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IFM Investors hires responsible investment associate director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... the COVID-19 crisis. Chris Newton, head of responsible investing, previously told FS Sustainability it reduced carbon emissions nearly 8% across its Australian infrastructure portfolio in the 2018/2018 financial year. IFM Investors' infrastructure ...

Super fund invests in Australian Unity Green Bond Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... combination of green, social and sustainable fixed interest securities with the primary purpose of helping to lower carbon emissions, and is managed by Australian Unity's in-house cash and fixed interest team, Altius Asset Management. The Australian ...

ASX company issues billion dollar sustainability linked bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... bilateral sustainability linked loan with Commonwealth Bank, with the interest rate in part linked to reduced carbon emissions intensity of ammonium nitrate within the chemicals, energy and fertilisers businesses. The SLB takes those commitments and ...

Climate change, diversity, inequality top engagement agenda: T. Rowe Price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... utility company in India that is powered through coal fired generation. Analysis had previously relied on estimated carbon emissions based on peer analysis, but when the company disclosed its actual emissions, they were four times higher than the estimates ...

Why the move to clean energy won't be enough

ALISTAIR MILLS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... have seen governments and corporations across the globe coordinate and collaborate on an agreed goal of net zero carbon emissions by the turn of the half-century. In December 2015, 196 nations signed a landmark and legally binding international treaty ...

Role of oil and gas in net zero emission future

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... tackling climate change "the biggest challenge we face", acknowledged the consensus position to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and the urgency to get there as quickly as possible utilising technologies that offset or sequester the carbon emissions ...

Assessing carbon beta risk in portfolios: Platypus Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
Measuring a portfolio's carbon emissions to produce a footprint is a blunt instrument that may not accurately measure and manage climate risk, according to Platypus Asset Management. Platypus Asset Management has developed a quantitative tool aimed ...

Oxfam Australia calls for stronger climate action amid GDP risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... Australia. Oxfam Australia is calling upon G7 leaders and invited guest countries including Australia to cut carbon emissions more quickly and steeply. The G7 and guest countries are meeting in the UK this week. Nations invited to the G7 summit could ...

Cutting the carbon without sacrificing return: UBS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... carbon intensity firm," she said. "It could also be a data problem - because they're less likely to disclose carbon emissions, we run on Trucost's data, which may estimate high." However, efficiency alone doesn't explain the higher return. "There is ...

Queensland train project secures $620m green loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... efficiency of passenger rail transport in South East Queensland, but it directly contributes to the reduction of carbon emissions in Queensland," Haughey said. "Climate change is a central concern for investors, and we are pleased to deliver another ...