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Green bond boom, but investors look to value proposition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
The global sustainability-linked bond market has seen dramatic growth in 2020, and investors are evaluating whether the sustainability and value propositions align. JP Morgan Asset Management research found that sustainable fixed income globally saw ...

Macquarie Asset Management joins net zero initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... Change (IPCC) to halt global warming at 1.5C. Supporting the acceleration of action, signatories will submit an interim target, within a year of joining the initiative, for the proportion of assets to be managed in line with reaching net zero emissions ...

Corporate super fund sets net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... promises. A number of superannuation funds have set net zero targets, including the $12.8 billion NGS Super, which has set a target of carbon neutrality by 2030.

Say on climate a "milestone moment" for ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... agreed to provide shareholders with a non-binding vote on their climate change reports. All four companies are part of the target list of the Climate Action 100+, a global investor coalition that is seeking to engage with the world's most greenhouse ...

ASX companies under the spotlight for global investor engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
The world's largest fund manager outlined its key engagement priorities for 2021, including board quality and effectiveness, climate and natural capital, and company impacts on people. BlackRock's sustainability engagement priorities are carried out ...

Companies making net zero commitments they need to keep: investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... Pathway Initiative (TPI), assessed 159 focus companies assessed across nine key indicators. The indicators included setting a target for net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050 (or sooner); long-term (2036-2050) GHG reduction target(s); medium-term ...

$150 million impact fund to target small companies for investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
A firm founded by ex-managers from Goldman Sachs and Bankers Trust are launching a $150 million impact fund to invest in small and medium-sized Australian businesses. Growth equity investor Beckon Capital is developing a fund to invest in small and ...

Global fund manager launches local climate transition fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
A leading global fund manager has launched a green transition index fund for Australia and New Zealand. Northern Trust Asset Management has created the NT World Green Transition Index, which excludes companies with fossil fuel reserves, and selects ...

Women near parity in 2021 board appointments: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... point for gender diversity on boards, and the AICD continues to track the performance of our largest companies against this target. AICD overall backs a board diversity model of 40:40:20 - at least 40% women directors and 40% men directors, with flexibility ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... have a shorthand - "net zero" or "carbon neutral" or "decarbonisation" - and have varying timelines to reach an absolute target of no carbon emissions. However, there is no legal or regulated definition for these concepts, and asset owners and fund managers ...