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Fossil fuel share offerings sharply underperform: Carbon Tracker

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... and 2020, investors have bought almost US$640 billion of equity issued by fossil fuel producers, fossil fuel dependent utilities, pipelines and service companies. But their investments have lost roughly 20% in value despite one of the longest and strongest ...

Green bond boom, but investors look to value proposition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... seen significant growth in the sovereign space as well." Recent issuance has come from a wide range of sectors, led by utilities, banks, REITs and technology, JP Morgan noted. "We do think there needs to be an element of verification, whether that's ...

Global fund manager launches local climate transition fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... part, every industry operates closer to average. "Those securities are targeted in particular sectors such as energy and utilities. With this strategy, we've focused on the 10% top emitters and we focus on targeting those companies. We effectively ...

C-suite executives cite climate as top risk to growth: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... particularly through bolt-on acquisitions, Larocca said. Executives pointed to financial services technology and peer to peer utilities as areas of heightened activities. This also goes to the thinking about technological disruption, Larocca added. "Digital ...

Assessing climate risk in corporate bond portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... maximum exposure to companies with a disclosed, credible climate target. For instance, in high-emitting sectors, like utilities and mining, we would look to invest a minimum of 70% in companies that are aligned, or committed to align, to the Paris Ag ...

ESG part of financial sustainability of infrastructure: ClearBridge

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... Strong performance on ESG factors will impact on cost of equity for listed companies in the infrastructure sector such as utilities, Hurst said. "Over last year to year and a half, the cost of equity has come right down as people has valued the thematic ...

Green economy a multi-trillion dollar opportunity: FTSE Russell

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... as Europe and Japan are more exposed. From an industry perspective, almost two thirds of the green economy come from utilities, technology and industrial goods and services. Identifying the exact scope of the green economy is hindered by the limited ...

Aviva Investors puts companies on notice over climate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... the next three to five years." The engagement programme includes companies from the oil and gas, metals and mining and utilities sectors, which Aviva Investors notes "substantially contribute to total global carbon emissions." The engagement programme ...

Global impact bond issuance spike in 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... billion added, leading corporate sectors and becoming the first sector to exceed the $100billion mark for annual issuance. Utilities issued US$57billion, up 18% on 2019. Other sectors fell back: by 50% in consumer staples and 35% in energy. On a sector ...

Water, water risk everywhere: DWS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... low risks within a portfolio," Lewis said. "With climate risk, you always get red flags popping up for oil and gas, utilities, metals and miners, the risks, the heat maps are like dark reds. What's interesting with water risk and social risk, is ...