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UniSuper allocates to venture capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... Uniseed to fund process optimisation and proof of concept of a liquid metal technology that converts CO 2 into saleable carbon flakes and oxygen as one example of a portfolio company. "This company offers the potential to capture CO2 and other gasses ...

HSBC Asset Management launches ESG Asia bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... towards issuers with sound ESG profiles. The HSBC GIF Asia ESG Bond Fund is set up to have a higher ESG score and a lower carbon intensity score than its reference benchmark, the JPMorgan ESG Asia Credit Index. The fund will invest in Asian companies ...

What you read in 2021

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... positioned to benefit from this structural shift that has the potential to transform industries, society and the world." Blue Carbon In HSBC, partners to identify blue carbon projects, HSBC and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Australia said they have partnered ...

Measuring transition risk key to picking climate leaders: Aviva Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... to assess their approaches to those transition risks. We use the CDP's (previously known as the Carbon Disclosure Project) annual scoring for this part. The CDP's scoring methodology works like a school grade paper, from an A (market leading) ...

UniSuper updates progress on net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... their targets endorsed by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi). SBTi is a partnership between the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Wide Fund for Nature ...

Banks' role in global decarbonisation under spotlight

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
Banks are uniquely exposed to the risks of climate change, but uniquely placed to drive the transition to a low carbon future, according to Aviva Investors. "Banks are essential for the global economy," said Aviva Investors senior ESG analyst Richard ...

Science-Based Targets an indicator of future climate action: Federated Hermes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... according to Federated Hermes. The Science-based Target initiative (SBTi) is a partnership between the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) ...

NZ climate disclosure legislation to affect Australian entities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... NZX. "It is important that every part of New Zealand's economy is helping us cut emissions and transition to a low carbon future," said Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister David Clark in announcing the bill. "This legislation ensures that financial ...

Coles sets net zero target with absolute emissions reductions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021  |  NEWS
Supermarket giant Coles has committed to reducing its carbon emissions by more than 75% by 2030 and is aiming to do so without carbon offsets. Coles recently launched its refreshed sustainability strategy, which includes its climate change pillar, named ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... to remove risks of greenhouse gas emissions from their portfolios. These announcements have a shorthand - "net zero" or "carbon neutral" or "decarbonisation" - and have varying timelines to reach an absolute target of no carbon emissions. However, there ...