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Climate Action 100+ aviation engagement takes off

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... operational efficiency, and improving air traffic management. The potential reduction in CO2 emissions in 2050 compared to business as usual would be 15% under this scenario. On the supply side, the engagement will reduce the use of fossil fuel through ...

ESG-inclusive commodities set to grow: Xpansiv

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... Xpansiv. Xpansiv is a commodity marketplace for ESG-inclusive commodity products and price information, and its main business units include XRegistries, XMarkets, and XSignals. "We're the infrastructure to support the integration of ESG-inclusive ...

Financial institutions at risk from bot attacks: Imperva

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
Illegal bot attacks are a key cybersecurity risk for the financial services industry, with nearly half of all traffic at financial services login pages being generated by bots, according to Imperva. The financial services sector is the most at-risk ...

Biden inauguration brings climate challenge for Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... Tackling climate change was a strong thematic in President Biden's inaugural speech, noted Andrew Petersen, CEO of the Business Council for Sustainable Development Australia (BCSDA). "What I was most focused on was how it opens up a brand-new American ...

Circular economy a key investment theme: American Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... you're investing in a long-only strategy of three to five, maybe even eight years, and you're buying into a company whose business lines are exposed to SDG growth infections and that company still has disciplined application of capital, that actually ...

Seeking financial, positive impact in SME investments: Beckon Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... co-founder of Beckon Capital. "Sustainability has been core to thinking about value. We were all aligned to the fact that business has to be sustainable, and it has to contribute positively to communities, We look to reduce negative externalities, basically ...

Thai regulator becomes TCFD suppporter

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... official supporter of the voluntary climate risk disclosure framework, the SEC will aim to "raise awareness and encourage business sectors to (1) incorporate climate-related risks into their strategic planning and risk management, and (2) follow international ...

The conundrum of ESG in emerging markets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... corporates. From our perspective, these are important factors that will contribute to the long term sustainability of the business. The most common issues we observe in environmental and social considerations when we do our research is a lack of disclosure ...

Integrating ESG to manage risks of high yield credit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... Rowe Price. Q: How does ESG integrate into a high yield credit strategy? A : We meet management teams and unpack the business plans and their financial modelling to determine how they plan to achieve what they seek to achieve. That naturally turns up ...

Integrating impact investing in listed equity portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... innovative impact solutions, you're also creating a lot of impact because you're basically financing capital for these business and these business will drive the innovation agenda further and further. One of the companies we're invested in ...