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ASX companies under the spotlight for global investor engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... itself out." Many ESG issues are correlated and interrelated, and companies that out-perform tend to have an articulated strategy around purpose, Davila noted. "COVID did bring out some urgency around the climate issue, but also the natural capital as ...

Companies making net zero commitments they need to keep: investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... target(s); medium-term (2026-2035) GHG reduction target(s); short-term (up to 2025) GHG reduction target(s); decarbonisation strategy; capital allocation alignment; climate policy engagement, including corporate climate lobbying; climate Governance ...

Local pick-up a key to reducing emissions in e-commerce: Accenture

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
E-commerce skyrocketed during 2020 due to shopping shifting to online because of COVID-19, but emissions from parcel delivery actually dropped through the use of click and collect and curbside pickup, according to Accenture. The environmental gains ...

$150 million impact fund to target small companies for investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... Impact 2.0 is considering profit and impact in tandem, and he linked it to the development of ESG as a global integration strategy with reporting requirements around environmental and social sustainability. The industry is currently evolving into Impact ...

Global fund manager launches local climate transition fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... with a positive tilt towards companies benefiting from the energy transition with green revenues and a strong climate strategy. The strategy, an open-end fund available for investment by Australian and New Zealand institutional investors, has been developed ...

What's in a name: evaluating the goals behind net zero targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... eliminate and divestment from companies that are either unable or unwilling to abate their carbon intensity. However, neither strategy is useful in achieving the ultimate goal of moving governments, companies and communities to reduce their carbon emissions ...

Industry fund sets bar higher with Net Zero timing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... looking to take a pure divestment approach," Squires said. "What we have learned along the way is engagement is our best strategy, and by that I mean engaging with our managers, our companies, with other investors, which we've been doing for several ...

Real estate managers carry out decarbonisation strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... investors and residents. We adopted an "efficiency first" approach to managing our assets and drafted a decarbonization strategy that can scale with the growth of the portfolio." Lendlease and Aware Super (formerly First State Super) have had a partnership ...

Setting the standards for diversity within funds management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... interlinked." To that end, Neuberger Berman has hired a diversity-focused recruiter who has developed a diversity recruiting strategy that looks to incorporate objective and skill-based job descriptions. The firm has further engaged on training to counter ...

Signs of a "greenium" in bond market: Climate Bond Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... due to higher focus on climate as part of massive portfolio transformation to ESG," said Francois Millet, head of ETF strategy, ESG and innovation at Lyxor Asset Management: "ETFs, which invest in largest investment grade EUR and USD issuances provide ...