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Data enhances case for ESG as separate, interrelated factor to quality

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... investor mobilisation in Europe than in North America, but also says that tighter regulation around ESG factors, such as climate change, impact in the Eurozone and therefore, any tightened policy response in North America, particularly in the US, will ...

ESG data enhances value strategies: Maple-Brown Abbott

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... with strong governance - whether it is overarching corporate governance, or specifically relating to an issue such as climate change - make better business decisions," said Natasha McKean, head of ESG, Maple-Brown Abbott. "If I think about big picture ...

Climate change and public health cannot be viewed in isolation: UNGCNA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... is calling for a collaborative effort by government and business to address the serious risks to public health posed by climate change. Kylie Porter, GCNA executive director If left unaddressed, climate change has the potential to undo "decades of progress ...

MSCI launches Real Estate Climate Value-at-Risk solution for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
MSCI has launched a new product designed to assist real estate investors assess and manage their exposure to climate change. MSCI Real Estate Climate Value-at-Risk (VaR) provides a forward-looking and return-based valuation assessment to measure climate-related ...

Climate change, unclear policy response pose investment risk: JANA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
Investment consulting firm JANA is warning investors that the impact of climate change and unclear policy response by governments pose significant risk to return. Tim Conly, head of responsible investment research, JANA JANA has commissioned a study ...

Fidelity International launches Sustainable Water and Waste Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... concerns in particular, as they become more aware that their investments can have a direct impact on the important topics of climate change and water scarcity. In response to this, Fidelity International - Australia is now launching a global equity fund ...

Transformational investment needed to address systemic risk: WEF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... report, Transformational Investment: Converting Global Systemic Risks into Sustainable Returns, identified water security, climate change, population growth, geopolitical uncertainty, negative interest rates and technology disruption as the six critical ...

Future Super measures environmental impact of portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... the wider community, said Kirstin Hunter, co-founder of Future Super. "We exist to build a prosperous future, free from climate change and inequality, and we do that through the power of money and campaigning for that future," Hunter said. "From an investment ...

HESTA to move to net zero carbon emissions in portfolio by 2050

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... will move to net zero by 2050. Debby Blakey, CEO, HESTA The $52 billion industry superannuation fund will implement a Climate Change Transition Plan (CCTP) that seeks to effectively align the Fund's actions and investment portfolio with the goals of ...

CEFC invests $1.7 million in Australian agritech company

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... health and increase farm value." The CEFC cited analysis of the impact of cultivation by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change suggesting that cropland soil has lost up to 60% of its organic carbon compared to pre-agricultural periods. The CEFC ...