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YFYS, tracking error a challenge to ESG adoption: Parametric

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... we attributed half of the tracking error to emissions and half to the SDGs. We got a 20% or so reduction in emissions intensity and some level of an improvement in the SDGs." Parametric concludes that YFYS "is not the end of the road for responsible ...

BlueScope sets net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... pathway," the company said. "As part of the reline assessment, latest technologies available to reduce GHG emissions intensity will be evaluated as an integral part of the project. The strong earnings and cash flow capability of our Australian Steel ...

Calculating the value of green transitions: UBS AM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... believes that to maximise shareholder value, the European cement and steel sector should reduction carbon emissions intensity by around 30% in the next 10 years. "For these sectors were talking very long asset lives, and long investment cycles, so they ...

ASX company issues billion dollar sustainability linked bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... sustainability linked loan with Commonwealth Bank, with the interest rate in part linked to reduced carbon emissions intensity of ammonium nitrate within the chemicals, energy and fertilisers businesses. The SLB takes those commitments and extends them ...

Assessing carbon beta risk in portfolios: Platypus Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... the assumption that this cuts out the high carbon footprint companies and leads to a lower risk portfolio. "Emissions intensity targets won't necessarily result in a portfolio that's positioned for the transition and net zero by 2050."

Cutting the carbon without sacrificing return: UBS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... resources divided by sales, and that is an efficiency metric." UBS did find that small cap companies have higher emissions intensity as a function of sales, and Jones has several theories as to why. "It could be that small cap firms don't have the efficiency ...

Assessing ambition of green bonds: BNP Paribas Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... Settlements that examined corporate issuance of green bonds to see if the company overall is reducing their emissions intensity. The study found that "overall, there is no strong evidence that green bond issuance is associated with any reduction in carbon ...

Global fund manager launches local climate transition fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... companies with fossil fuel reserves, and selects companies that are significantly decarbonised from a carbon emissions intensity perspective, with a positive tilt towards companies benefiting from the energy transition with green revenues and a strong ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... that. For the time being, what does that mean for assets, for example, that are fairly light in terms of their emissions intensity or footprint from a construction perspective, but are extremely high emitters from a Scope 3 perspective?" Scope 1 emissions ...

Integrating ESG to manage risks of high yield credit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... universe are energy bonds, and will instantly flag very heavily on the environmental side because of the carbon emissions intensity. That will flag our attention, but you need to be aware, because does that mean that exclude every energy-related issuer? ...