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Ninety One hires sustainability director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... sustainability officer Nazmeera Moola. "Given our emerging markets heritage, we also understand the importance of setting net zero targets that do not depend on exclusion and divestment and can be assessed in the real economy - otherwise net zero will ...

Net zero targets shift investments, narrative for funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022  |  NEWS
Setting net zero targets in superannuation fund portfolios can be a way to frame investment activities for stakeholders including member and investee companies, as well as protecting members' long-term retirement outcomes. Representatives from UniSuper ...

"Alarming" lack of capex alignment to 1.5C goals: Climate Action100+

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... Action 100+ at the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC). "Australian companies performed particularly well on net zero targets, and performed well compared to the global average, which was also up," Hillis said. "The Australian companies also performed ...

Draft Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures released

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... financial risk implications amongst others if we don't invest in protecting nature. If the world is to meet net zero targets, a step-change is needed to embed nature into business and financial decision-making, not least because nature loss and climate ...

Robeco outlines four themes for 2022 engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... utility company Enel as an example of an emissions intensive business that has made progress by strengthening their net zero targets. Robeco will also focus on natural resource management, particularly water and waste, both because of specific concerns ...

Using data, reporting to fill in the steps to net zero 2050: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... climate risks, and are working to figure out how they're going to implement the plans that get them to their net zero targets. Investors are still seeking information on carbon metrics, physical risk and transition risk details for the portfolio level ...

What you read in 2021

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... curtailed. Companies across industrial sectors are hiring into ESG roles with particular focus on climate risk and net zero targets, Evans said. ESG ETFs You were also interested in the burgeoning space of ESG-related ETFs, with Clean energy-based ETF ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... what the target is, and whether it's inconsequential or highly ambitious," Hall said. "... The thing with net zero targets is whilst at face value, it sounds like a great thing for a company to be announcing, there are a number of factors to be taken ...

Top 100 asset owners "hold keys" to net zero: Willis Towers Watson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... appointed Australia head of sustainable investment, noted that the low number of AO100 mentions with accredited net zero targets is likely to change in the next few years. "Only a relatively small number of the asset owners have effectively committed ...

Australian company boards lack skill, experience to lead net zero transition: IGCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... announcements from the federal government. While promisingly, many of the companies assessed for this report have set net zero targets, it is unclear based on the findings of this report how prepared the boards of these companies are to lead the transition ...