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Client demand pushing action on ESG conversation: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... "Instead, for the initial conversation, I would keep things quite open-ended such as "are there any companies or particular industries you would like to avoid in your investment portfolio?" or 'are there any social or environmental issues that you ...

NAB participates in £300 million sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... Loan Principles. "Driven by its purpose, to safeguard life, property, and the environment, DNV helps companies in all industries tackle global transformations in a trusted way," said Mark Robinson, sustainability manager, DNV. "We are pleased to have ...

ESG investing growing strongly in Asia: J.P. Morgan Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... non-fossil fuels, from 15% to 78%. Carbon emissions reduction could also profoundly impact heavy and energy-intensive industries such as steel and cement production. These industries will need to innovate or face rising costs of production, Hui also ...

Fossil fuel share offerings sharply underperform: Carbon Tracker

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... first time last year, suggesting investors are shifting finance towards a low-carbon future as the coal, oil and gas industries have struggled, Carbon Tracker noted. The value of equity transactions completed by electric utilities and renewables/cleantech ...

When ESG improvement comes at a cost: MFS Investment Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... corporate profits.' "That's really not an intellectually honest way to go about this, because there are some industries where this is going to be challenging and potentially bankrupting." Financial materiality needs to be integrated in ESG considerations ...

Global digitalisation impacting environmental, social factors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... empowerment, and Janus Henderson identifies a close alignment between digitalisation and decarbonisation, which impacts all industries. "2020 was an amazing empirical test for what kind of impact digitalisation can have," Chamberlayne said. "This is ...

Real estate managers carry out decarbonisation strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... aspirations. Our pathway provides a route-map to net zero carbon through real estate, touching upon numerous other industries at the same time, and aiming to achieve carbon savings of up to 50-80% for a traditional real estate asset." In 2019, Nuveen ...

Guide to assist financial sector in Modern Slavery risk management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... financial services industry faces broad exposures to modern slavery and broader human rights risks due to its links to all industries around the world, requiring institutions to take a rigorous and systematic approach to assessing risks, according to ...

Investors lag in integrating climate risk: PGIM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... will play out "over a significantly longer time horizon", which means that the greenest firms within heavily emitting industries will outperform, and the role of active investment such as engagement can be used to influence fossil fuel users and mining ...

Australian business face European carbon levy for exports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... Andrew Hedges, a partner at Norton Rose Fulbright who specialises in carbon markets. For example, sellers of steel to EU industries will need to account for carbon pricing in their final price to European customers. "The design of any EU CBAM is still ...