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IGCC, peers launch Investor Platform for Climate Actions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... intensities in portfolios; engagement with companies; and reallocation of capital from emissions intensive activities to low carbon assets. The platform will identify and record the broad range of climate actions, and it is hoped that it will play a ...

Investor groups publish climate change investment guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... mitigation investment actions - actions for reducing carbon exposure in portfolios, along with opportunities to invest in low carbon, clean energy and energy efficient assets, [and] adaptation investment actions - actions to reduce the vulnerability ...

Investors integrating ESG in quant portfolios: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... solution that addresses the societal problem, but it might not address your performance. The appeal of the Northern Trust Low Carbon Optimised Index strategies is that they can address investors need for performance in line with a broad market cap emerging ...

BP shareholders pass Aiming for A climate risk resolution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... reporting with information around "operational emissions management, asset portfolio resilience against 2035 scenarios, low carbon energy R&D and investment, executive incentivisation during the low carbon transition, and public policy activity relating ...

Northern Trust opens Australia/NZ asset management office

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... includes the Northern Trust Emerging Markets Custom ESG Equity Index Fund, the Northern Trust Emerging Markets Custom Low Carbon Optimised Equity Index Fund and the Northern Trust World Custom ESG Equity Index Fund. In the Australia/NZ region, Northern ...

Inflection Point CM to launch Carbon Zero fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... elite group, the options right now in the market are pretty limited for divestment. You can go into the quote-unquote 'low carbon' passive indexes, but the problem we see with that is a.) straight out of the box you've abandoned up any hope of outperformance ...

NAB places second green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... be a global leader in this space. This is further evidence that debt markets can play a pivotal role in financing a low carbon economy and help the renewable energy sector continue to grow." The funds raised by the HH2 green bond will be used to refinance ...

NAB issues $150m green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... The launch also demonstrates the key role debt markets play in supporting the growth of new markets and financing a low carbon economy, and raises the profile of the green bond asset class in Australia." The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is ...

Panel discusses fossil fuel divestment for super funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... including Prime Minister Tony Abbott. ANU is not the only asset owner in Australia or around the world that has implemented low carbon or fossil fuel free strategies - French FRR and Swedish AP4, have announced 1 billion euros will be invested in the ...

Local Government Super enhances carbon-related screens

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... increase, it cannot meet energy needs around the world and that nuclear energy is "increasingly becoming a viable, low carbon emitting energy source globally" and is a proven alternative to fossil fuels in providing baseload power capacity. "There's ...