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Substantial investment needed for sustainable infrastructure: RARE Infrastructure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... cited International Energy Agency (IEA) statistics stating that in order to lower emissions enough to keep with the UN climate change target to 1.5 -2 degrees of warming, "a baseline case of roughly $1.3 trillion needed to be spent annually on a global ...

AGL launches electric vehicle subscription service

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... together this business." The EV subscription model is likely to appeal to customers who are engaged around environmental and climate change issues, and is also a foray into the subscription business model. "What we've seen subscription cars like ...

Responsible investment AUM grows, but disclosure lags: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... from 4% in 2018 to 6% in 2019. The most popular themed investments by AUM are social impact (20%), agriculture (13%) and climate change (10%). "What you're still seeing there is a little bit of a slight mismatch between the positive impact consumers ...

U Ethical hires two to investments team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... design and delivery of corporate sustainability strategies and governance, integrated reporting, stakeholder management and climate risk mitigation and adaptation plans. Luchhese has been involved in numerous trans-disciplinary and cross-sectoral initiatives ...

Brambles reports progress on 2020 sustainability goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
Logistics company Brambles has identified key climate-related themes in its annual reporting - a low-carbon advantage, network resilience, and raw material supply security and continuity. Brambles recently announced underlying profit growth of US$795 ...

Cbus Super announces net zero portfolio emissions target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... absolute carbon emissions by 45% across their portfolio by 2030. The $54 billion industry super fund has announced a new Climate Change Roadmap, under which Cbus will put in place processes to achieve portfolio targets for each asset class, including ...

AAIB, Amundi launch climate investment framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... will launch an investment framework aimed at informing "targeted sustainable and responsible financing." The AIIB-Amundi Climate Change Investment Framework "translates key objectives of the Paris Agreement into fundamental metrics to assess an investment's ...

Paradice Investment Management appoint head of ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... of ESG. Varcoe will work with the Paradice investment teams to "drive forward the integration of ESG factors, including climate change and modern slavery, in investment decision-making and company interaction," Paradice said. Varcoe will also be responsible ...

The TCFD framework - What is it and how can it be applied to investment analysis?

AGNIESZKA COCHRANE  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
Understanding how climate change may affect the intrinsic value of a company is quickly evolving. Until recently, analysis focused on the impact of a company's operations on the environment. This has shifted to an assessment of a company's exposure ...

Identifying climate change risks in investment analysis

AGNIESZKA COCHRANE  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
Many investors continue to struggle to effectively assess and incorporate climate change impacts into their company analysis. This is not without good reason. Climate-related risks (and opportunities) all carry a large degree of uncertainty about them ...