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Report calls out AIA's coal-based assets, policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... Rockefeller Brothers Fund, KR Foundation, Park Foundation, The Heinz Endowments, Charles and Helen Brown Foundation, J ust Transition Fund, Wallace Global Fund, The 11th Hour Project/The Schmidt Family Foundation and others.

Green loans to finance light rail, battery storage

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... storage becomes commercially bankable, it is expected to accelerate the penetration of renewable energy and the energy transition in Australia, BNP Paribas noted. Vena Energy's Wandoan South BESS has an offtake agreement in place with AGL Energy, and ...

Robeco launches SDG-linked credit income fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
Global fund manager Robeco has said that future product launches in Australia will all be linked to sustainability themes. Robeco has launched a new credit fund linked for the Australian market, designed to contribute positively to the United Nations' ...

Long short strategies used in environmental equities fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... companies that are either finding opportunities in, or facing, the challenges that come with climate change and the global transition to a lower carbon economy. The Environmental Absolute Return Thematic (EARTH) equity fund is jointly managed by Edward ...

DWS to use advisory board to accelerate ESG activity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... system. "If they want to invest in a company's equity/bonds, they can look and see what for example the climate transition risks are," Kuijpers said. Our responsible investment committee will review high climate risk companies in our portfolios ...

Industry considers Australian sustainable finance taxonomy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... "strengthen Australia's financial system with the aim of recovering from the impacts of COVID-19 and delivering a transition to a net zero, resource-efficient and inclusive economy." One of those recommendations is to develop an Australian taxonomy ...

Best ESG super products recognised

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... we are very clear with companies on our approach and voting. We were one of the first big funds to launch a climate transition plan, which I think is very important. It's the long-term challenge for investors and obviously we've been very active on other ...

Companies expect increase in sales linked to sustainability: HSBC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... in those areas, yes, environmental information absolutely impacts," he said. "Do we consider environmental risk and transition risk to a zero carbon environment when we're considering commercial finance more broadly? The answer is yes, absolutely. ...

Aviva Investors launches climate transition equity fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... climate-change fund that tilts towards companies transitioning to a low carbon economy. The Aviva Investors Climate Transition Global Equity Fund is benchmarked to outperform the MSCI All Countries World Index by 2% per annum on a rolling 3-year basis ...

Global fund manager joins Climate Action 100+

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... annual global industrial greenhouse emissions, alongside others with significant opportunity to drive the clean energy transition. The initiative has made significant progress in ensuring these companies go further in acting on climate change as a business ...