About | Contributor | Fiona Huynh
Fiona Huynh
I am a determined university student interested in contributing to sustainable finance. My interests within sustainable finance include ecology, sustainable energy use, food production, and climate change topics.
PROFILE
I’m currently in my final year at the University of Technology Sydney, and I’m undertaking a Bachelor of Business majoring in Finance and Economics. I hope to contribute to promoting climate-conscious projects and investments in the Finance sector in the future as my career progresses. I am passionate about animals and have always had an interest in learning about them, so I’m especially interested in topics associated with ecology.
RECENTLY PUBLISHED BY FIONA HUYNH
Moving mountains: Unlocking private capital for biodiversity and ecosystems
14 November 2019
The Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) seeks to expand private sector contribution and collaboration in biodiversity conservation by developing this guide to assist their understanding of biodiversity and role of private capital in sustainability. This guide aims to assist the private sector in developing finance solutions for biodiversity conservation and finance.
Sleeping giants: Are bond investors ready to act on climate change?
31 January 2019
This bond investor report by ShareAction highlights the key findings from 22 interviews involving key financial actors based in Europe. The interviews explore their thoughts on the opportunities and responsibilities that exist for bond investors in relation to climate change and climate-related risks.
The little book of investing in nature
11 January 2021
Governments and investors are increasingly aware of their responsibility in promoting biodiversity through finance. This book features a comprehensive guide to developing sustainable investment strategies and planning, investment activities to pursue and avoid, case studies of current and past efforts, and an overview of the investment options which promote biodiversity.
Biodiversity: Unlocking natural capital value for Australian investors
22 November 2021
Commissioned by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), this report has been produced to support the Australian investment community's understanding of how biodiversity loss presents a risk to their portfolios. It provides recommendations about actions that Australian investors can take in response to this risk, in preparation for the Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD).
Biodiversity insight 2021
30 November 2021
Environmental Finance's Biodiversity Insight 2021 publication features articles and expert insight into numerous planned and active biodiversity-related initiatives occurring in the global financial sector. Each article discusses a public or private entity’s development, focus, strategy, and ambition of an initiative aiming for greater inclusion of biodiversity conservation in finance.
Finance for biodiversity: Guide on biodiversity measurement approaches
29 January 2022
This guide features six measurement approaches for financial institutions to assess their financial and investment activities’ impacts on biodiversity. It aims to assist financial institutions in developing a suitable impact assessment strategy and provides a comprehensive overview of each measurement approaches’ qualities, strategies, and features.
Global sustainable investment review 2020
29 July 2021
This report maps the state of sustainable investment in the global financial markets and demonstrates that sustainable investment is a major force that is shaping the global capital markets. It also highlights the rapid developments within sustainable investment industry and emphasises moving the industry towards best standards of practice.
Finance and biodiversity: Overview of initiatives for financial institutions
19 January 2022
In collaboration with international organisations, the Finance for Biodiversity Pledge has developed an overview of the main biodiversity-related initiatives currently targeting financial institutions. The Overview features a summary of twelve major initiatives and defines its key activities, collaboration, delivery, and goals it aims to achieve.
Factory farming in Asia: Assessing investment risks
Asia's meat, dairy, and seafood industries are increasingly vulnerable to risks with the potential to damage returns. This report analyses twelve Asia-Pacific markets identifying five areas of risk including food safety and nutrition, public health, environment, animal welfare and labour standards. Each area of risk includes key questions for investors.
RECENTLY POSTED BY FIONA HUYNH
Investing in Australian Livestock Agriculture: With strong headwinds closing in, do the risks outweigh the rewards?
11 August 2022
For investors in Australian livestock, significant headwinds have begun closing in; a changing climate, the spread of animal borne diseases, the rise of antibiotic resistance, animal welfare concerns, and the growth in alternative protein markets all point to a future fraught with uncertainty.
