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UK pension fund to divest half its portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... supporting companies and projects contributing to the low-carbon transition, it said, commencing an allocation to renewable energy in private equity infrastructure. "Just like coronavirus, climate change poses serious risks to both our savers and their ...

MUFG appoints Rob Ward head of project finance, ESG finance, Oceania

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... As the new head of project finance, MUFG will look to leverage Ward's "extensive experience and strong leadership in the energy and infrastructure markets to further strengthen the bank's business," MUFG said. The newly created position of head of ESG ...

Increase in linking environmental, social metrics to remuneration: ISS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... appearing in short-term and long-term compensation plans for 7,700 issuers globally, finds an increase from 2012 to 2018. AGL Energy announced earlier in July that they would include carbon transition metrics in remuneration structures such as long term ...

ARENA grants additional funding for Monash Uni renewables study

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) provided nearly a half million dollars in additional funding for a Monash University-led project to investigate the integration of renewables into the national energy grid. The two-year project which began ...

ESG ETP assets under management triple in last three years: Research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... fossil fuel reserves. There are about 14 stocks in Australia with exposure to reserves. For RARI whilst we're underweight energy, it went to zero in the fund, and that's been one of the aspects that's added value to the fund because of the weak demand ...

Taking a closer look at corporate lobbying on climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... 2020. It exposes the companies in these portfolios to the risk of rapid and unpredictable changes in climate change and energy policy; this limits a company's ability to play for the future and to deploy capital in a cost-effect manner. It damages the ...

Carbon emissions need to peak "as soon as possible": AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... post-COVID-19 recovery to construct sustainable economy recovery and minimised carbon emissions. Moret focused on the shift of the energy mix as a priority area - while renewable energy has grown 13.8% per year between 2013 and 2018, it has not offset ...

Local Government Super certified carbon neutral by Climate Active

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... the local population, especially for women in enterprise. They also raise living standards through clean water and solar energy as well as introducing innovations into local agriculture." LGS' head office is situated at 28 Margaret Street Sydney and ...

Australian Unity launches green bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
Australian Unity has launched a new green bond fund seeded with cornerstone investments from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and clients from Crestone Wealth Management. Bill Bovingdon, CIO Altius Asset Management The Australian Unity Green ...

Climate change, unclear policy response pose investment risk: JANA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... the short, medium and long-term and how it would impact asset allocation." The modelling is based on two International Energy Agency scenarios assessing a range of potential impacts on risk asset returns over the medium and longer-term, according to ...