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APRA emphasises "compounding effect" of climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... world," Boele says. "Encouragingly, this last year has seen various leading super funds and investment managers announce net zero strategies, however there remains a gap between investment strategy and consumer expectations that their money doesn't contribute ...

Earth Day brings tidings of climate change commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... President Joe Biden. An additional 14 asset managers, including State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), have joined the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative, bringing the total number of signatories up to 87 managers with nearly $37 trillion in AUM. "We are ...

BlackRock, Temasek form partnership to invest in decarbonisation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... third-party capital from investors who are seeking to invest in businesses that are focusing on solutions to achieve a net zero economy by 2050 as well as seeking to obtain long-term sustainable financial returns. Decarbonization Partners has a fundraising ...

Investors shifting to net zero targets: Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021  |  NEWS
Investors globally are shifting to set net zero decarbonisation targets, but lack of data and reporting is a main obstacle to implementation, according to Robeco. Robeco's '2021 Global Climate Survey' took the pulse of 300 large global investors, with ...

Low-cost, high-reliability road to renewable energy: Grattan Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... Institute. Grattan Institute has released a report modelling how the National Energy Market (NEM) could look under where net zero by 2040 is the goal, and has come up with a series of scenarios, including 70% renewable energy with gas as a back-up and ...

Coles sets net zero target with absolute emissions reductions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... which includes its climate change pillar, named Together to Zero. As part of the climate pillar, Coles commits to deliver net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and cut combined Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by more than 75% by the end of ...

Real estate investment group issues $300 million green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... Southbank. This second green bond issue follows Lendlease's announcement of two new sustainability targets - committing to net zero carbon for scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2025, and absolute zero carbon across all operations, including the supply chain ...

Macquarie Asset Management joins net zero initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
The Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative has signed more than 40 new participants, agreeing to achieve 2030 emissions reductions and net zero by 2050 or sooner. The Net Zero Asset Managers initiative now has a total of 73 signatories representing US$32 ...

Corporate super fund sets net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
A major corporate superannuation fund has joined the ranks of super funds announcing plans to achieve net zero greenhouse carbon emissions by 2050. The $22 billion corporate fund has announced goals that will reduce current greenhouse gas emissions ...

Say on climate a "milestone moment" for ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... We are expecting companies to have a plan to transition their business models to align with the global aspiration of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, and it comes back to the transparency and disclosure of metrics and targets, and their disclosure ...