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APRA to conduct climate vulnerability assessment on banks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... risk, it's to standardise the sorts of approaches that we use to establish global scenarios, but also to improve the ADI's data collection and to inform risk management, and that's the quantitative aspect of the climate vulnerability assessment. APRA ...

Calculating value of biodiversity: BNP Paribas Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... specific," she says. "The benefit of mean species abundance is that it's one metric that you can apply to a sector. Through a data collaboration we have undertaken with a small number of managers and an external provider, we are in the process of using ...

Investors shifting to net zero targets: Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021  |  NEWS
Investors globally are shifting to set net zero decarbonisation targets, but lack of data and reporting is a main obstacle to implementation, according to Robeco. Robeco's '2021 Global Climate Survey' took the pulse of 300 large global investors, with ...

Low-cost, high-reliability road to renewable energy: Grattan Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... Grattan Institute defines renewable energy as wind, solar and pumped hydro. "This is all based upon real analysis of real data across the NEM of weather patterns in detail," Wood said. "You do find up to two weeks when those conditions actually occur ...

NAB participates in £300 million sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... workforce diversity. Anchor Hanover's performance against the targets will be overseen by its board and performance-related data will be measured, reported and audited annually as part of AH's annual sustainability report. NAB is an active lender in ...

ESG investing growing strongly in Asia: J.P. Morgan Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... middle of this century already made up 77% of Asia's 2019 GDP and 46% of the population in 2019, according to World Bank data," Hui said. "This is a powerful market shift that will shape the investment landscape in the region. Still, Europe remains the ...

Loomis Sayles names three ESG appointments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... governance work. Holly Young has been named ESG senior analyst. In this role, Young will work with investment teams to ensure data needs are being met, address client reporting needs and provide overall ESG data expertise. She will report to Kathleen ...

Local pick-up a key to reducing emissions in e-commerce: Accenture

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... locations for customers to click and collect, shipping from stores to homes, and curbside pickup - and if delivery companies used data to optimise delivery routes, companies could lower what's called last-mile emissions between 17 and 26% by 2025. ...

$150 million impact fund to target small companies for investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... seeks to take a 20% ownership stake. The cornerstone of Beckon Capital's business is a tech platform that collects the data from SMEs on financial and positive and negative impact and reduces the time and costs of traditional due diligence related ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
Super funds and asset managers have announced commitments 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 ...