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Global investors set net zero target, implementation lags

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... associated with climate change. The survey covers 300 of the world's largest institutional and wholesale investors in Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific and South Africa, representing a total of around USD 27.4 trillion in assets under management. This ...

Stafford Capital Partners launches sustainable timber impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... forest restoration and improved forest management projects on a global basis. The fund will invest approximately 60% in North and Latin America, 20% in Europe and 20% in Australia and New Zealand assets, Whiteley said. The carbon credits generated will ...

APAC investors cite ESG impact in real asset allocations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... attitudes towards sustainable real assets. The research took in the views of 500 institutional investors across the UK, Europe, North America and Asia Pacific region, with US$3.5 trillion of assets under management collectively. There were 125 APAC ...

US states sue Biden administration over "woke" ESG rules

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Ohio, South Carolina, North Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming. Also joining the lawsuit are three energy companies - Liberty Energy ...

APRA publishes results of banking climate vulnerability assessment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has published the findings of its first Climate Vulnerability Assessment (CVA) of Australia's five largest banks and signaled that the insurance industry is likely to be the next regulated sector ...

Seeking action at "implementation" COP27

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... Pakistan's floods, Europe and China's droughts, 40oC heat in England and category 5 storms in the Caribbean and North America are just a few examples of this. "Adaptation is essential now and presents an opportunity for the world's corporates ...

Vanguard, Hejaz, abrdn launch sustainable products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... portfolio of Sharia Compliant investments. It invests primarily in developed markets around the world, primarily Europe, North America and selected Asian markets, including Australia. The Hejaz Equities Fund aims to achieve a total return equal to movements ...

Energy insecurity won't halt green transition: Northern Trust Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
Although energy insecurity has led world leaders to focus on meeting energy demand in the near term, the green transition is "still a go," according to Northern Trust Asset Management's latest five-year capital markets outlook. Northern Trust Asset ...

ESG tops inflation, rate hikes as key priority for fixed income investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... survey found. The survey found that different regions had differing levels of prioritisation for ESG integration - 44% of North American respondents view ESG integration as the top priority, while 38% of EMEA respondents cited ESG and 36% of APAC respondents ...

Brookfield raises US$15 billion for global transition fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... and storage developer to fund the rollout of the company's critical technology across energy and industrial facilities in North America; and a development partnership with a U.K. battery storage provider to roll out up to 1,200 MW of capacity alongside ...