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40% of ASX200 fall short of the carbon reduction requirements: MSCI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... 2-degree warming target, MSCI said. "We looked at a scenario with a conservative view, and then the element around power utilities and relief, and then what would happen under the Paris scenario," said Brendan Baker, MSCI ESG research associate and co-author ...

40% of Chinese Coal Power Plants are Losing Money: Carbon Tracker

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... learning techniques to estimate the activity of each coal plant. The report was written by Matthew Gray, senior analyst for utilities and power at Carbon Tracker. "We have been trying to expand our modelling footprint in the power sector and to do that ...

Evolution towards autonomous vehicles present infrastructure investment: AMP Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... autonomous vehicles and electric vehicles will also bring new opportunities in other sectors of infrastructure, like utilities. "How are we going to come up with a charging infrastructure for electric vehicles, and how will demand for power from the ...

Sustainable returns versus ESG risk analysis: Stewart Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... physical asset. Companies run in an efficient way that manage assets that are beneficial to the real economy, like water utilities. The third category is sustainable goods and services - companies that are well positioned in terms of tailwinds of changing ...

Stakeholder engagement a key factor in structuring M&A: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... active sectors pursuing acquisition in the next 12 months are telecommunications, automotive, technology, power and utilities, and mining and minerals "with most recording a medium level of convergence with the tech sector." "Over 50% of the respondents ...

Rosenberg Equities analysis suggests low-carbon income strategy possible

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... 4,200 stocks across emerging and developed markets. The study showed that carbon emissions are heavily skewed towards utilities and materials stocks, sectors that also have high average dividend yields. However, AXA IM said the study also showed that ...

Globally, few companies can effectively demonstrate climate risk disclosure: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... 168 companies over the past four years. SSGA believes it is particularly important for companies in the oil and gas, utilities and mining sectors to demonstrate this capability, given that in those sectors, long investment horizons could render assets ...

ASX200 sustainability disclosures improve, but climate-related data needed: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... standard." The survey found that the best performing sectors for sustainability reporting were banking, and energy and utilities, with 86% of companies rated "Leading" or "Detailed", while the worst performing sectors for sustainability disclosure were ...

Carbon footprint impacts on company share price: AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
The carbon footprint of a company impacts on share price, with greatest potential impact on companies in the utilities, energy and materials sectors, according to new research from AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM). Kathryn McDonald, director of investment ...

EY, UN Global Compact evaluate state of sustainable supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... telecommunications sectors have led the way in embedding sustainability in supply chains, while constriction, mining, utilities and hospitality have lagged, he said. "There have been a few different drivers globally, depending on the sector. In some ...