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Are Australian superannuation funds doing enough to address climate change risks and opportunities?
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.
Sustainable cities: Financing resilience and just transition in urban development
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.
A rose by any other name: The troubled road to Australian sustainable financial product labelling regulation
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.
Key takeaways from the first Global Nature Positive Summit 2024: A journey of inspiration and action
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.
Making avoided emissions count: Unpacking the legitimacy of Scope 4 in emissions accounting
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.
Too many mavericks are barely enough
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.
Charting a greener course - Sustainable finance for alternative aviation fuels
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.
CBA’s oil and gas policy ratchets up shift of finance away from fossil fuels and meets the minimum global standard
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.
Intern profile: Rebecca Katz
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.
Green (Buildings) Wash?
This report reveals only 7% of Australia's big 4 banks' collective ~$400bn sustainable finance target (SFT) by 2030 is directed to financing renewable energy and hard to abate industries, with the vast majority of their climate-related capital (between 44% and 72%) channelled into business-as-usual 'green buildings' that meet minimum energy efficiency regulations.
Intern profile: Khiet (Grace) Ly
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, Khiet (Grace) Ly.
Understanding the surge in extreme weather events and the climate connection
This article examines the rise in extreme weather events and their connection with climate change, their devastating consequences, and provides practical investor resources designed to support climate action and guide us towards a more sustainable future.
The need for sustainable investment solutions in the Murray Darling Basin
The Murray Darling Basin (MDB) is home to over two million people and is larger than France and Germany combined. The Basin’s water market turned over AU$7 billion in 2019–2020 making the MDB a pillar of the Australian economy and essential to its surrounding communities.
Intern profile: Wilfred Wu
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, Wilfred Wu.
Intern Profile: Harshine Ramalu
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, Harshine Ramalu, who is studying a Master of Finance at Macquarie University.
Thinking deeper about sustainable finance in emerging economies
Investment professionals in the Global North often express their well-intentioned views on the financing needs in emerging economies, however, they can overlook the importance of listening to what is really needed by people and business in these economies. Our discussion seeks to understand how we can better include the voices of emerging economies in investment decisions.