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AXA IM warns companies on climate lobbying

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
Ahead of the new 2024 voting season, a global asset manager with US$1.4 trillion in assets under management has announced it will take action and vote on key ESG proposals. AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has changed its voting policy, stating it will ...

New Forests invests in Thai peat forest

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... of Thailand's largest peatland forest areas with rich flora and fauna and is home to species who are important on a global scale," said New Forests Asia managing director Geoffrey Seeto. "Implementing impact activities related to climate change ...

Podcast: Driving net zero in infrastructure - Niall Mills

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... those asset classes that is heavily exposed to the risks of climate change, but which is also key to decarbonizing our global economy. Joining us to talk about what that means for an investment strategy is Niall Mills, Igneo's managing partner and head ...

AI trumps climate as chief risk factor: economists

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... European Union and across at least 64 countries including the United States, India, and the UK. Hutley compared the current global situation to the 1930s, and "that should make you feel very nervous," she said. Brian Parker, chief economist at Australian ...

Decarbonising aluminium key priority for Capral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... CO2e/kg Al, respectively. This is a reduction in kilograms of CO2 emitted per kilogram of aluminium produced, with the global average at about 13.9kg CO2e/kg. There is a price impact - LocAl Green is around 2% more expensive than other product, and LocAl ...

Japan issues first climate transition bond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... under the Climate Bonds Standard, which assures environmental objectives of use of proceeds and signifies alignment with global best practice standards. The country's Green Transformation (GX) policy aims to fund advanced sustainable technologies to ...

Global managers drop out, scale back on Climate Action 100+

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
The three global giant fund managers that are leaving or changing up their relationship with Climate Action 100+ were not lead investors on any Australian-based engagements, local organisers have confirmed. Last week, J.P. Morgan Asset Management and ...

China stock exchange rings in Year of the Dragon with ESG mandate

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... "This compulsory guideline has been anticipated among investors over the last couple of years and would be beneficial for global investors including Australian ones," BNP Paribas Asset Management Asia Pacific ESG research lead Crystal Geng told FS Sustainability. ...

Amazon's Queensland operations to run off solar

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
Global giant Amazon and an independent power producer have announced the commercial operation of a new 125-megawatt renewable energy project that will power Amazon operations, including data centres and fulfilment centres. This comes as Premier Steven ...

Stewart Investors joins Responsible Minerals initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... to due diligence tools and collaborative opportunities. "We believe that investors have a role to play in ensuring that global mineral supply chains are free of human rights abuses," said Chris McGoldrick, senior investment analyst at Stewart Investors. ...