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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 ...

CEFC invests $1.7 million in Australian agritech company

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... these markets, we need to bring together a cross-industry community with the goal of accelerating our transition to a low carbon economy." The SCC investment is the CEFC's first commitment to a bio-sequestration opportunity. "Together with energy efficiency ...

HKEX, SSGA join Climate Bond Initiative Partners Programme

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... education projects centred on growing "robust and sustainable green bond markets that contribute to climate action and low carbon investment," according to the Climate Bond Initiative. Partners assist in developing initiatives to grow investment in climate ...

Global stimulus an opportunity for sustainable investment: Ninety One

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... but also at the individual country level, policies being put in place are surprising in terms of their focus on the low carbon economy." The proposal outlined by the European Commission is a European first, and will require approval by all member states ...

Can proposed EU recovery plan prove a sustainable model for Australia?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... making sure people are employed, with meaningful work, and the way in which we get traction on any of this that green/low carbon projects are generating good employment prospects. I don't see that there is an option to do a transition that isn't ...

Collaboration a competitive advantage for super on ESG: NGS Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... thermal coal exclusion. We want to do some research to test that exclusion in its current state as we transition to the low carbon economy. It needs to be backed up by research. That will trigger a review of our exclusions, but will also trigger a review ...