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Calculating value of biodiversity: BNP Paribas Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... to the ecosystems' current health. The indicator can help understand which environmental pressures, such as land use, climate change, nitrogen deposit and others are most contributing to the negative impact of a given company or of a given portfolio. ...

APRA emphasises "compounding effect" of climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
Financial risks of climate change can interact and compound other institutional risks including credit risk, market risk, and liquidity risk, APRA has emphasised in a new practice guide. APRA has released a draft guide for Prudential Practice Guide ...

Earth Day brings tidings of climate change commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... received a plethora of announcements and commitments from investors, businesses and beloved consumer goods pledging action on climate change. To name and annotate each organisation making a pledge towards managing or mitigating climate change would give ...

Rest launches Sustainable Growth option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... factors and have been identified as able to help the transition to a low carbon economy, or which have limited exposure to climate-related transition risks. The criteria for the option's infrastructure assets also excludes investing in companies that ...

Using total portfolio management to gain China, ESG exposure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... return potential, while increasing exposure to assets with positive sustainability characteristics, such as investment in climate solutions, to balance the overall sustainability profile." Alternatively, increasing exposure to assets that have positive ...

NZ climate disclosure legislation to affect Australian entities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... introduced world-first legislation that will require listed companies, banks, insurers and fund managers to make public climate risk-related disclosures. The legislation will affect not just New Zealand-domiciled entities, but also companies that are ...

ASX100 ESG underperformers in global manager's crosshairs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... said. ASX100 companies will be feature in that next level of engagement around underperformance, Colton said. "On the climate side, look for us to be more articulate on what we consider quality transition plans, and we will be a lot more explicit on ...

Assessing ambition of green bonds: BNP Paribas Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... from industry-led guidelines such as the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) Green Bond Principles and the Climate Bonds Initiative, towards regulation and legal definitions such as the European Union taxonomy for sustainable activities. ...

BlackRock, Temasek form partnership to invest in decarbonisation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... scaled. To do that, they need patient, well-managed capital to support their vital goals. This partnership will help define climate solutions as a standalone asset class that is both essential to our collective mission and a historic investment opportunity ...

Investors shifting to net zero targets: Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... targets, but lack of data and reporting is a main obstacle to implementation, according to Robeco. Robeco's '2021 Global Climate Survey' took the pulse of 300 large global investors, with respondents saying that climate change is already a significant ...