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Mercer launches analytics, advisory tool for climate transition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... geographic, sector, manager and stock drivers to allow investors to look at the capacity for portfolios to move to a low carbon economy and to contribute to limiting global temperatures to under 2 degrees, ideally 1.5 degrees, in line with IPCC recommendations." ...

Investing in the low-carbon transition: Ninety One

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... Ninety One. Listed companies have to spend more on managing climate change and their transition and exposures to a low carbon future economy, because "governments and private equity funds can't make up the shortfall by themselves, said Deirdre Cooper ...

Credit strategy links financial return to social, environmental impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... investors have funded. We are able to demonstrate back to investor the change they are driving across renewable energy, low carbon transport, waste, access to education, sustainable agriculture and social and affordable housing." This can require a great ...

Australia vulnerable as countries decarbonise

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
With governments around the world setting low carbon targets, there are clear implications for investors in integrating carbon transition considerations in their portfolio. J.P. Morgan Asset Management has outlined the ways in which government actions ...

Medibank issues first sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... identified by stakeholders, but it is a strong topic of interest for our people and is part of our approach... We moved to low carbon in domestic and international investments. We will influence to the extent that we can influence" Medibank has also ...

Green loans in "nascent" stage: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... expanding suite of financing mechanisms to drive investment decision making and capital allocation around building low carbon and sustainable infrastructure, business practices and operating models." The report also notes that investors and lenders are ...

ESG scores linked to higher stock valuation: Bank of America

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... by 2- 22%. "If you make a product in France, the product will still be green by its nature, b/c the electricity is low carbon," he explained. "If you make the same product in India or Australia, the product ends up being a high emission product." Chopra ...

Superannuation funds accelerate climate action: ClimateWorks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... Over half of the superannuation funds considered in this report are pursuing emissions reductions through engagement, low carbon investments, divestment from exposed sectors and policy advocacy. "In 2018, superannuation funds owned almost half of Australia's ...

RealIndex appoints former Acadian executive

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... will focus her initial research on carbon emissions and metrics related to risks and opportunities in transition to a low carbon economy, with a goal of integrating those insights into existing RealIndex products, she said.

Australian passive sustainable funds grow to $3.6 billion: Morningstar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... while VanEck came out with a sustainable equity ETF (tracking the MSCI World ex Australia ex Fossil Fuel Select SRI and Low Carbon Capped Index) in the same year. "However, after the hype of launches in passive sustainable funds in 2018, 2019 was a quieter ...