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Australia vulnerable as countries decarbonise

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
With governments around the world setting low carbon targets, there are clear implications for investors in integrating carbon transition considerations in their portfolio. J.P. Morgan Asset Management has outlined the ways in which government actions ...

Medibank issues first sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... identified by stakeholders, but it is a strong topic of interest for our people and is part of our approach... We moved to low carbon in domestic and international investments. We will influence to the extent that we can influence" Medibank has also ...

Green loans in "nascent" stage: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... expanding suite of financing mechanisms to drive investment decision making and capital allocation around building low carbon and sustainable infrastructure, business practices and operating models." The report also notes that investors and lenders are ...

ESG scores linked to higher stock valuation: Bank of America

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... by 2- 22%. "If you make a product in France, the product will still be green by its nature, b/c the electricity is low carbon," he explained. "If you make the same product in India or Australia, the product ends up being a high emission product." Chopra ...

Superannuation funds accelerate climate action: ClimateWorks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... Over half of the superannuation funds considered in this report are pursuing emissions reductions through engagement, low carbon investments, divestment from exposed sectors and policy advocacy. "In 2018, superannuation funds owned almost half of Australia's ...

RealIndex appoints former Acadian executive

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... will focus her initial research on carbon emissions and metrics related to risks and opportunities in transition to a low carbon economy, with a goal of integrating those insights into existing RealIndex products, she said.

Australian passive sustainable funds grow to $3.6 billion: Morningstar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... while VanEck came out with a sustainable equity ETF (tracking the MSCI World ex Australia ex Fossil Fuel Select SRI and Low Carbon Capped Index) in the same year. "However, after the hype of launches in passive sustainable funds in 2018, 2019 was a quieter ...

Identifying climate change risks in investment analysis

AGNIESZKA COCHRANE  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... regulation and policy, technological advances, and changes in consumer preferences relating to a global transition to a low carbon economy. The timing, content and speed of such a transition carries a large amount of uncertainty and will require portfolio ...

Investors to increase climate-linked passive investments: DWS Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... their greenhouse initiatives; do companies recognise the risks and opportunities associated with the transition to the low carbon future; and how far are companies taking actions which comply with national commitments under the Paris Agreement. Cap-weighted ...

Taking a closer look at corporate lobbying on climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... carryover of these credits would effectively postpone the implementation of the structural adjustment needed to move to a low carbon economy. As a more specific example, in a context where the LNG industry has been one of the main areas of emission growth ...