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ANZ companies report board level climate oversight, more needed: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... region, CDP said. "I think for the region as a whole, I would cite the action we are seeing in New Zealand, with its Zero Carbon Bill, for example," said Fredrik Andersen, assistant manager - corporations and supply chains, CDP in Hong Kong. "We are ...

Forum360 highlights case for virtual shopping for fund managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... Forum360 also describes itself as pro-ESG, in that it delivers a scalable, time saving, cost effective solution with a carbon footprint no more than 7% of physical meetings, according to calculations performed by the University of New South Wales, Hirst ...

Commonwealth Bank provides sustainability-linked finance to Wesfarmers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... through a commitment to increase Indigenous employment opportunities, and enhanced environmental outcomes, through reduced carbon emission intensity," CBA said. CBA's Group Executive for Institutional Banking & Markets, Andrew Hinchliff, says the social ...

Australia bears sovereign risk with fossil fuel dependence: Beyond Ratings

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... Countries such as Australia that heavily depend on fossil fuels are likely to be more impacted when reaching targets for a zero-carbon global economy, given expected structural changes in the economy, according to Beyond Ratings, a division of London ...

PGIM charts rise of corporate "profit with purpose" mindset

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... "Engaging with companies reveals which management teams are positioning their companies to the risks of the transition to a low-carbon economy, which ones face reputational risk, which management teams are overly aggressive in reporting cashflows, which ...

Calix outlines case for carbon capture and storage in cement and lime

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
In order for European Union member states to reach carbon neutrality by 2050, carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) will have to be part of the technology solution, according to Australian technology company Calix. Phil Hodgson, CEO, Calix Phil Hodgson ...

AXA IM develops carbon footpath strategy based on forward climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
Investors should evolve from a strategy of reducing their portfolio carbon footprint, based on point-in-time emissions to a carbon footpath investment strategy that takes into consideration how companies are moving towards decarbonisation, according ...

Singapore-based Vena Energy issues US$325 million green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... commitment to play a leading role in developing and generating clean renewable energy to accelerate the transition to a low carbon economy across the Asia-Pacific region." Vena Energy's Green Financing Framework has been independently evaluated by Vigeo ...

CEFC commits up to $125m in Qualitas property debt fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... have the support of an institutional investor such as the CEFC who shares our commitment to the BTR sector and a lower-carbon economy," Johansen said. "We are also in discussions with a range of local and offshore institutional investors who are attracted ...

Governance Institute releases climate change risk disclosure guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... out there, so many sustainability frameworks, so many reporting mechanisms, so may different ways to count credits and carbon and abatement, providing some guidance as to what we think is a good framework is very important. It's assisted them to have ...