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Green bond boom, but investors look to value proposition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... the US dollar looking set to become the primary currency for sustainable financing in 2021." "It's fair to say that Europe has been more focused on ESG and sustainability over recent years, but the US market is catching up and we're seeing an ...

Investors seek renewable energy infrastructure: bfinance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... interest we are seeing in renewables from institutional asset owners globally, as noted in our report." bfinance noted that Europe remains the most popular region for renewable infrastructure investment, and found that there is an increasing number of ...

Serving up meat's sustainability risks, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... year has really turned the COVID-19 crisis into very intense conversations with other partners and companies in the US and Europe," van der Werf said. "Slaughterhouses have been significant outliers in terms of impact on their population. There are the ...

Signs of a "greenium" in bond market: Climate Bond Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
There is increasing signs of a "greenium" in public and private sector bond issuance. The Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) has released the latest Green Bond Pricing in the Primary Market H2 2020 report. Analysis reveals that on average, both EUR and ...

Economist urges drastic action on climate change policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
Not having a strong federal policy on climate change and a pathway to move to zero carbon emissions by 2050 brings continued risk to Australia's economic growth long term, according to the head of one the leading economic think tanks. Danielle Wood ...

Assessing climate risk in corporate bond portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... appropriate climate policy in place. Homer cited the example of Enel, a utility that is currently one of the top five emitters in Europe, but have set a pathway to net zero with non-essential capex being spent on renewable assets. "That's why we're ...

Australian business face European carbon levy for exports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... system for working things out, such as the WTO and various other bodies. "That's why the Australian government, and Europe, which arguably has been the real champion of the international system and the international trade policy agenda have been ...

Healthcare sector offers investment opportunity: American Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
Even as healthcare companies showed strong return through 2020, the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic was not a rising tide for all healthcare sector corporate boats, notes American Century Investments. American Century Investments' American Century ...

Green economy a multi-trillion dollar opportunity: FTSE Russell

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... The green economy is both diversified by company size and geography, FTSE Russell said, although certain areas such as Europe and Japan are more exposed. From an industry perspective, almost two thirds of the green economy come from utilities, technology ...

Pendal to launch sustainable water, waste strategy, hire two

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... fund manager. They are expected to start with Regnan in April, with the investment strategy to be launched in the UK and Europe in the second half of calendar 2021. The team joins from Fidelity International where they manage the Luxembourg-domiciled ...