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Connecting capital to nature the next challenge: ASFI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... "massive gulf" between innovations in nature positive solutions and natural capital accounting within the scientific community and how the finance sector is able to respond, and she sees the role of ASFI at this point in connecting those "parallel worlds". ...

Reducing risk and navigating a just transition

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... unfair" transition. Organisations on the ground say more work needs to be done to support workers, their families, and the community. Estelle Parker, executive manager at the Responsible Investment Association of Australia (RIAA), said that communities ...

Investors up the ante on company biodiversity risks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... Millington said the non-profit financial think tank is involved with developing practical guidance for the investor community to drive the changes required in company practices. "The value of nature in the world economy is becoming increasingly recognized ...

France "Say on Climate" law scrapped

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... specialist adviser Harriet Kater told FS Sustainability that Say on Climate was gaining momentum in the Australian investment community. "There is definitely investor support for a mandatory Say on Climate in Australia. A recent joint statement from ...

Climate risk or opportunity for insurance sector

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... expensive task. But there are things like waterproofing, the materials you use on ground floor, etc. "We can do it at the community level about - levies for river banks...The money you save from avoiding loss of life and disruption to business, gives ...

Brookfield buys UK Banks Renewables

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... which will add 400 megawatts of additional capacity. The projects have distributed approximately US$4.2 million through community benefit funds linked to the group's wind farms, providing funding for voluntary groups, environmental projects and good ...

Legal changes put sexual harassment on par with workplace safety

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... accessible" roadmap to better outcomes. "The implementation of this legislation must go hand in hand with examining community attitudes towards sexual harassment to ensure people can access the protections it is designed to provide, confidently without ...

Australia's wealth gap deepens: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... unchecked, growing wealth inequality threatens to exacerbate and entrench generational, spatial, and social divisions in our community, Goldie added. "Governments can reverse that tide by fixing inequities in our housing and superannuation policy that ...

HESTA releases 2023 AGM hit list

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... superfund now recognises the financial risks posed by climate change and its significant impact on the healthcare and community services sectors. The superfund has called on ASX 300 companies to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and achieve net ...

Kyoto credits cancellation brings tough implications for investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
Last week, the federal government delivered a powerful message to the Australian investment community by cancelling a decade-old stockpile of 700 million Kyoto carbon credits and unveiling new measures to bolster the credibility of the Australian carbon ...