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Reducing risk and navigating a just transition

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... holistic regional development process over the following decades. "If Net Zero Authority isn't bringing everyone on board from the start, how effective will they be? The groundwork needs to be done, to bring in capital quickly." Cahill said. Parker ...

How to build a climate-resilient business: Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Editorial note: This is the second in a six-part series of articles brought to you by Energetics Investing in climate mitigation is still a key priority, but investing in adaptation and resilience to the physical damages and disruption of climate change ...

Preparing to take advantage of the critical mineral story

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Critical minerals are a "once in a century opportunity" for Australian investors, and investors like super funds should be prepared to advocate for the policy settings to unlock greater investment in these commodities. Australia's critical minerals ...

Two-thirds of boards lack ESG understanding: PwC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... robust sense of carbon emissions and even less of their company's climate risk or strategy. Half (51%) of directors say their board is adequately prepared for upcoming mandatory ESG disclosures, up from 25% in 2022. However, 54% of directors agree that ...

Arup becomes approved verifier for Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... consultancy in the Asia Pacific to be awarded the Approved Verifier status for green bonds by the Climate Bonds Standard Board. The Climate Bonds Initiative scheme is a global framework used by borrowers, issuers, governments, investors, and the financial ...

UK transition plan taskforce releases final disclosure framework

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... transitions to net zero". Transition plans are gaining momentum globally, with the International Sustainability Standards Board's (ISSB) Standards (IFRS S1 and S2), released in June, also expecting disclosure of transition plans. While the ISSB requires ...

Investing in net zero "makes business sense": Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and the forthcoming International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) accounting standards help investors and companies in analysing and disclosing these risks? A: TCFD has been a useful ...

Mandatory climate reporting challenges directors: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... category, ranging from governance to strategy and risk, metrics, and targets. It addresses key questions like upskilling of board members and senior management, alignment of remuneration with strategic targets and investment in both the upskilling and ...

Australian companies lagging on climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... potentially better placed for when climate disclosure and the introduction of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) accounting standards come into force in Australia. "Companies are gearing up for that," Proudlove said. "Over the last ...

Danish pension fund completes US$520m divestment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... believe that doing so exposes ENI to unacceptable long term risks." The fund hopes this sends a strong market signal to the board and top management to change course. "After several years, where we together with other investors, have tried to get these ...