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Global digitalisation impacting environmental, social factors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... digitalisation can have," Chamberlayne said. "This is not the future we imagine, but last year, we had the lowest carbon emissions increase on record, while acceleration in digital investment increased significantly last year." "Increased digitalisation ...

What's in a name: evaluating the goals behind net zero targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... zero" or "carbon neutral" or "decarbonisation" - and have varying timelines to reach an absolute target of no carbon emissions. However, there is no legal or regulated definition for these concepts, and asset owners and fund managers have disclosed differing ...

Industry fund sets bar higher with Net Zero timing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... allocations towards achieving the carbon neutrality target. NGS Super will include Scope 1, scope 2 and scope 3 carbon emissions in their calculations. Scope 1 emissions are greenhouse gas emissions that come from the activities of an organisation or ...

EISS Super takes on ESG risk analytics with State Street

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... Analytics Solution. State Street is providing EISS Super customised ESG performance and risk management around carbon emissions data, from both the top down and bottom-up perspectives. EISS Super can also view its $6 billion fund through the ESG data ...

Investors seek renewable energy infrastructure: bfinance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... and greater specialisation. bfinance also points to the trend among asset owners towards assessing portfolio carbon emissions and creating targets around reducing those emissions, which can lead to greater demand for carbon-offsetting strategies such ...

Real estate managers carry out decarbonisation strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... Meanwhile, Nuveen Real Estate, with assets under management of $133 billion, has committed to an operational net zero carbon emissions target by 2040. Nuveen Real Estate's investments cover equity, debt and development and global locations. The firm ...

Economist urges drastic action on climate change policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
Not having a strong federal policy on climate change and a pathway to move to zero carbon emissions by 2050 brings continued risk to Australia's economic growth long term, according to the head of one the leading economic think tanks. Danielle Wood ...

Calculating the social cost of carbon: Dimensional Fund Advisors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... calculations into its portfolio and engages with companies on their climate risk assessments, Chi said. Chi noted that carbon emissions are the biproduct of the Industrial Revolution, and economic development that has brought wealth to many around the ...

Super, fund manager lends muscle to net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... net zero 2050 carbon target for its portfolio. Mercer Australia has committed to a target of net-zero absolute carbon emissions by 2050 for its Australian Funds and the Mercer-managed investment options within Mercer Super. This represents a combined ...

Property developer sets more ambitious timeline to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
A leading retail property owner and developer has brought its net zero carbon emissions targets forward by two years and committed to potentially doubling its rooftop solar panel generation as part of the process. Stockland has said it will have net ...