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Medibank issues first sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... identified by stakeholders, but it is a strong topic of interest for our people and is part of our approach... We moved to low carbon in domestic and international investments. We will influence to the extent that we can influence" Medibank has also ...

Industry fund lifts game on SRI options

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... from divesting from thermal coal producers will be redeployed to investments that are in line with the transition to a low-carbon economy, McDonald said in July. The fund also committed to reducing emissions in its listed equities portfolio by at least ...

Regulator appoints first head of climate risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... and sustainable finance. Prior to that, he was executive director of Climate Strategies, and senior strategy manager at Carbon Trust, both in London. Previous employers also included the University of Oxford, the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage ...

ESG in fixed income more than green bonds: Daintree

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... Daintree's fossil fuel exclusions are based on analysis of securities issuance against the backdrop of the transition to a low-carbon economy, Dunn noted. "The way we structure the portfolio is relatively short-term," Dunn said. "Our longest dated paper ...

Investors, assemble: Climate League launched

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... stretch target guiding investor focus on driving emissions down. This is especially important in Australia given we have a carbon-intensive economy." Climate League 2030 is launching with institutional investors, but will be opened to banks, insurers ...

Green loans in "nascent" stage: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... expanding suite of financing mechanisms to drive investment decision making and capital allocation around building low carbon and sustainable infrastructure, business practices and operating models." The report also notes that investors and lenders are ...

PRI recgonises leaders for climate reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... proprietary ESG ratings for portfolios to construct portfolios that tilt away from the higher risk issuers," he said. "We have carbon footprint data in there, frameworks like the Transition Pathways Initiative, but this gives us a more quantitative part ...

Climate, worker rights rise up ESG agenda: Perennial

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... ESG issues is beneficial for their company. More than half - 55% - of companies agreed or strongly agreed that a national carbon/energy policy will help them address emissions in businesses and develop suitable targets. The survey also found that the ...

Strong inflows to sustainable option: Stockspot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... included." The Sustainable Portfolios also have an exposure to gold, which is well-known as a defensive asset and is less carbon intensive than other commodities. The sustainable portfolio option has seen a broad take-up across demographics, King noted. ...

Woolworths commits to ambitious GHG emissions cuts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... broader supply chain and waste-related emissions - by 19%. All of Woolworths' targets are set from the base year of 2015. Carbon offsets are not counted towards SBTi targets and are not part of the emissions reduction target to 2030. These targets have ...