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Australian companies face rising scrutiny of 'social license to operate', says UBS
18 January 2023Pressure on companies to prove they have a 'social license to operate' will be heightened in Australia in 2023 as social issues are more intensely scrutinised, said UBS.
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First US central bank-led climate analysis to assess risks to real estate
18 January 2023The six largest US banks are to study the exposure of their real estate portfolios to physical risks posed by climate change, in the country's first climate scenario analysis exercise led by the Federal Reserve Board.
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BlueOrchard's InsuResilience strategy invests in Brazilian insurer
18 January 2023A strategy that invests in insurers it believes can help strengthen the resilience of developing countries to climate change has made an investment in a Brazilian insurer.
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Sustainability-focused Article 9 funds 'underreporting' exposure to fossil fuels
18 January 2023Investors have been warned of underreporting by sustainability-focused funds of their exposures to polluting companies, after analysis of EU 'Article 9' funds suggested that only 10% accurately disclose such information.
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Biodiversity Insight 2023 published
18 January 2023Environmental Finance has published Biodiversity Insight 2023, featuring articles about how investors are incorporating biodiversity concerns into their decisions in light of the Global Biodiversity Framework agreed at COP15.
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Seizing the nature investment opportunity
Climate Asset Management has just raised $650 million for its two natural capital investment strategies. Martin Berg, the chief investment officer of its Nature Based Carbon Strategy, explains its approach
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Measuring the biodiversity footprint of a portfolio
Elodie Milleret, Iceberg Data Lab's lead biodiversity expert gives an overview of Iceberg's Corporate Biodiversity Footprint (CBF) measurement tool
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The role of investors in reversing deforestation
Commodity-driven deforestation poses significant risks to companies and their investors, write Ingrid Kukuljan and Sonya Likhtman
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Natural selection: the investment case for addressing biodiversity loss
Investment opportunities are emerging to reduce pressure on biodiversity - although nature restoration is proving thornier, say Lisa Beauvilain, global head of sustainability and stewardship, and Chris Dodwell, head of policy and advocacy, at Impax Asset Management
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Putting a price on the priceless
Quantifying Nature is developing a platform that will enable companies and investors to understand their assets' value at risk from degrading nature. Its CEO Adrien Firmenich and head of biodiversity Minerva Singh explain