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HKEX, SSGA join Climate Bond Initiative Partners Programme

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... education projects centred on growing "robust and sustainable green bond markets that contribute to climate action and low carbon investment," according to the Climate Bond Initiative. Partners assist in developing initiatives to grow investment in climate ...

Global stimulus an opportunity for sustainable investment: Ninety One

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... the transition to a sustainable economy and will provide expanded investment opportunities across three pathways to a low-carbon future - renewable energy, electrification and energy efficiency. "It's important to acknowledge that in terms of its size ...

Insure Our Future calls for halt to insuring oil and gas projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... restricted their cover for Arctic drilling and shale oil, and Swiss Re is gradually withdrawing cover for the world's 10% most carbon-intensive oil and gas production by 2023. "One challenge generally is that oil and gas industry is still a bigger part ...

Australian companies below global peers on reporting, targets: Refinitiv

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
Australian companies are "well below their global peers" in reporting and setting targets on carbon emissions, waste and water reductions, according to Refinitiv. Jamie Coombs, performance director - Asia, Refinitiv Refinitiv has released Financing ...

First State Super joins global call for SDG focus to post-COVID recovery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... of key externalities to "accelerate private and public sector collaboration to develop and approve models that price-in carbon emissions and other ways to incentivise sustainable business practices."

BetaShares ethical ETFs see nearly $300m in new inflows in 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... companies. Both ETFs have a tilt towards "climate leaders" - companies that exhibit best performance in their industries from a carbon emission perspective. Both ETFs screen out companies with material exposure to fossil fuel, gambling, tobacco, armaments ...

State Street Global Advisors launch Climate ESG International Equity Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... Street Global Advisors. "A growing number of our clients are looking for climate solutions that do more than just reduce carbon exposure. They also want to allocate capital to more sustainable companies generating green revenues and those actively adapting ...

Majority of Australians want greater action on climate change: Glow

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... citizens surveyed in all countries, except nuclear-free New Zealand, are in support of nuclear power as an alternative to carbon. "In the US, currently home to 98 operating nuclear power plants, 46% are for, 25% are against nuclear power," the report ...

Can proposed EU recovery plan prove a sustainable model for Australia?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... Deirdre Cooper, portfolio manager, Ninety One. "This will expand investment opportunities across all three pathways to a low-carbon future: renewable energy, electrification and energy efficiency. Encouragingly, the EU clearly sees greening the economy ...

Accelerating digitalisation an investment opportunity: Janus Henderson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... March, versus a -7.77% return for the MSCI World Index over the same period. The strategy also has "little exposure to carbon-intensive businesses such as travel, oil and energy, which have been severely affected by travel restrictions and the steep ...