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Australian funds highlighted for climate action plans

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... investor climate action plans (ICAPs), including steps for investors to deliver on their climate commitments and support the global goal of a net zero emissions economy by 2050 or sooner. The ladder calls for actions within the four areas - investment ...

ASX companies in SSGA's sights over climate disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) has informed ASX-listed companies that they expect companies to make climate-related disclosures in line with the Task Force for Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) framework, or face votes against directors. ...

Accountants to play central role in ESG developments: CPA Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... general manager external affairs Jane Rennie. The "mixed outcomes" from COP26 mean that Australia is at the margins of global efforts to address climate change, Rennie said, but she noted that the result of the upcoming federal election could "provide ...

Decarbonisation a key megatrend in private markets: BlackRock

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... says they believe "private markets risk premia are still attractive and can offer portfolio resilience" going ahead. The global fund manager identified the pace of change in sustainable investing in private markets as a lead trend. "We see a wide variety ...

Predictions for robust investment in green transition, sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... transition, which assessed five key metals: copper, lithium, aluminium, nickel and cobalt (CLANCs). The report noted that the global green transition is estimated to require US$6-10 trillion in investment in alternative energy technologies over the next ...

2021 theme in review: biodiversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... operations or value chains: Food; infrastructure and mobility; energy; fashion. Together, these account for approximately 90% of global biodiversity loss, the report notes. "[Biodiversity] is broader and has defence impacts than climate change," said ...

What you read in 2021

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... ESG-related ETFs, with Clean energy-based ETF to list on ASX in the top five most read articles. VanEck launched the Vectors Global Clean Energy ETF (ASX: CLNE) in March. CLNE track the S&P Global Clean Energy Index, and has returned 10.76% since inception. ...

DigitalX hires NAB exec as new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... (CBDC), a collaborative research project between the Reserve Bank of Australia, CBA and Perpetual, and Project Carbon, a global strategic alliance tokenising voluntary carbon credits with Latu, CIBC, Natwest and NAB. "I am truly excited to join DigitalX," ...

TCorp recaps performance of $5.2 billion sustainability bond programme

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... but it's important to have a pretty rigorous and robust framework that investors can understand and is assessable against global benchmarks, and could be seen as comparable." The sustainable bond programme has increased the field of investors that participate ...

South32 negotiates US$1.4 billion sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... Metals (ICMM) Mining Principles and is informed by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the United Nations Global Compact Ten Principles. "The inclusion of specific measures on our sustainability performance demonstrates our commitment ...