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Powerful signal on climate with votes, court decisions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... less than 24 hours, three overseas actions hit major oil and gas companies. A Dutch court ruled that Shell must reduce its global emissions (Scopes 1+2+3) by 45% by 2030, based on 2019 levels, in a case filed by Friends of the Earth. Shell has vowed ...

Evaluating impact of climate policy on company valuation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... formulated transition policies but the job ahead is to evaluate how they're achieved," said J.P. Morgan Asset Management global market strategies Kerry Craig. "Right now, I think there are some tools at hand, but there's a need for more metrics." The ...

Singapore Stock Exchange to launch carbon exchange

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... and restoration of natural ecosystems such as forests, wetlands and mangroves. CIX noted that Asia "houses a third of the global supply potential and is therefore one of the largest suppliers of NCS globally." "Voluntary carbon markets are necessary ...

SGX-listed companies improving sustainability disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
Small cap companies listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX) have made the largest improvement in their sustainability reporting and disclosure in 2020, with all listed companies showing improvement overall. The average overall sustainability disclosure ...

Neuberger Berman closes $280m private equity impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... investing as well," said Neuberger Berman Australian managing director Paul O'Halloran. The Impact Fund is backed by global investors, including public and private pension plans, insurance companies and other financial institutions, endowments, foundations ...

"Booming" demand for ESG specialists

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... Kong, Wilson-Otto will work to further integrate sustainability considerations into the firm's investment process. Global fund manager Northern Trust Asset Management hired Julie Moret as global head of sustainable investing and stewardship, a newly ...

Science-Based Targets an indicator of future climate action: Federated Hermes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... Science-based Target initiative (SBTi) is a partnership between the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and is aimed at enabling companies ...

Post-COVID economic recovery "once in a generation opportunity"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... intersections between all of those things. This isn't about solar panels on roofs, it's about the potential of this local and global energy transition revolution and action on climate change, and how can we address a whole range of other things that ...

FY22 budget proposes "technology not taxes" for climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... environment. "What we need is an interconnected approach which reflects our economy's relationship with the natural world and the global economy," Rennie said. "The budget's lack of environmental strategy is all the more troubling given the now recognised ...

Fidelity International expands sustainable investing team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... and support the execution of Fidelity's sustainability-related regulatory programme. Gabriel will report to Jenn-Hui Tan, global head of stewardship and sustainable investing at Fidelity International. "As we continue to expand our ESG capabilities and ...