact and additionality in its activities. Cooper co-manages Ninety One's Global Environment Strategy, which invests in companies ...

Bloom raises $525,000 in seed funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
Fintech Bloom Impact has raised $525,000 in seed round funding. The climate impact app's funding round was led by Euphemia, the family office of Up co-founder Dominic Pym, and with Envato founders Collis and Cyan Ta'eed. Bloom Impact offers ...

Australian businesses exposed to EU carbon levy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... to buy carbon permits at prices similar to those of the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme. In the short term, it would impact relatively few Australian companies because the scheme would apply to like-for-like products that are imported to the EU, Nelson ...

New Forests appoints new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... purpose-driven individuals." Last year, New Forests has locked in US$200 million in commitments for the African Forestry Impact Platform (AFIP) fund and announced its first acquisition. AFIP will acquire Green Resources, East Africa's largest forest ...

APAC outperforms amid global sustainable finance pullback

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... said. "For sustainability linked loans, there was a 10% increase by proceeds, 5% by number." ESG is expected to continue to impact in M&A activity in 2022, Tan said. "Investors and stakeholders are looking at companies through the ESG lens," she said. ...

Deloitte launches green tech initiative for business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... specialists who takes a collaborative approach to commercialising and scaling climate technology solutions for maximum impact. "We've already conducted six pilots over the last six months, involving entities from tertiary education to the public sector ...

Podcast: Insuring climate-resilient businesses

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... expectancies related to wind, flood and wildfire exposure by more than US$120 billion which, in turn, can magnify their positive impact on customers, colleagues and communities.

ANZ leads issuance of US$50m gender-lens bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... Bond 5 (WLB5), a gender-lens sustainable bond that aligns with the Orange Bond Principles. The bond has been issued by Impact Investment Exchange (IIX), a pioneer in impact investing, and the proceeds will support between 280,000 to 300,000 women across ...

Vanguard quits net zero investor initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... Vanguard shortly after it was identified," Vanguard said. "The error in the PDS did not result in any adverse financial impact on investors, and at no time would any of the three funds have held different securities if it had tracked the misdescribed ...