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Industry considers Australian sustainable finance taxonomy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... significant hurdles to developing a common taxonomy. Rainmaker Information is gathering intelligence and analysis on ESG data in superannuation funds and investment managers to analyse performance, and Alex Dunnin, executive director of research and ...

Cromwell Property Group sets net zero carbon target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... way buildings are metered, and in other areas, we have companies that are committed to reporting and they've captured the data because they're publicly disclosing it," Cowling said. "In our report, we add up the total, but don't disclose individual usage." ...

Assessing climate research as part of fund manager performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... and investment decision making. "If we're undertaking a rating of a particular investment product, we want to know how that data is being utilised," said Joey Alcock, principal consultant, chair of responsible investment group, Frontier Advisors. "Different ...

Aviva Investors launches climate transition equity fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... shy of. We really want to see really hard targets and detailed transition plans before we invest in banks." Gathering the data to evaluate which companies are best placed in the transition period is challenging, with gaps in the data and misleading statistics ...

Capital raisings, remuneration impact proxy vote: Dimensional

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... impacted by climate change, it should be part of your normal remit. We will push companies by saying at minimum disclosure more data, and as boards and as part of the risk management practices, you should have things in place. Manage these risks to the ...

Integrating climate impacts in quant strategies: Acadian Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... Asset Management. Acadian is a global quantitative fund manager that integrates environmental, social and governance (ESG) data into its strategies and manages bespoke sustainable portfolios on behalf of clients as well. ESG data can be used to enhance ...

International sustainability accounting standards bodies to merge

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... topics and the approach to integrating them in corporate thought and reporting. SASB provides the precise definitions of the data that should be reported for these topics in each industry. Organizations globally already use both to communicate effectively ...

Social, economic consequences of climate change "devastating": Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... in a business as usual scenario are expected to be "devastating," but mitigating investment risk based on backward looking data and not future transition is a challenge for investors, according to Robeco. Robeco recently released its Expected Five-Year ...

Mercer launches analytics, advisory tool for climate transition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... to limiting global temperatures to under 2 degrees, ideally 1.5 degrees, in line with IPCC recommendations." ACT draws on data sources from major data and research firms, and combines information on scope 1 and scope 2 emissions; scope 3 will be considered ...

Cost of no climate action to hit Australian economy: Report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... industries hardest hit by COVID represent 32% of all employed people in Australia and 25% of GDP, measured in weekly payroll data. Linking the post-COVID recovery to building long term policy to manage climate risk could set a new growth recovery, "delivering ...