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EY names Oceania chief sustainability officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... will become effective 1 July 2021. "We know that environmental, social and governance (ESG), sustainability and climate change are broad agendas impacting clients across their entire organisations, functions and operations," said CEO elect David Larocca. ...

Assessing carbon beta risk in portfolios: Platypus Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... Management. Platypus Asset Management has developed a quantitative tool aimed at measuring a company's sensitivity to climate change shocks, which they call the Platypus Carbon Beta. Platypus Asset Management views ESG as a driver of investment return ...

Oxfam Australia calls for stronger climate action amid GDP risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
Australia could lose as much as 12.5% per year in GDP by 2050 unless there is more ambitious action on climate change, according to Oxfam Australia. Oxfam Australia is calling upon G7 leaders and invited guest countries including Australia to cut carbon ...

ASFI reports on momentum towards sustainable finance sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... to what leadership in sustainability looks like, including board level governance on the risks associated with climate change and, in addition, investing in sustainability training and skills development at senior levels." "Largely what has been really ...

Using climate scenarios to assess company risks, return

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... she said. "If we look at the ASX200 index, AGL is one of the companies that performs the worst under our central climate change scenario due to its thermal coal fired generation," Tam noted. "What we've seen from AGL is that they've decided to ...

Cutting the carbon without sacrificing return: UBS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... investor interest and increasing expectations of carbon taxes and penalties comes in. "As governments start to tackle climate change,and we expect them to introduce taxes, penalties, or even bans," she said. "If you're a high carbon intensity company ...

Queensland train project secures $620m green loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... East Queensland, but it directly contributes to the reduction of carbon emissions in Queensland," Haughey said. "Climate change is a central concern for investors, and we are pleased to deliver another strong green infrastructure project to meet this ...

Supermarket group signs 10-year renewable deal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... endorsed by the UN-backed Science-Based Targets Initiative in line with the business's contribution to limiting climate change to 1.5 degrees. NSW Energy Minister Matt Kean said he was pleased to see more companies and businesses enthusiastically entering ...

SGX CEO calls for increased international collaboration on sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... and capital markets have a role to play to facilitate the sustainability agenda, particularly when it comes to climate change and the transition to a low carbon future economy. "First and foremost, there needs to be international collaboration, across ...

J.P. Morgan Asset Management augments APAC sustainability team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... will focus on building their proprietary ESG scoring system, thematic research and analytics, with a key focus on climate change and carbon transition