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Climate change, unclear policy response pose investment risk: JANA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
Investment consulting firm JANA is warning investors that the impact of climate change and unclear policy response by governments pose significant risk to return. Tim Conly, head of responsible investment research, JANA JANA has commissioned a study ...

HKEX, SSGA join Climate Bond Initiative Partners Programme

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... to grow investment in climate finance solutions, participate in different market development committees and help define policy agendas for sector, country and sub-national green bond development programmes. HKEX is one of the world's major exchange groups ...

Global stimulus an opportunity for sustainable investment: Ninety One

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... perspective," Cooper said. "We are seeking products and services that avoid carbon. What we focus on is if you get an inevitable policy response, the companies in our portfolio are expected to wildly outperform. If you move to the 2 degree scenario ...

Australian companies below global peers on reporting, targets: Refinitiv

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... intention side. We talk about the intention gap, where Australia is in certain aspects, lagging on intentions, especially on policy making." While 63% of global companies have a policy to reduce carbon emissions, up from 56% five years earlier, the report ...

Super funds lag on disclosing proxy voting record: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... rather to improve disclosure particularly by superannuation funds that have made sustainability or responsible investment policy commitments, Gocher said. "If every fund was supporting 100% of proposals, that would be weird," Gocher said. "We don't expect ...

Can proposed EU recovery plan prove a sustainable model for Australia?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... growth area in an "otherwise growth-challenged world", there are challenges. "Outside of Europe, the path of environmental policy is difficult to predict at present - most importantly in the US and China - and the uncertain economic outlook may prove ...

Aviva Investors identifies megatrends representing market failures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... around disclosure, Waygood noted. "We have integrated this kind of disclosure of sustainability issues into our AGM voting policy since 2001," he said. "This includes issues challenging companies to publish data on a broad range of issues including human ...

Collaboration a competitive advantage for super on ESG: NGS Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... commitment around transparency and accountability as an asset owner," she said. "We developed an active ownership and engagement policy complete with objectives. The really cool thing was that we linked them back to the fund and what we think our members ...

Future Business Council to close, join BCSD Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... "As we emerge from this COVID-19 environment, the time is ripe to amplify the voice of for-purpose business and develop a policy, regulatory and fiscal environment that meets the changing expectations of our investor and the broader Australian community," ...

Climate action by regulators deferred, not denied: MinterEllison

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... summer. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) announced that it would suspend its planned 2020 agenda of policy and supervision initiatives (which included consultation on climate-related stress testing and related prudential guidance) ...