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Eurozone outperforms North America in ESG investing: Amundi

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... observed a change in invesmetn performance n the second-to-worst in class stocks on ESG criteria, and attribute it to the development of forward-looking momentum strategies. "In particular, we noticed that the increasing relationship between ESG ranking ...

CEFC to provide finance for Bank Australia green home loan program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... greener options when it comes to their homes. "We encourage all those involved in residential property - from design to development to purchase - to include a stronger focus on carbon emissions when they are making these long-term decisions about building ...

Calculating the shorter, longer-term cost of bushfire

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... timber and forestry and livestock, but not land and water quality." There is a need for more holistic modelling and development of calculations to include damage to natural capital, Cacho said. "I think we need to start thinking more about this in a ...

IFC expands EDGE program to include BNP Paribas ClimateSeed program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... ClimateSeed projects avoid or capture CO2, and also contribute to the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. IFC is a sister organisation to the World bank and is a global development institution. In the 2019 fiscal year, it ...

Sydney Stock Exchange announces new CEO, first listings, ESG focus

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... Markets at the Australian Financial Markets Association (AFMA). The future strategy of SSX includes the potential development of indices and ETF products, Go noted. "When I joined SSX, I set up a three year plan," Go said. "What we're trying to do is ...

Directors urged to exercise legal duties over climate risk as context evolves

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... State." Barker noted that when the case was first announced in 2014, it was prior to the Paris Agreement, prior to the development of the Taskforce on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), and, in Australia, prior to developments including the ...

Integrating ESG essential to infrastructure portfolio: First Sentier Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... leadership within the companies, on the premise that consideration of ESG issues and relevant targets from the Sustainable Development Goals will lead to "sustainable value creation and superior returns," according to First Sentier. "We really focus ...

Investing in insurance linked securities, integrating climate risk: Amundi

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
Investing in insurance linked securities (ILS) can provide return in an asset class that is uncorrelated to other assets, with fund manager Amundi running an ILS strategy that takes into account long-term climate risks and opportunities. Chin Liu, SVP ...

GRI launches tax reporting standard for comprehensive disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... concerns over the impact tax avoidance has on the ability of governments to fund services and support sustainable development, as well as to provide clarity on how much companies contribute to the tax income of the countries where they operate. "Payment ...

QBE, Suncorp among global insurers exiting coal: Unfriend Coal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... -highlighting the role that Aon, Marsh, Willis Towers Watson, and Arthur J. Gallagher play in supporting continued coal development, Unfriend Coal pointed out. US-based Marsh is trying to arrange insurance for the Adani Group's Carmichael coal mine. ...