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IFM Investors report carbon emission reduction in Australian infrastructure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
IFM investors is reporting a nearly 8% reduction in carbon emissions across its Australian infrastructure portfolio in the 2018/2018 financial year. Chris Newton, head of responsible investing at IFM Investors. The IFM Investors' FY 2019 Australian ...

APRA creating and recruiting to fill role of head of climate risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... price these risks." APRA recommends that the data needs to be derived through scenario analysis, stress testing and disclosure of market-useful information. "Effective action now on these fronts will promote strong understanding and management of the ...

Hong Kong regulators establish sustainable finance steering group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... buildings, 85% of issuance has at least one type of external review, and 81% of Hong Kong green bonds carry post-issuance disclosure. Also, the report noted that green bonds arranged and issued in Hong Kong as a financial centre comprised US$ 10 billion ...

Identifying potential risks of COVID-19 and modern slavery in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... factories are not protecting the workers." When modern slavery statements are published, investors are seeking additional disclosure on how COVID-19 impacted supply chains. "How might the risks have changed, and what are the other actions they might ...

Advisers discuss new era of advice, ethical considerations: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... such as BlackRock CEO Larry Fink means the momentum is pushing towards ESG. "ASIC have upgraded their climate risk disclosure levels, we have the Modern Slavery Act, so I think that there's already this pull from regulatory and... a push from client ...

Brokers recognised for research at ESG Research Australia awards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... analysis is "particularly valuable as investors prepare to report under the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosure (TCFD)," O'Connor said. Credit Suisse's success in the "Best ESG Broking Firm" category is a first for the broker, demonstrating ...

RIAA awards Responsible Investment Certification to Mirova fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... said. The enhancements include new rigorous standards, strengthened minimum requirements and additional information disclosure. RIAA has certified over 175 products, and the new standards cover eight broad categories: 1. RI Strategies - formal, disclosed ...

Climate risk assessment impacts on small, mid-cap portfolios: Fairlight AM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... the second level (Scope 2) covers indirect GHG emissions from consumption of purchased electricity, heat or steam. Disclosure occasionally goes even deeper (Scope 3), with a minority of businesses making an informed estimate of indirect emissions that ...

ANZ companies report board level climate oversight, more needed: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
The vast majority of Australian and New Zealand companies reporting to CDP have board-level oversight on climate-related issues, but more action is needed, CDP said. Pratima Divgi, director of Hong Kong, Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand at ...

Majority expect savings, super to be ethically invested: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... O'Connor said. "They're telling us in the polling that there's a lack of independent information, they want greater disclosure on where the money is being invested, and we tried to identify the barriers here as well."