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Principles for sustainable economic stimulus in coronavirus response: WRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... packages should follow three principles - 1) do no harm 2) make win-win investments and 3) plan major investments to jolt the economy in the right direction, said Dan Lashof, director, WRI United States. "The basic notion there is that, in the midst ...

Thinking about the future of work in the time of coronavirus

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... performance - but we are reminded that investment returns across a diversified portfolio are all founded on a healthy economy," said Susheela Peres da Costa, head of advisory at Regnan. "And the problem is that markets aren't necessarily the best ...

CCA publishes climate policy toolkit for transition to net-zero economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... Australia, which includes recommendations for creating investable policies which support the transition to a net zero emissions economy by 2050. Emma Herd, chief executive officer of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) "Transitioning to a low-emissions ...

Emerging markets present opportunities for impact investing: 57 Stars

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... across a number of geographies, and they too will be all that much more important. We would anticipate while the global economy is likely to go into a recession, and again, there will be different levels and different severities and different cases ...

Australia bears sovereign risk with fossil fuel dependence: Beyond Ratings

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... Australia that heavily depend on fossil fuels are likely to be more impacted when reaching targets for a zero-carbon global economy, given expected structural changes in the economy, according to Beyond Ratings, a division of London Stock Exchange Group. ...

PGIM charts rise of corporate "profit with purpose" mindset

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... companies reveals which management teams are positioning their companies to the risks of the transition to a low-carbon economy, which ones face reputational risk, which management teams are overly aggressive in reporting cashflows, which boards are ...

AXA IM develops carbon footpath strategy based on forward climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... intensity, we leave open the door in maintaining investments in these sectors. We keep an investment in a broader swathe of the economy. I would also say it would be important keeping a foothold in utilities and energy because if we are interested in ...

Singapore-based Vena Energy issues US$325 million green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... to play a leading role in developing and generating clean renewable energy to accelerate the transition to a low carbon economy across the Asia-Pacific region." Vena Energy's Green Financing Framework has been independently evaluated by Vigeo Eiris and ...

CEFC commits up to $125m in Qualitas property debt fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... the support of an institutional investor such as the CEFC who shares our commitment to the BTR sector and a lower-carbon economy," Johansen said. "We are also in discussions with a range of local and offshore institutional investors who are attracted ...

Comment: hindsight is 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... greenhouse gases) make up 4% of exports. It has been argued that ways that impede these industries may cause a slowdown in the economy and even a recession. This could lead to an increase in unemployment. Furthermore, mining and the production of meat ...