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Energy insecurity won't halt green transition: Northern Trust Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... differences. The green transition is more developed in European than US, and there is an interesting debate with US political development in terms of those states actively pushing against ESG in investment decision making." However, despite near-term ...

Apply a holistic ESG lens to emerging markets: PGIM Fixed Income

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... track and measure than in developed markets, according PGIM Fixed Income. Emerging market investment presents unique political challenges as well as economic challenges due to insufficient labour and raw materials, high inflation or deflation, unregulated ...

HESTA pushes legal alignment to UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous People

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... framework" and that there are many areas including FPIC and self-determination that need to be integrated in the broader political system. "The Declaration is critical to understanding and engaging with a human rights-respecting approach to any activities ...

Australia's C-Suite cite climate change as chief concern

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... may be." The survey found that Australian business leaders are facing pressure to become more engaged in discussing political and social issues, and nearly 85% of Australian respondents say business leaders need to step up and publicly engage in pressing ...

Stone & Chalk takes on climate tech

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the race to prevent irreparable damage, he said. "The truth is, with the proper political will and the technology in the world we could meet it," Bromley said. "The problem is we don't have the political will. We ...

Carbon capture - real deal or "Hail Mary pass" technology?

JANE BASEBY  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... accounts for one-fifth of global carbon emissions - to credibly commit to net zero by 2050. It promises to solve the political problem faced by politicians in countries reluctant to phase out fossil fuels, allowing the setting of ambitious targets while ...

Australian execs say climate change already impacting: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... updating/relocating facilities to make them more resistant to climate impacts, 50% incorporate climate considerations into lobbying/political donations, and 48% are tying senior leaders' compensation to sustainability performance. "It's just not good ...

Rethinking ESG in emerging markets

ARIF JOSHI  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... data and some data may not be reliable. Time lags in updating data often makes it backward-looking. For example, the political unrest in Belarus and the suppression of political opposition in Russia that unfolded in late 2020 indicate heightened ESG ...

COP26 week one: what Australians need to know

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... of COP26's headlines has been dominated by world leaders' speeches and their commitments. In addition to the political rhetoric - which has been welcomed with varying degrees of satisfaction - there have also been a number of announcements around ...

Tightening climate focus on world's biggest emitters: Aviva Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... reports, Glass Lewis is concerned over whether the plan is aligned with the Paris Agreement. In the lead-up to COP-26 as political leaders look to their climate-related policy commitments, investors are reiterating that they are assessing their risk ...