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Mercer launches analytics, advisory tool for climate transition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... help guide institutional investors who want to transition to a 1.5C scenario of global warming as outlined in the Paris Agreement. Analytics for Climate Transition (ACT) is designed to assist investors in constructing climate resilient portfolios on ...

Climate change, SDG impacts of US election

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... being settled. Biden has pledged to take a number of executive actions, such as bringing the US back into the Paris Agreement. This will bring new impetus to address climate change, and also risks seeing Australia left behind, said Jane Rennie, general ...

Companies pledge 100% renewable energy by 2025

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... energy across its network of facilities by 2025. "BINGO is committed to decarbonisation in alignment with the Paris Agreement," said Nik Comito, BINGO's group sustainability manager. "We understand that as a growing organisation we have a responsibility ...

Investing in the low-carbon transition: Ninety One

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... can't finance solutions that contribute to the emissions cuts needed to hit the targets outlined under the Paris Agreement, Cooper sad. "Rio and BHP have talked about this a lot," Cooper said. "The problem with product emissions is that businesses ...

Climate Bond Standard launches shipping criteria for bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... group to develop the criteria, which align with the trajectory of carbon emission reductions required under the Paris Agreement. "The CBS shipping criteria provide climate credibility to green bonds by assessing whether shipping assets are climate-aligned ...

Considering potential ESG implications of the US election

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... Group on Climate Change, and Principles for Responsible Investment, have called on the United States to rejoin the Paris Agreement. "[A]ll signatories to the Agreement must fulfill their obligations and step up their climate ambition in order to secure ...

Cleanaway publishes first sustainability report after engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... they wanted us to start that journey." Cleanaway will look to set targets to reduce emissions in line with the Paris Agreement, but is conducting internal discussions on how to achieve that, given the company's rapid growth by acquisition and potential ...

Bank, state government become first buyers of Reef Credits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... governments, the private sector and organisations like GreenCollar - are critical to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement." GreenCollar estimates that the market could be worth over 6 million Reef Credits by 2030, opening the door for more businesses ...

Investors, assemble: Climate League launched

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... released its own outlined plan to target net zero by 2050. The commitment aligns IFM Investors with the goals of the Paris Agreement, and is an extension of its actions on its infrastructure assets. IFM Investors said it has established a multi-disciplinary ...

PRI recgonises leaders for climate reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... we expect over the next few years, we'll see clients more explicitly wanting portfolios to be more aligned with the Paris Climate Agreement." Neuberger Berman has also implemented minimum coal exclusions across the firm's U.S. registered open-end ...