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This article explores how climate change is increasing extreme weather risks and threatening community resilience while emphasising the need for accessible, affordable insurance and stronger policy responses to support vulnerable populations.

This article explores how AI is accelerating progress toward net-zero goals by enabling smarter, more efficient sustainability solutions—while emphasising the need to ensure AI itself aligns with environmental and ethical standards.

This article examines the likely impact of a second Trump administration on responsible investing in the US, and explores where opportunities lie as the transition to a net zero economy accelerates.

Climate finance is crucial for resilient infrastructure that adapts to climate risks. This guide explores mobilising finance, balancing adaptation and mitigation, innovative mechanisms, and addressing country-specific challenges, while assessing risks and barriers. It offers strategies to overcome obstacles and promote impactful, sustainable infrastructure investments.

This guide explores Total Impact Portfolios (TIPs) an investment strategy integrates financial and impact objectives across all asset classes. It outlines practical steps to construct a TIP, distinguishing it from ESG integration through double materiality. Addressing key barriers, challenges, and misconceptions, the guide provides tools, frameworks, and case studies for implementation.

This article discusses how Australian superfunds are coming under increased scrutiny to disclose how they are managing climate-related risks. Since 2020, momentum has built culminating in the recent enactment of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Financial Market Infrastructure and Other Measures) Bill 2024, which mandates large companies, investment managers and superfunds to disclose their governance, strategy, risk management, metrics and targets in managing climate change.

This article explores the pivotal role of finance professionals in advancing sustainable urban development. It highlights how investments in resilience, just transition and green infrastructure can shape cities that are resilient, inclusive, and environmentally sustainable.

Australia's planned sustainable financial product labelling regime for 2027 aims to address greenwashing by learning from global frameworks in the EU, UK, and US. Challenges such as inconsistent definitions, vague criteria, and inadequate classification systems undermine existing regulations. Clear definitions, distinct categories, and measurable standards are vital for effective transparency and accountability.

This guide explores how co-operative and mutual enterprises (CMEs) can produce positive social change, given their member-owned structure. Beyond the case study of Teachers Mutual Bank Ltd, the guide also highlights the scalability of CMEs, demonstrating the versatility of their business structure across financial institutions.

The first Global Nature Positive Summit in Sydney 2024 brought powerful insights into how we can create a future where nature and people thrive. This article highlights key moments from the Summit, focusing on Indigenous leadership, business resilience, and blue finance. Learn how we can transform lessons into real actions for a nature-positive future.

This is a summary of “Making things (that don’t exist) count: A study of Scope 4 emissions accounting claims” published in Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal. It investigates the concept of Scope 4 emissions as avoided emissions, highlights inconsistencies in Scope 4 reporting claims and cautions against greenwashing.

The article reflects on the Maverick mindset—unorthodox, independent thinking—as crucial for addressing systemic environmental challenges. It argues that traditional methods won't solve current issues, urging sustainability professionals to embrace innovative, bold approaches. This perspective is relevant to sustainable finance, which requires fresh strategies to create meaningful change.

The aviation sector is responsible for 2.4% of global CO2 emissions, with potential to take up 25% of the global carbon budget by 2050. Sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs), particularly e-fuels, offer significant CO2 reductions but face investment and scalability challenges. Investors must finance decarbonisation efforts and support alternative fuels to meet net-zero goals.

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has released a new policy restricting financing for greenfield and brownfield oil and gas projects, aligning with global peers like HSBC. CBA’s policy requires clients to present verifiable transition plans by 2025, though it allows exceptions for LNG infrastructure, raising concerns about Australia's energy security and climate alignment.

As the global demand for climate action rises, financial institutions and professionals are navigating a new paradigm. Stakeholders need to be thinking strategically to navigate these complexities with precision and agility, adopting best-in-class strategic models to facilitate decision-making for a more sustainable future.

Altiorem partners with universities to host passionate student interns interested in expanding their skills in sustainable finance. In this post, we are profiling one our interns, Rebecca Katz.