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J.P. Morgan Asset Management launches ESG integration policy statement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... "Several such ESG regulations are in the consultation phase or have passed in some jurisdictions, including the European Union's action plan on sustainable finance," the paper said. "J.P. Morgan Asset Management is working internally, as well as engaging ...

Can proposed EU recovery plan prove a sustainable model for Australia?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
The European Union has announced a bold post-COVID-19 recovery plan that is centred on a green recovery, but also a fair recovery, opening up new questions and possibilities for investors and implications for Australia's recovery as well. Deirdre ...

Calix outlines case for carbon capture and storage in cement and lime

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
In order for European Union member states to reach carbon neutrality by 2050, carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) will have to be part of the technology solution, according to Australian technology company Calix. Phil Hodgson, CEO, Calix Phil Hodgson ...

ASFI identifies six critical challenges for sustainable finance roadmap

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... then allows us to redirect the capital we need to," O'Connor said. Similar initiatives have been conducted in the European Union, the UK, Canada, China, Norway and Indonesia. "We're in a position where we're really fortunate b/c we can look internationally ...

Pricing, liquidity, standards challenge green bond market: Aviva Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... regard," he said. "The bond market will use that as the anchor around which to set the definitional standards. The European Union is playing a leading role in that regard. If you can get the incentivisation and the pricing structure right, it's not overly ...

MSCI Barra purchases data analytics firm Carbon Delta

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... Principles for Responsible Investing (UNPRI), while mandatory disclosure requirements are developing across the European Union and North America, MSCI noted. The Carbon Delta integration will augment MSCI's climate risk capabilities with modeling technology ...

Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative sets ambitious investment agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... international initiatives, and lifts the ambition somewhat." The initiative is modelled on groups including the European Union's High-Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance and the UK's Green Finance Taskforce, as well as initiatives in Norway and ...

Australia, EU Free Trade Agreement includes SDGs, climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
The Australian government and the European Union (EU) are currently negotiating a free trade agreement (FTA) that will not only serve to strengthen trade between the two economies, but also contains language with specific reference to commitments from ...

Digitalization a megatrend with risks as well as opportunities: Morphosis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
... externality of privacy, which has potential impacts on other areas. He also cited the regulatory impacts of the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and said that the real estate sector should anticipate similar regulation around ...

Sustainalytics outlines ten key global ESG risks for 2018

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... countries around the world. Other key risks this year include new regulations on consumer protection, such as the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and mounting risks from stakeholder governance. "We hope that this report will ...