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Engaging for real-world decarbonisation: IGCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... helpful, because what they do is they give us a common language," said Neuberger Berman global head of ESG and impact investing Jonathan Bailey. "We found that having these frameworks really helps get people to a common baseline. Then you can talk about ...

Blackstone closes record energy transition fund at $7.1bn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... projects. Blackstone's Credit and Insurance segment currently has $295 billion in AUM and seeks risk-adjusted returns by investing across the entire corporate credit market, from public debt to private loans. "The energy transition is impacting large ...

Ethical investments recover performance: Chant West

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... traditional products," he said. Ethical funds - those that combine negative and positive screening - align closely with impact investing. Traditionally, ethical funds were rare and struggled to gain traction due to the perception they might not offer ...

Revenue recycling carbon tax would increase Australia's GDP

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... 2012-13 financial year, and rose to $24.15 for 2013-14. The scheme was repealed just two years later due to having a negative impact on prices and the economy. In its place the Abbott government set up the Emission Reduction Fund in 2014 and emissions ...

Fidelity creates chief sustainability role, plus new chairs for IPCC and PRI

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... Kehoe spent 28 years at McKinsey & Company co-founding the investor and private equity practice and was a member of the G7 Impact Taskforce on Impact Accounting. Kehoe will succeed Martin Skancke who has served since 2014 and also worked at McKinsey ...

Podcast: Solving the social housing crisis - Casey Taylor

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
In this episode of The Greener Way, we're talking investing in affordable housing with Casey Taylor from Conscious Investment Management. By any conceivable measure, affordable housing is a crisis in Australia, with a variety of potential mechanisms ...

Asset managers failing on 2050 goals: InfluenceMap

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... world's largest 77 asset managers are continuing to invest in companies that are expanding oil and gas production and not investing enough in new low-carbon energy opportunities to meet climate targets. Only ten of the 77 - all European - have committed ...

Climate transition a factor in sovereign debt pricing: Ardea

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... debt. New research finds carbon dioxide emissions, natural resources rents, and renewable energy adoption statistically impact sovereign bond yields and spread, forecasting that emission reduction and renewables are important risk indicators for government ...

Climate resilience needed to dodge $442b VIC loss by 2100

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... 80,000 existing residential, commercial, and industrial properties covering 45,000 hectares will be impacted. The cumulative impact will be about $40 billion by 2040. Without action, it will grow ten times by 2100. This comes as the Insurance Council ...

T. Rowe Price creates specialist APAC ESG role

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... and work in partnership with clients as they adopt responsible investing strategies. She will also support the firm's Impact suite of products, which includes investment strategies across equities and fixed income. "Caroline's extensive experience ...