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Biden inauguration brings climate challenge for Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... implications for Australia's economy and policies. President Biden signed an executive order that will see the US rejoin the Paris Climate Accord in the next 30 days, signaling that the US will step up in its commitments to decarbonise its economy ...

Global impact bond issuance spike in 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... growth. Transition bonds are those issued by government and companies that fund activities that move towards alignment with Paris Agreement targets on containing global warming. It is a category that recognises that entities that have not previously ...

Translating net zero goals into near-term decisions: Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... sectors and determine engagement targets for those sectors. "Towards the end of the year, we will launch what we call our Paris acceleration targets," he said. "We will work with all the same investor expectations we have towards companies in terms of ...

Australia's Paris Agreement carbon commitments criticised

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
The Australian government's updated Nationally Determined Contribution to cutting carbon emissions under the Paris Agreement has drawn criticism for remaining substantially unchanged from its earlier commitments. Australia submitted its updated commitments ...

Science-based targets key to addressing the world's biggest challenges

LOUISE WATSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... US presidential election will have flow-on effects for investors, with President-elect Biden expected to recommit to the Paris Agreement when in office. Joe Biden's stance on climate change, combined with Biden's on-record comments that he will ...

Capital raisings, remuneration impact proxy vote: Dimensional

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... directors at AGMs for AP Eagers, Brickworks, Crown, and Freedom Foods. Dimensional also lodged votes against the adoption of Paris goals and targets for Woodside and Santos. "There was a lot of discussion on institutional placements that went on this ...

Integrating climate impacts in quant strategies: Acadian Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
With countries and countries setting targets for emissions reductions in line with the Paris Agreements, investors are already seeing impacts on valuations, according to Acadian Asset Management. Acadian is a global quantitative fund manager that integrates ...

Climate Action 100+ adds companies to engagement list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... net-zero emissions by 2050 or before," according to Climate Action 100+. The aim of engagement is for companies to deliver Paris Agreement-aligned emissions cuts, implement strong climate governance frameworks and improve climate-related disclosures. ...

DWS Group Appoints ESG Advisory Board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... Additionally, at its AGM this week, DWS announced that it is committed to becoming climate neutral in its actions, in line with the Paris Agreement. "This will not happen overnight, but will only succeed in close and ongoing dialogue and exchange with ...

Mercer launches analytics, advisory tool for climate transition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... advice to help guide institutional investors who want to transition to a 1.5C scenario of global warming as outlined in the Paris Agreement. Analytics for Climate Transition (ACT) is designed to assist investors in constructing climate resilient portfolios ...