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Federated Hermes launches climate change high yield credit strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... year, our ambition now and going forward is to contribute to getting absolute emissions down significantly in the real economy. "Providing financing to facilitate a much-needed transition across sectors is an example of the actions we undertake in order ...

IFM Investors sets 2030 emissions target

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... long-term sustainable returns, we need to ensure that they continue to play an important role in society in a net zero economy." Last year, IFM Investors is reporting a nearly 8% reduction in carbon emissions across its Australian infrastructure portfolio ...

Assessing the financial, ESG benefits of agricultural investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... sector also has strong ESG characteristics and the opportunity to contribute to the decarbonisation of the Australian economy, said Macquarie Asset Management head of agriculture and natural assets Elizabeth O'Leary. O'Leary said that in addition ...

Reflection on 10 years of climate action: ISS ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... progress- the Paris Agreement, for example, and the recognition that the financial industry "is a key catalyst for the real economy to combat climate change." "From my perspective, investors are only now discovering more forcefully that they have a role ...

Santos sued over clean energy, net zero claims

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... important to investors who are trying to assess which companies will survive and thrive in a rapidly changing global energy economy."

CEFC invests in specialist disability accommodation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... within two years. "This is a great example of prioritising innovative opportunities to grow Australia's low-emissions economy," Learmonth said. "We are proud to help extend the important benefits of sustainable housing to tenants in disability accommodation ...

Significant cuts to industrial emissions required: Grattan Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... emission in key sectors is the second in a series of Grattan reports examining practical ways to cut emissions across the economy. Grattan Institute notes that the industrial sector is responsible for 30% of Australia's emissions, with 80% of those emissions ...

Opinion: Mind the gap: Investors continue to stall on climate action, despite sentiment confirming its risks

DAVID KLAUSNER  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... long-term ecological impacts of Australia's Black Summer wildfires, climate change is already transforming the global economy, reshaping markets and altering the investment landscape. And yet, significant gaps remain around how investors are incorporating ...

Cultural factors influence ESG approaches: Morgan Stanley Investment Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... tie to the regulatory scrutiny that you face in Europe." Nordic and Benelux investors have queries about the circular economy. "We find them to be as sustainable in their lives as they are in the portfolios and really coming to us wanting what's cutting ...

Forrest reiterates call for net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... "Workers in Gippsland, central Queensland, the Hunter Valley, Western Australia, do want to be part of the clean energy economy, but at the moment, they can't see, touch or believe that these new industries are arriving quickly enough to replace the ...