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Demand for ethical ETFs surge

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... conscious of their role as stewards of the planet, and in Australia, we saw a significant change of perception around climate change after the bushfires in 2019," Liddell said. "People who had not previously thought of climate change became more aware ...

RBA governor urges implementation of ISSB standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... Representatives Standing Committee on Economics last week, Lowe was asked how Australia compares to international peers on climate disclosures and how current approaches on climate disclosure impacts on investment into Australia for the transition to ...

New Zealand to issue green bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... first green bonds later this year. The Sovereign Green Bond Program will provide finance to projects that contribute to climate and environmental objectives. "Green Bonds provide financing to advance climate change and environmental priorities like the ...

Climate risk warning on government bond yields

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
The transition risks of climate change are being underestimated in their impacts on government bond yields and investors need to pay more attention to how transition risk will impact the liquidity and stability of sovereign debt markets, according to ...

UniSuper caps future investment in fossil fuel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... generate more than 10% of revenue from the extraction and production of thermal coal. UniSuper has issued its fifth annual climate risk report, detailing the $108 billion super fund's progress towards its net zero 2050 target and activities around climate ...

Podcast: Managing climate and sustainability megatrends with Terence Jeyaretnam

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
In this week's episode of The Greener Way, we speak with Terence Jeyaretnam, EY's APAC leader and partner for climate change and sustainability. Jeyaretnam explains how a career that started as an environmental engineer led him to develop his expertise ...

BlackRock continues renewable infrastructure investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... New Zealand to 100,000 households and drive them into international markets," said Charlie Reid, Asia-Pacific co-head of climate infrastructure, BlackRock. "It will sit alongside the other portfolio businesses as part of our global renewable power strategy." ...

NZ Super Fund shifts $25 billion to low carbon indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... companies that the fund owns directly. The NZ$57 billion fund in June began to roll over its indices to the MSCI World Climate Paris Aligned Index and the MSCI Emerging Markets Climate Paris Aligned Index, with the new benchmark taking effect on 1 July ...

Responsible investments top $1.54 trillion in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... in to improve their performance, asking questions around ESG issues and how those risks are managed, in particular on climate," said RIAA executive manager, programs Estelle Parker. "That comes across in the work we do at RIAA too. So much of the working ...

Cbus names new head of responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... portfolio approach to managing ESG investment risks and opportunities. This includes embedding the ongoing goals in Cbus' Climate Roadmap aimed at safeguarding members' savings from climate related risks and ongoing uplift in integration, stewardship ...