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ING advises infrastructure company on green finance framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... "You establish a different dialogue with external stakeholders. You talk about very different things- the future, decarbonisation of economy, different angles. Investors don't just send the portfolio manager, but also the ESG specialist, and that allows ...

Federated Hermes launches climate change high yield credit strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... using proprietary a framework - the Climate Change Impact (CCI) Score - to reflect the progress and impact towards decarbonisation that holdings are making. The strategy will screen out companies where engagement on climate change transition has failed ...

Assessing the financial, ESG benefits of agricultural investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... Murphy noted. The agricultural sector also has strong ESG characteristics and the opportunity to contribute to the decarbonisation of the Australian economy, said Macquarie Asset Management head of agriculture and natural assets Elizabeth O'Leary. ...

CEFC invests in specialist disability accommodation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... built today projected to be standing in 2050, building design and construction offers an important pathway toward decarbonisation, the CEFC said.

BlueScope sets net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... million allocation as the second step. BlueScope will disclose details of its climate action plan including a decarbonisation pathway and a capital planning process to underpin that, when it releases its climate action report in early September. BlueScope ...

Banks' role in global decarbonisation under spotlight

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
Banks are uniquely exposed to the risks of climate change, but uniquely placed to drive the transition to a low carbon future, according to Aviva Investors. "Banks are essential for the global economy," said Aviva Investors senior ESG analyst Richard ...

Companies have duty to act on climate conclusions of IPCC report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... capacity to be planning for more risk of physical risks of climate change now, and the pathways to achieve sufficient decarbonisation to cap global warming to less than 2°C have also moved, Herd said. MinterEllison partner and head of climate risk ...

Global fund manager buys Australian forestry asset

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... suppliers of sawlog. Kalyanakumar noted that investments in forestry assets is in line with AXA IM's long term decarbonisation strategies, because they offset emissions in other parts of the portfolio, such as their EUR100 billion investment in direct ...

Infrastructure to offer opportunity for decarbonisation investment: ClearBridge

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
The infrastructure sector has the opportunity to lead global industry in decarbonisation, according to ClearBridge Investments. But different sectors within infrastructure present different risk and opportunity scenarios and cannot be treated as a monolith ...

Carbon capture and storage questioned after Chevron result

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... carbon emissions from an LNG facility, raising questions as the role that CCS technology can play in reaching decarbonisation targets within the oil and gas industry. On Monday, Chevron, the operator of the CCS facility at the Gorgon LNG plant in Western ...