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Climate change, SDG impacts of US election

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... splits still being settled. Biden has pledged to take a number of executive actions, such as bringing the US back into the Paris Agreement. This will bring new impetus to address climate change, and also risks seeing Australia left behind, said Jane ...

Companies pledge 100% renewable energy by 2025

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... renewable energy across its network of facilities by 2025. "BINGO is committed to decarbonisation in alignment with the Paris Agreement," said Nik Comito, BINGO's group sustainability manager. "We understand that as a growing organisation we have a responsibility ...

Investing in the low-carbon transition: Ninety One

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... funds alone can't finance solutions that contribute to the emissions cuts needed to hit the targets outlined under the Paris Agreement, Cooper sad. "Rio and BHP have talked about this a lot," Cooper said. "The problem with product emissions is that ...

Climate Bond Standard launches shipping criteria for bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... working group to develop the criteria, which align with the trajectory of carbon emission reductions required under the Paris Agreement. "The CBS shipping criteria provide climate credibility to green bonds by assessing whether shipping assets are climate-aligned ...

Considering potential ESG implications of the US election

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... renewables or the oil and gas sector." If Joe Biden were to win the election, he has committed to bringing the US back into the Paris Climate Agreement, an action the executive branch can undertake. The US is thus far the first and only country to leave ...

Cleanaway publishes first sustainability report after engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... investors that they wanted us to start that journey." Cleanaway will look to set targets to reduce emissions in line with the Paris Agreement, but is conducting internal discussions on how to achieve that, given the company's rapid growth by acquisition ...

Bank, state government become first buyers of Reef Credits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... - between governments, the private sector and organisations like GreenCollar - are critical to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement." GreenCollar estimates that the market could be worth over 6 million Reef Credits by 2030, opening the door for more ...

ESG in fixed income more than green bonds: Daintree

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... global population sits," Dunn said. "In the cold hard light of day, if it's going to be a choice between them meeting the Paris Targets and keeping the lights on for residents, they will lean toward the prosperity element and continuation of growth ...

Investors, assemble: Climate League launched

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... over the next five years, and in turn create good jobs and drive much-needed economic growth, by putting ourselves on a Paris-aligned trajectory." Institutional investors also participating at launch include Aberdeen Standard Investments, AustralianSuper ...

PRI recgonises leaders for climate reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... we expect over the next few years, we'll see clients more explicitly wanting portfolios to be more aligned with the Paris Climate Agreement." Neuberger Berman has also implemented minimum coal exclusions across the firm's U.S. registered open-end ...