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Mercer names global head of sustainable investment research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... deliver strong and sustainable investment returns by positioning for the transition to an economy with low or net zero carbon emissions as well as other sustainable investment trends." Goel joined Mercer in 2010 and has led Mercer's coverage of sustainable ...

QSuper members call for greater climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... what the fund is invested in." The two members are also seeking information on the fund's approach to achieving net zero carbon emissions because they seek assurance that any representation of a net zero commitment is founded on a reasonable basis, in ...

Role of oil and gas in net zero emission future

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... Nunan called tackling climate change "the biggest challenge we face", acknowledged the consensus position to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and the urgency to get there as quickly as possible utilising technologies that offset or sequester the ...

JANA hires first head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... sector. The role will include a specific focus on climate change and the transition of investment portfolios to net zero carbon by 2050 and the head of sustainability will "lead the drive to put sustainability at the heart of JANA's research and ...

AMP Capital Wholesale Office Fund hits net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
AMP Capital's Wholesale Office Fund (AWOF) has achieved net zero carbon status for its internally managed assets with a new renewable Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). The PPA with Diamond Energy is linked to solar farms in central NSW. AMP Capital explains ...

Real estate investment group issues $300 million green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... This second green bond issue follows Lendlease's announcement of two new sustainability targets - committing to net zero carbon for scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2025, and absolute zero carbon across all operations, including the supply chain, by 2040 ...

What's in a name: evaluating the goals behind net zero targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... noted that there are a number of ways to get to net zero. "There are a number of different pathways to arrive at net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and the key is that any delay in progress now results in further action or negative emissions technologies ...

Investors seek renewable energy infrastructure: bfinance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... Frithjof van Zyp, Senior Director of bfinance's Australian office. "As more and more investors in Australia commit to net zero carbon emission by 2050, we expect the interest in renewables will only accelerate in order to meet stated carbon reduction ...

Real estate managers carry out decarbonisation strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... announced that its multifamily portfolio of urbanization projects in Boston and Chicago has been verified as "net zero carbon," with new projects in New York City and Los Angeles to follow as construction begins. "Lendlease and Aware Super share a philosophy ...

Economist urges drastic action on climate change policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... unanimously behind a clearer and stronger policy in this space." Wood said the "lowest cost way" to hit a 2050 net zero carbon target would be a carbon price, but noted that neither the Coalition nor Labor had policies or appetite to introduce a new ...