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Opinion: Mind the gap: Investors continue to stall on climate action, despite sentiment confirming its risks

DAVID KLAUSNER  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
Ed. note: FS Sustainability is pleased to present this opinion piece from David Klausner, a director of thematic research at PGIM. The opinions expressed reflect his opinions only. Climate change is no longer a hypothetical risk. Whether assessing the ...

Assessing big tech's ESG risks and opportunities: Aviva Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
Tech companies such as Alphabet, Facebook and Microsoft have soared over the past 12 months and the IT sector is a large component of many ESG funds, but Aviva Investors cautions that there are ESG risks to businesses' practices that must be scrutinised. ...

Banks face multi-billion risks from climate change: Accenture

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
The global financial services industry faces $600 billion in climate change risks with widespread implications for banks across credit risk, market risk and operational risk, according to research from by Accenture. According to the climate disclosures ...

Carbon capture and storage questioned after Chevron result

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... global warming to less than 2 degrees C. In a session at the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA) conference in June, Shell Australia executive vice president Tony Nunan name checked the Chevron Gorgon project in saying ...

Global fund manager launches bond impact strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
A global fund manager has launched a global impact bond strategy. Nuveen's Global Core Impact Bond strategy will allocate towards best-in-class ESG leading issuers and securities that provide direct and measurable environmental or social impact. The ...

QSuper members call for greater climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
The lawyers that represented Mark McVeigh in his landmark case against REST Super have written a letter to QSuper on behalf of two members who want that fund to strengthen its climate change risk management. Equity Generation Lawyers has written to ...

ESG ratings "just opinions": Dimensional Fund Advisors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
Demand for ESG investing is surging, as is interest in ESG data and ratings, but one fund manager likens ESG ratings to "opinions" and argues that investors would be better served by using underlying ESG data, rather than relying on generic ESG ratings. ...

Charter Hall hires group head of ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
Charter Hall has hired Andrew Cole as group head of ESG. Cole joins from Lendlease Funds Management Australia, where he was the general manager, sustainability for five years. While at Lendlease, Cole was responsible for developing and integrating the ...

Role of oil and gas in net zero emission future

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... of Shell Australia and the state geologist of Texas at the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA) conference. Shell Australia executive vice president Tony Nunan called tackling climate change "the biggest challenge we face" ...

Oil and gas industry debate green hydrogen future

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... acceptance, according to a panel of experts speaking at the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA). Future Energy Exports CEO Eric May noted that the current government target of hydrogen as a fuel source at under $2/kg works ...