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NTAM launches new quantitative low carbon strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... risk." The QLV Low Carbon strategy aims to reduce a portfolio's carbon footprint, seeking a reduction in the carbon intensity of the portfolio and potential emissions from fossil fuel reserves, relative to the MSCI World Index benchmark. "This latest ...

ASX company issues billion dollar sustainability linked bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... the targets are relevant and would resonate well with the market." Wesfarmers' past performance in reducing carbon intensity within the chemicals, energy and fertilisers business - a hard to abate sector - gave confidence in arranging the transaction ...

Assessing carbon beta risk in portfolios: Platypus Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... and you say that, well, I'm going to exclude stocks based on the amount of carbon they're producing or their carbon intensity, what you're doing is not necessarily quantifying the risk, you're categorising it," Hurst said. "The way I see carbon risk ...

Cutting the carbon without sacrificing return: UBS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
Investors can drastically reduce the carbon intensity of their portfolios without sacrificing returns, and may achieve outperformance, according to research from UBS. UBS identified 25 stocks from the MSCI World index which are buy or neutral rated ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... emissions they do not eliminate and divestment from companies that are either unable or unwilling to abate their carbon intensity. However, neither strategy is useful in achieving the ultimate goal of moving governments, companies and communities to ...

Serving up meat's sustainability risks, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... supply chain will feel over coming decades, and the role that the agriculture sector has to play in reducing carbon intensity. "Beef production, animal proteins, they are high carbon intensive activities," van der Werf. "It drives up the carbon budget ...

Super, fund manager lends muscle to net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... companies which have emissions today which are on the transition spectrum." Progress on absolute emissions and carbon intensity reductions will be monitored annually - together with analysis on transition capacity and allocation to 'green' solutions ...

Assessing climate risk in corporate bond portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... let it roll, but it's not the easy way out." These carbon transition fixed income portfolios aim to reduce carbon intensity by at least 30% relative to the broad investment universe, reduce annual carbon intensity by 7% and achieve five-year cumulative ...

BlackRock seeks plans for company transition to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... universe" of holdings that present a particularly significant climate-related risk." Those risks include high carbon intensity today, insufficient preparation for the net zero transition and low reception to BlackRock's investment stewardship engagement. ...

Translating net zero goals into near-term decisions: Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... pathways, how should sectors such as steel, oil and gas, and the automotive industry decarbonise in terms of carbon intensity of products, per unit of cement or steel. What kind of technologies are part of that, what kind of demand creation and demand ...