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Trustees squeezed by competing climate risk pressures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... with and get the information and be in active ownership," Edwards notes. In order to carry out the climate change risk management as outlined in CPG 229, Spirit Super and other funds need to outsource information gathering and recommendations to proxy ...

APRA emphasises "compounding effect" of climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... insurers and superannuation funds in managing climate-related risks and opportunities as part of their existing risk management and governance frameworks. The guide outlines better practice for identifying, managing and disclosing financial risks of ...

BlackRock, Temasek form partnership to invest in decarbonisation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... partnership will leverage both firms' expertise in sourcing and underwriting private investments, portfolio and risk management, and sustainable technology and analytics. The funds will be staffed by employees from both firms, as well as a professional ...

NAB participates in £300 million sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... Anchor Hanover in ways which reinforces our commitment to sustainability and ESG." DNV GL, an independent expert in risk management and assurance, has issued a second party opinion confirming the alignment of the facility with the Loan Market Association ...

Say on climate a "milestone moment" for ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... across jurisdictions." Even though the votes are non-binding, it brings a direct line of responsibility for climate risk management, Gocher said. "When you have this vote, you set out clear expectations, and if the company doesn't meet them, or if shareholders ...

EISS Super takes on ESG risk analytics with State Street

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... governance (ESG) Risk Analytics Solution. State Street is providing EISS Super customised ESG performance and risk management around carbon emissions data, from both the top down and bottom-up perspectives. EISS Super can also view its $6 billion fund ...

Real estate managers carry out decarbonisation strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... order to understand climate-related risks across its entire business and develop recommendations on governance, risk management processes, disclosure and measurement. In 2020, Nuveen Real Estate was recognised by the U.S. Department of Energy as a Better ...

Guide to assist financial sector in Modern Slavery risk management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
The financial services industry faces broad exposures to modern slavery and broader human rights risks due to its links to all industries around the world, requiring institutions to take a rigorous and systematic approach to assessing risks, according ...

BlackRock seeks plans for company transition to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... scrutiny framework for embedding sustainability risk into our active investment process, and using our full set of risk management tools, we will be establishing a "focus universe" of holdings that present a particularly significant climate-related risk." ...

Translating net zero goals into near-term decisions: Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... we grade, say the credit research. That also feeds into the financial models. "This is also about second line risk management. You look at climate risk scenarios, stress test scenarios, and you can imagine those scenarios say something about how economic ...