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Carbon emissions need to peak "as soon as possible": AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... engagement by 74% from 2018 levels. Climate change would remain a key focus area for AXA IM's stewardship team, along with biodiversity loss, diversity and public health, said Matt Christensen, AXA IM's global head of impact strategy and responsible ...

Local Government Super certified carbon neutral by Climate Active

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... supports "a number" of carbon offset projects, including a re-forestation project in New South Wales, the Rimba Raya biodiversity reserve project in Indonesia, and a wind power project in Rajasthan, India, said Moya Yip, head of responsible investment ...

Aviva Investors identifies megatrends representing market failures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
Aviva Investors has identified three megatrends - climate change, biodiversity loss and anti-microbial resistance - that represent market failures that investors should address with companies and government. Steve Waygood, chief responsible investment ...

AMP Capital regards long term impacts of COVID-19, climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... dust settles around hygiene concerns, we will be taking quite a renewed focus on product stewardship, for long term biodiversity considerations," she said. "Once again, this circles back to issues of protecting biodiversity, pandemics, etc. That will ...

Fundamental portfolio managers analyse ESG performance of funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... fundamentals as to why we face the problems we face today, it' the intersection of living unsustainably, the impact on biodiversity loss, impact of living in situations that may not healthy or overcrowded," said Tim King, CIO of Melior Investment ...

GSSB developing new GRI standard for agriculture and fishing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... prioritized "because of their significant economic, environmental and social impacts - on areas such as climate change, biodiversity, and human rights," the GRI noted. GRI is seeking participants in the project working group to develop the new Standard ...

AMP Capital launches 2030 ESG strategy for real estate business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
AMP Capital has launched its 2030 ESG strategy for its real estate business, addressing climate change, waste, biodiversity, social impact, accessibility and supply chain sustainability. Chris Nunn, head of sustainability, real estate, at AMP Capital ...

Wilderness Society links deforestation to beef production, supply chain risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... the Wilderness Society and Richman emphasised. "Deforestation is contributing to both the climate crisis and the biodiversity crisis. In our view, to fight both we need to free up land for revegetation to return it to a natural carbon sink and habitat ...

AXA IM to launch fourth impact investing strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... partnerships," AXA IM noted. This fourth strategy comes after the successful first close of the AXA Impact Fund Climate and Biodiversity earlier this year, which has secured US$175 million in commitments. The dedicated impact investing team of AXA IM ...

Local Government Super direct property portfolio certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... released standard, Local Government Super said. LGS said that it purchased dual credit offset units that combine biodiversity outcomes in Australia with international emissions reduction. The Australian offsets, supplied by Greenfleet, will result in ...