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China stock exchange rings in Year of the Dragon with ESG mandate

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... cover carbon emissions, biodiversity, circular economy, governance strategies, and climate plans related to adaptation, transition planning, total GHG emissions, and emissions-reduction measures, and carbon neutrality. "This compulsory guideline has ...

Stewart Investors joins Responsible Minerals initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... which will bring together investment industry stakeholders to advance responsible sourcing and the renewable energy transition by giving investors access to due diligence tools and collaborative opportunities. "We believe that investors have a role to ...

Climate-committed investor group grows to $35tr AUM

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... investors in setting and implementing net zero targets. In 2023, the group integrated physical risk, resilience, and just transition themes across its work. The IGCC has revealed an increase in the proportion of investors with climate action plans. Over ...

Rest increases impact investment with Cibus fund allocation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... production and agriculture practices offer significant value potential to Rest members and are essential for the global transition to net zero, Weier said, explaining why the fud allocated to Cibus Fund II. "We expect this investment will generate exposure ...

Brookfield reaches first close on second transition fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
Brookfield Asset Management has raised US$10 billion for a second global transition fund. The global asset manager announced the first close of the second Brookfield Global Transition Fund (BGTF II), which saw support from both existing and new investors. ...

Green bond investors left in the dark

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... depending on which methodology is used, hindering transparency for investors. Green bonds assist in financing the net zero transition and typically target climate mitigation activities such as renewable energy. They aim for positive, measurable environmental ...

Aussie investors prepare for new EU rules

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... investors with a significant presence and operation in the EU comply to the new directives. Mandatory adoption of climate transition plans and corporate alignment to the Paris Agreement "is a no brainer in this day and age," Samarakoon told FS Sustainability. ...

Investors push for nature in climate plans

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
Transition plans are pivotal to ensuring companies' credibility in achieving net-zero goals - but currently do not factor in safeguarding and restoring nature and biodiversity. In a bid to accelerate the protection and restoration of nature, finance ...

Ninety One launches emerging market transition debt fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... One has launched an emerging market debt strategy that will focus on investing in company issuance that finances the transition to a lower carbon economy. The Emerging Market Transition Debt (EMTD) will aim to provide commercial financing "to support ...

Growth in green bond issuance brings choice, challenges

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... you are investing in a mainly green bond portfolio, say, you may invest in companies that are not there yet in the transition, and have perhaps a fairly high carbon footprint and high carbon intensity of the business, but they have outlined a plan over ...