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Assessing ESG risk, opportunity through the legal lens: Corrs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... strategy and risk management plan, really puts the general counsel in quite an important role." The legal implications of the shift to a net zero carbon emissions future is a key consideration, which the guide explores. "One of the things that we know ...

Kilter Rural in $70m mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
Kilter Rural has received $70 million from an unnamed US institutional investor with the mandate to invest in sustainable Australian agriculture and water assets. Investors are seeking natural capital investments in response to changing regulatory frameworks ...

CEFC, Future Super back green bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... and sustainable outcomes are not mutually exclusive. "Australia is in the early stages of a clean energy transition and a shift to sustainable finance. Funds such as the Green and Sustainable Bond Fund can capitalise on both these trends, providing an ...

AXA IM looks to launch forestry fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... considered a macro theme, and has established an ESG strategy around three pillars - decarbonisation, climate resilience and a shift in policy to support that intent, both internally and in working with regulators and authorities. "As a real assets investor ...

ESG integration challenged by regional regulation, data: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... super funds are managing against ESG principles, against the complete or the total superannuation pool as such. That is a shift from that perspective, especially with the industry super funds' focus on carbon reporting." When discussing how ESG data ...

Investment consultants launch net zero initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 or sooner." investment consultancies to consider their involvement in positively affecting the shift to net zero and to come together to support this vital work."

The importance of infrastructure in the transition to low carbon

URSULA TONKIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Serious changes need to be made in the coming decades. For example, electricity and heating must shift entirely away from fossil fuels, and transport must shift to fully electric or green fuels. Importantly for investors ...

Climate transition a business opportunity: Geoff Summerhayes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
Climate-related business and investment decisions are shifting from risk to capturing new opportunities, according to former APRA executive board member Geoff Summerhayes. Climate change is moving from an issue of a "hygiene factor" to a question of ...

Using the SDGs to develop sustainable investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a framework of targets that investors can use to implement sustainable investment outcomes. There is "deep momentum" to making investments towards companies and assets that support the ...

Responsible investment surges past $1tn mark: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
The responsible investment is growing faster than the rest of the market, according to the Responsible Investment Association Australia (RIAA). RIAA has released its annual Responsible Investment Benchmark Report, which shows that the total pool of ...