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BlackRock seeks plans for company transition to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... implemented a "heightened scrutiny" in active portfolios as a framework for managing securities that pose significant climate risk. "We expect the issuers we invest in on our clients' behalf to be adequately managing the global transition towards a net ...

Australia to join climate resilience investment initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... Investment and update the national strategy are welcome steps toward bolstering the necessary frameworks for managing climate risk and accelerating private capital support for climate adaptation measures," Herd said. "Expert advice presented to the Australian ...

Biden inauguration brings climate challenge for Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... and social implications," Petersen said. "You're going to rewire the biggest economy in the world to address climate risk, and how does Australia respond to that? Well, it needs to do the same thing, for the simple reason that it wants to find new ...

Translating net zero goals into near-term decisions: Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... research. That also feeds into the financial models. "This is also about second line risk management. You look at climate risk scenarios, stress test scenarios, and you can imagine those scenarios say something about how economic sectors will be doing ...

Thai regulator becomes TCFD suppporter

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). By becoming an official supporter of the voluntary climate risk disclosure framework, the SEC will aim to "raise awareness and encourage business sectors to (1) incorporate climate-related ...

Integrating ESG to manage risks of high yield credit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... energy-related issuer? You take it into account, because it could be 15% of investor base that you eliminate. Q: How is climate risk priced into high yield? A: If an energy utility with brown coal-based generation comes to market, not many people want ...

Water, water risk everywhere: DWS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... "You need to understand where are the high risks, medium risks, and low risks within a portfolio," Lewis said. "With climate risk, you always get red flags popping up for oil and gas, utilities, metals and miners, the risks, the heat maps are like dark ...

Climate, governance and supply chain top 2021 priorities: BofA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... expected climate to be important because everything is moving in that direction, and as a bank we've been pushing climate risk as well," said Sameer Chopra, head of Asia ESG research at Bank of America. "Supply chains are going to be very important as ...

The articles you read in 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 29 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... suppliers and supply chains where there is significant pressure on lead times." Regulator appoints first head of climate risk (15 October) The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has hired Graham Sinden as head of climate risk. Sinden is ...

Government to launch inquiry into financial sector and climate risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... will examine the legality of banks and insurers' decisions to withdraw from lending or insuring mining projects on climate risk grounds. The big banks and regulators including APRA and ASIC are expected to be called to the parliamentary inquiry, which ...