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First State Super on Climate Action 100+, engagement, and fund strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... the [Task-force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures] TCFDs, and making commitments under the terms of the Paris Agreement," McDonald said. "It's interesting to see how it's become socialised as well. Companies are pro-actively asking if they're ...

CBI, WWF call upon central banks, prudential regulators for climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... financial sector addresses climate and other environmental risks and that financial flows are aligned with the Paris Agreement," said Ulrich Volz, founding director of the SOAS Centre for Sustainable Finance, SOAS University of London. "Financial governance ...

Pricing, liquidity, standards challenge green bond market: Aviva Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... Colin Purdie, Chief Investment Officer, Credit, at Aviva Investors "In order to reach the 2 degree target of the Paris Agreement, US$50 trillion in investment needs to be made," said Colin Purdie, Chief Investment Officer, Credit, at Aviva Investors. ...

Market Forces lodges shareholder resolutions with Westpac, NAB, ANZ

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... calling on the banks to reduce lending and exposure to fossil fuel companies consistent with the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change. Climate-related resolutions have been filed with Australia's big four banks in previous years, but the goals ...

ACCR files shareholder resolution with BHP over industry associations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... Industry Association's record of Advocacy since January 2018 demonstrates, on balance, inconsistency with the Paris Agreement's goals.' BHP is a member of several industry associations: the Australian Industry Greenhouse Network, the Australian Institute ...

Investment in climate-related opportunities grow: IGCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... increased resilience to climate risk. "In the absence of clear policies to achieve net zero emissions in line with the Paris Agreement investors are likely to increase company engagement to reduce their exposure to an uncoordinated and ad hoc policy ...

flexigroup issues $90.9 million Climate Bond certified green bond tranche

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... flexigroup green notes have been certified by the global Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) as being aligned to the Paris Agreement goals and the bond proceeds in line with the use of proceeds criteria. The $90.9 million green tranche is part of a larger ...

BNP Paribas Asset Management launches global sustainability strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... financial community to play its part in helping to achieve the sustainable future we need, as laid out by the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals," said Frederic Janbon, CEO of BNP Paribas Asset Management. "BNPP AM is proud to take ...

Australia, EU Free Trade Agreement includes SDGs, climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... language and commitments around the SDGs and action on climate change, including commitments made as part of the Paris Agreement. While Paris Agreement commitments are voluntary, if both the EU and Australia agree that their respective jurisdictions ...

ACCR planning to lodge resolutions at Santos, Woodside Petroleum AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... Woodside Petroleum, asking the companies to set targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in line with the Paris Agreement. ACCR is currently campaigning to attract the 100 shareholder signatures for each company necessary to lodge a resolution at ...