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AAIB, Amundi launch climate investment framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... sustainable and responsible financing." The AIIB-Amundi Climate Change Investment Framework "translates key objectives of the Paris Agreement into fundamental metrics to assess an investment's level of alignment with climate change mitigation, adaptation ...

Australia "woefully unprepared": Australian Climate Roundtable

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... "Ambitious, concerted and orderly emissions mitigation action across government and the private sector, consistent with Paris Agreement goals, is responsible economic management that will help protect our prosperity." The group also calls for systemic ...

HESTA issues Statement on Working with Indigenous Communities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... Transition Plan (CCTP) that seeks to effectively align the Fund's actions and investment portfolio with the goals of the Paris Agreement. As part of the CCTP HESTA said it will introduce carbon reduction targets for the HESTA investment portfolio ...

Investors to increase climate-linked passive investments: DWS Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... year, according to survey. Participants pointed to regulatory changes as guiding their interest, citing the signing of the Paris Agreement, legal changes such as France's legislative move to require mandatory carbon reporting for companies as well as ...

Nuveen secures $150m in commitments for Global Impact Strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... Global Impact strategy is aligned to six of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set out as part of the Paris Agreement: SDG1 (No poverty); SDG 2 (Zero hunger); SDG 3 (Good health and wellbeing); SDG 10 (Reduced inequalities); SDG ...

UK pension fund to divest half its portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... about $180 million invested in renewable projects across Europe. It will also actively pressure companies to align with the Paris goals and divest from companies that fail to progress following engagement, while committing its fund managers to make progress ...

Taking a closer look at corporate lobbying on climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... example, in Australia we have seen many industry sectors argue for the use of Kyoto carry over credits to help meet Australia's Paris Agreement commitment. This is despite the fact that the carryover of these credits would effectively postpone the implementation ...

First State Super targets 30% emissions reduction in equities portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... Transition Plan (CCTP) that seeks to effectively align the Fund's actions and investment portfolio with the goals of the Paris Agreement.

HESTA to move to net zero carbon emissions in portfolio by 2050

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... Transition Plan (CCTP) that seeks to effectively align the Fund's actions and investment portfolio with the goals of the Paris Agreement. "Our Climate Change Transition Plan is set to be one of the most comprehensive of its kind undertaken by a superannuation ...

Aviva Investors identifies megatrends representing market failures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... the long term returns of investors, yet the current market structure continues to reward 3.7 degrees, which undermines the Paris agreement." Waygood said there is something "fundamentally wrong" with market incentives, and that they need to be changed ...