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Green bond boom, but investors look to value proposition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... increase versus 2019, driven by investors, companies, regulators and governments aligning behind the goals of the Paris Agreement. Issuance of green, social and sustainable bonds is soaring, from USD 565 billion in 2019 to USD 732 billion in 2020. While ...

Macquarie Asset Management joins net zero initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... of the asset management industry's response to climate change is critical to delivering on the aims of the Paris Agreement and protecting the global financial system from systemic physical and transitional risks," said Emma Herd, chief executive ...

Say on climate a "milestone moment" for ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... companies to press for actions to align companies with setting net-zero targets by mid-century in line with the Paris Agreement. It is expected that other companies will follow. Non-binding resolutions have been used in other areas and other jurisdictions ...

Companies making net zero commitments they need to keep: investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... emitters in the world - on their plans to decarbonise their companies, operations and products in line with the Paris Agreement. For the benchmark Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI), assessed 159 focus companies assessed across nine key indicators. ...

What's in a name: evaluating the goals behind net zero targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... time are an emissions reduction targets, which typically involves attempting to reduce emissions in line with the Paris Agreement," said Louise Lew, head of sustainable investment - Australia, Willis Towers Watson. "This means starting with current emission ...

Super, fund manager lends muscle to net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... fund. The commitment aligns with targeting a 1.5 degree Celsius limit on global temperature increases and the Paris Agreement's ambitions. "We believe that climate change is both a financial risk and an opportunity, and aligning our portfolios with a ...

Assessing climate risk in corporate bond portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... mining, we would look to invest a minimum of 70% in companies that are aligned, or committed to align, to the Paris Agreement"

Australian business face European carbon levy for exports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... ups the ante on the Morrison government to commit to more ambitious climate targets. The return of the US to the Paris Agreement process plus China's commitment to net zero carbon emissions in its economy by 2060 means that approximately 70% of all ...

Investors back climate bill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... targets towards the achievement of net zero by 2050, consistent with the global direction of travel as set by the Paris Agreement. "Furthermore, investors are increasingly being required to manage for climate risk, as regulators globally see this as ...

Opinion: Sustainable finance: the new normal in 2021

SIMON O'CONNOR, JACKI JOHNSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... better manages for all risks, but also aligns to the global trajectory to combat climate change in line with the Paris Agreement and improve important social goals that are captured in the Sustainable Development Goals. The determination by the global ...