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WEF to unlock US$2.8 tr clean energy investment in global majority nations

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... involved in the project include Colombia, Egypt, India, Japan, Malaysia, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Norway, Kenya and South Africa. The initiative will provide a collaborative space for members to accelerate the energy transition in global majority nations. ...

COP28 key outcomes: what it means for finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... government has brought in a carbon tax and is allowing entities to use eligible carbon credits to offset tax requirements. South Africa has a similar scheme were allowed the use of VERRA and Gold Standard credits to be recognised under their domestic ...

Family offices see ESG as part of fiduciary duty: Ocorian

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... global study interviewed family offices in the US, UK, Canada, China, Germany, India, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden Switzerland, UAE, Denmark, France and Japan during February - March 2023. In 2021, Praemium released research ...

Insured losses from natural catastrophes $150 billion in 2022

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... uninsured, representing millions of households and businesses without insurance. The year saw floods in Australia and South Africa, Hurricane Ian in the US, hailstorms in France, winter storms in Europe, and droughts in Europe, China, and the Americas. ...

Global investors set net zero target, implementation lags

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... covers 300 of the world's largest institutional and wholesale investors in Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific and South Africa, representing a total of around USD 27.4 trillion in assets under management. This year, 48% of respondents have set a net ...

Australia's C-Suite cite climate change as chief concern

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... change, this puts Australian leaders ahead of the the 26% G20 average and just behind India (38%), Turkey (37%) and South Africa (36%). More than half of respondents globally are proactively managing ESG and sustainability impacts, with around a third ...

New Forests to partner on African forestry strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... is a history of forestry plantations that can provide local building materials and wood for that continent. "... South Africa has existing forestry plantations and so there are opportunities to invest in that, consolidate it, increase the productivity ...

Australia vulnerable as countries decarbonise

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... head of sustainable investing, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. J.P. Morgan Asset Management identified Russia, India, South Africa, Australia and Canada as being the most exposed. "We also highlighted that unlike some of the other countries, Australia ...

GRI hires director of capital markets engagement, head of policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
GRI has hired two senior staff at its Amsterdam headquarters - a director of capital markets engagement and a head of policy. Siobhan Cleary is the new director of capital markets engagement, a newly created role. She joins 1 May and will be responsible ...

TelstraSuper joins Australian Asset Owner Stewardship Code

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... Stewardship codes exist in many markets in the world, including the United Kingdom, United States, Japan, Hong Kong and South Africa. The Code is open to all asset owners (including super funds, endowments and sovereign wealth funds) on a voluntary basis. ...
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