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Allspring defends exit from climate group

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
The global asset manager commented on its departure of the Climate Action 100+ (CA100+), stating it will not abandon climate goals. Allspring said it exited CA100+ so it could take a more customised approach. The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) ...

Investors exit climate group amid politicisation

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... nature of collaborative investor engagements and ignores the business rationale for addressing climate-related financial risk. "Climate risk is material, it can manifest as financial risk, and institutional investors are well-served by acting on these ...

LGIM, Generation, MUFG to report on nature

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has seen 96 publicly listed entities sign up, representing over US$6 trillion in market capitalisation. This is a 30% increase in adopters of nature-related corporate reporting recommendations ...

Clean energy trends are "unstoppable"

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
Portfolio exposure to the clean energy transition is a vital tool in an investor's toolbox, amidst low overall growth which in some countries has turned negative or become unstable, a global investment manager says. The long-term trend toward electrification ...

States and feds step up on nature and resources

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
The federal and state governments set new ambitions to take the country to the biodiversity UN Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 16 CBD) in Colombia later this year. Canberra on Friday committed to set a national ...

Demand for human rights solutions intensifies

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... follow human rights due diligence and address human rights risks and impacts. Inequality should be treated as a systems-level risk, according to the Taskforce on Inequality and Social-related Financial Disclosures (TISFD) which has revealed for public ...

QIC beefs up energy team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... transition opportunities but appreciate specialist know-how and active management play a central role in achieving appropriate risk-adjusted returns." Israel pointed out that Paul, Richard and Mark's acumen complement a well-established team of specialists ...

First dedicated transition fund for emerging markets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... investment - by 2030, ALTÉRRA is the world's largest private investment vehicle for climate finance. The fund offers capped risk-adjusted returns for private investors with at least 10% of total capital to be contributed by Brookfield to ensure ...

Sustainable Finance Roadmap to turbocharge investment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... mandatory climate disclosures and developing an Australian taxonomy is helping to ensure Australia can properly manage climate risk and capitalise on the renewable energy superpower opportunity." Graham said additional reform, including product labelling ...

IFM and QIC scoop major assets in energy deal

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... zero Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2050. Hanna added that the agreement will help sure up returns for members while reducing risk. "Generating long-term returns for our investors and the working Australians they represent means managing and mitigating the ...