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The role of finance has never been more important: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... scarcity, Indigenous issues and gender equality a key point of discussion, but the full story. In the scenario of the transition to more reliance on renewable energy, there is a key difference between the global financial crisis and the financial crisis ...

CCA publishes climate policy toolkit for transition to net-zero economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... Climate Policy Toolkit for Australia, which includes recommendations for creating investable policies which support the transition to a net zero emissions economy by 2050. Emma Herd, chief executive officer of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) ...

Australia bears sovereign risk with fossil fuel dependence: Beyond Ratings

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... Chateau, Co-Founder, Beyond Ratings Beyond Ratings is a provider of fixed income ESG data, and is exploring how "climate transition risks correspond to the risks of economic dislocation and financial losses associated with the unanticipated process of ...

PGIM charts rise of corporate "profit with purpose" mindset

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... PGIM said. "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 ...

AXA IM develops carbon footpath strategy based on forward climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... strategy measures sectors and individual companies to identify leaders and laggards, and which companies are acting to transition towards a zero-carbon future. "We are not finding ourselves divesting from whole sectors or industries," McDonald said. ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... reaffirmed our 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 ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... said. QBIF is intended to capture growing demand for residential rental accommodation "while supporting Australia's transition to a low carbon future," Johansen said. "QBIF will help deliver quality housing stock into the growing rental market," Johansen ...

Energy Super taps Robeco for $650m enhanced indexing mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... portfolio can take time, and necessitating discussion with the client to determine the balance between the timing of the transition versus the costs incurred by moving. Enhanced indexing strategies are attracting attention from investors, Dennis noted. ...

Green bond issuance could hit close to US$300 billion: Insight Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... the year to almost $300bn ($299.8bn). Insight Investment also pointed to new types of impact issuance, citing Enel's transition bond, which may present a model for further issuance from petroleum companies in 2020. "There's a huge amount of focus on ...

Climate change, human rights risks intertwined: GCNA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... inaction outweighs the cost of action," Porter said. "If you take that perspective, we know that having a very solid transition plan to 1.5 degrees will bring about opportunities. That's opportunities to invest in renewable energy, opportunities to invest ...