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Driving ESG engagement via credit portfolios: Neuberger Berman

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... opportunity, not putting unnecessary pressure, but have a constructive dialogue." According to Neuberger Berman's most recent Global Corporate Credit ESG Engagement Report, in 2021, the corporate fixed income research teams hosted 1,514 meetings ...

Zurich accelerates net zero commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... its local investment portfolio by 25% by 2025, Zurich will aim to have a carbon neutral portfolio by 2050. Zurich's global operational net zero target has been accelerated from 2050 to 2030, said Zurich head of strategy and sustainability Shaneen ...

Industry reacts to ASIC greenwashing guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... affect the reporting and disclosure of ESG investment products in the US. "I think that they're waiting or some of these global norms to develop," Parker said. "We have the taxonomy project that [the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative] ASFI ...

Nomura, Mitsui announce New Forest acquisition as fund reports on impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... approximately 23% to 49%. Mitsui and Nomura will provide capital to support New Forests' strategic growth initiatives and the global expansion of its investment platform. In addition, New Forests will leverage Nomura's global distribution network particularly ...

ISSB launches draft sustainability disclosure standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... requirements and specific climate-related disclosure requirements. The two documents are designed to form a "comprehensive global baseline of sustainability disclosures designed to meet the information needs of investors in assessing enterprise value," ...

Draft Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures released

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... benefit nature rather than destroying biodiversity. Carolin Leeshaa, the Australian-based natural capital and biodiversity global lead at KPMG and one of 34 global Taskforce Members, hailed the release of the beta framework as a "significant milestone ...

Franklin Templeton hires CalPERS exec for new global head of sustainability role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
Franklin Templeton has created a new role of global head of sustainability and hired a heavy hitting exec from the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) to fill it. Franklin Templeton has hired Anne Simpson to the role of global head ...

TCorp recaps performance of $5.2 billion sustainability bond programme

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... but it's important to have a pretty rigorous and robust framework that investors can understand and is assessable against global benchmarks, and could be seen as comparable." The sustainable bond programme has increased the field of investors that participate ...

Leadership essential in implementing ESG: BNP Paribas Securities Services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... 'employee value proposition' and central to building brand reputation and customer relationships. However, 42% percent of global CEOs and 36% of Australian CEOs say they struggle to tell a compelling ESG narrative to their stakeholders. Seventy ...

Not all net zero targets created equal: Maple-Brown Abbott

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
Global listed infrastructure companies will be key to reaching the goals of the Paris Agreement, but net zero target announcements should be critically examined by investors, according to Maple-Brown Abbott. While many companies have outlined some variation ...