INSIGHTS
27/04/2022
SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA
Russian president Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has been slammed with one sanction after another, particularly from allies in the North Atlantic Tr…
INSIGHTS
02/02/2022
CLEAN ENERGY REVOLUTION
A ‘clean energy’ revolution could unleash an unprecedented demand in minerals/metals in the coming decades, however, with sustainability close to th…
INSIGHTS
21/10/2021
Carbon Emission Disclosure
In the latest round of annual reports, there has been a noticeable increase of climate-related disclosures. According to one fund manager, who shared their anal…
INSIGHTS
22/07/2021
The First Global Climate Litigation
In a landmark climate ruling, a Dutch court has ordered Shell to expediate its emission target. Instead of reducing 20% by 2030, as the company had planned, the…
INSIGHTS
27/04/2021
Jobkeeper payments
Over a year ago, the government introduced JobKeeper in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. From March 2020, companies were eligible for the A$1,500 fortnightly …
INSIGHTS
02/02/2021
COVID's impact on the environment
The measures taken to control the spread of the virus and the slowdown of economic activities have unintentionally yielded positive impacts on the natural envir…
INSIGHTS
14/10/2020
Coronavirus changing the way we work
In tackling the pandemic, we have all had to adapt and embrace new ways to conduct our daily lives. It is all aimed at controlling the spread of Covid-19, and h…
INSIGHTS
20/07/2020
Collaboration efforts to achieve sustainability goals
In September 2015, 193 world leaders signed up to the United Nations’ sustainable development goals (SDGs), to address what the world needs to do to tackl…
INSIGHTS
20/04/2020
Social Mission
Following the outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, regulators around the globe have been putting in place various relief packages to help economies …
INSIGHTS
21/01/2020
Sustainability in the property sector
Global real estate is estimated to consume 40% of global energy annually, which accounts for more than 20% of international carbon emissions. So, it’s har…