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Woolworths commits to ambitious GHG emissions cuts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... Compact, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), CDP and the World Resources Institute, designed to drive corporate climate action and independently assess emission targets.?? "We're delighted to see our partner Woolworths leading the way in emissions ...

Positive ESG impact linked to financial performance: Melior

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... pursued by Melior through its engagement with corporates during the year ? gender equality, reduced inequalities and climate action. The issues that Melior focus on are long-term issues that require sustained action by companies that will last beyond ...

Superannuation funds accelerate climate action: ClimateWorks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... their climate risks. More recently, funds have begun asking companies to decarbonise through initiatives such as Climate Action 100+.? "In the last year, there has been an incredible acceleration in the development of the tools and frameworks that's ...

AAIB, Amundi launch climate investment framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... world's heaviest-emitting firms are located in Asia, but the region represents a mere 5% of the signatories of Climate Action 100+, Amundi and the AAIB note. Climate Action 100+ is one of the world's most prominent institutional investor initiatives ...

Sustainability, fair trade organisations call for equitable COVID-19 recovery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... pandemic, it ranks only 37th in the world on progress in meeting the SDGs and well below other OECD nations on climate action and the environment, the plan notes. "We know that just 39% of companies have targets that are sufficiently ambitious to meet ...

More companies reporting on SDGs, but quality lacking: RMIT

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... most commonly mentioned SDGs were SDG 5 - Gender Equality, SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth, and SDG 13 - Climate Action. The three least commonly cited SDGs were SDG 1 - No Poverty, SDG 2 - Zero Hunger and SDG 14- Life Below Water. The report ...

Investors to increase climate-linked passive investments: DWS Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... part of the solution as well." Engagement with companies is a critical component, and Rajan cited the success of Climate Action 100+ as an example. "Not only do we want to make sure that global reliance on fossil fuels is reduced, we also want to ensure ...

Nuveen secures $150m in commitments for Global Impact Strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... health and wellbeing); SDG 10 (Reduced inequalities); SDG 12 (Responsible consumption and reduction) and SDG 13 (Climate action). "We started investing in inclusive growth and sufficiency in in 2012, so our focus predates the SDGs quite a bit," Unnithan ...

Increase in linking environmental, social metrics to remuneration: ISS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... as a part of collaborative engagement groups like the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) and Climate Action 100+. Under the structure of the Climate Action 100+, investors commit to either taking a lead or a supporting role in engaging ...

MSCI climate tool provides new data for private real estate assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... climate scenario." MSCI Real Estate Climate VaR calculates the financial risks from both changing legislation due to climate action (transition risk) and the extreme weather impacts caused by climate change (physical risk), per real estate asset and ...