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Australian Investors Demand Greater Adaptation Action

Chris Hall

This has included legislating a 2050 net zero target and setting a legally-binding target to reduce emissions by 43% by 2030 below 2005 levels. Investment in adaptation offers significant opportunities that are yet to be comprehensively tapped,” said Rena Pulido, Head of Sustainable Investment Australia at IFM Investors, a A$221.7

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ESG Ratings: Bottom-line focused but not without broader impact

Jon Hale

End of Week Notes How Bloomberg Businessweek’s takedown of MSCI’s ESG Ratings got it wrong Sustainable investing has attracted its share of criticism lately. Further complicating matters, sustainable investing has not sprung forth as a unified, fully developed investment approach. To the contrary, this idea?—?that

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Filling Canada’s Policy Void

Chris Hall

This year, Canada introduced its 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan , which aims to achieve 40-45% emissions reductions below 2005 levels by 2030. C, clarifying fiduciary duty, and strengthening advertising rules to deter greenwashing. Since 2019, every jurisdiction in Canada has imposed a price on carbon pollution.