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Global impact bond issuance spike in 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... issuance dramatically since introducing a green bond program in 2017. Kendall also pointed to the area of climate change transition bonds as an area of growth. Transition bonds are those issued by government and companies that fund activities that move ...

Translating net zero goals into near-term decisions: Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... investor portfolio," he said. "The complementary part is the forward-looking part, where we need to steer towards the transition readiness of the assets, both in companies and countries. This means a whole piece of work around understanding sector decarbonisation ...

SSGA to use proxy vote over ethnic, racial diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... to consider the systemic risks that are associated with climate change and think about opportunities relating to the transition to a low carbon economy."

Australia's Paris Agreement carbon commitments criticised

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... COVID-19. The Australian government's intransigence risks further international isolation and will make the inevitable transition to a low carbon economy more painful and disruptive." As part of the Paris Agreement, countries were meant to submit second ...

Report calls out AIA's coal-based assets, policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... Rockefeller Brothers Fund, KR Foundation, Park Foundation, The Heinz Endowments, Charles and Helen Brown Foundation, J ust Transition Fund, Wallace Global Fund, The 11th Hour Project/The Schmidt Family Foundation and others.

Green loans to finance light rail, battery storage

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... storage becomes commercially bankable, it is expected to accelerate the penetration of renewable energy and the energy transition in Australia, BNP Paribas noted. Vena Energy's Wandoan South BESS has an offtake agreement in place with AGL Energy, and ...

Robeco launches SDG-linked credit income fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
Global fund manager Robeco has said that future product launches in Australia will all be linked to sustainability themes. Robeco has launched a new credit fund linked for the Australian market, designed to contribute positively to the United Nations' ...

Long short strategies used in environmental equities fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... companies that are either finding opportunities in, or facing, the challenges that come with climate change and the global transition to a lower carbon economy. The Environmental Absolute Return Thematic (EARTH) equity fund is jointly managed by Edward ...

DWS to use advisory board to accelerate ESG activity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... system. "If they want to invest in a company's equity/bonds, they can look and see what for example the climate transition risks are," Kuijpers said. Our responsible investment committee will review high climate risk companies in our portfolios ...

Industry considers Australian sustainable finance taxonomy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... "strengthen Australia's financial system with the aim of recovering from the impacts of COVID-19 and delivering a transition to a net zero, resource-efficient and inclusive economy." One of those recommendations is to develop an Australian taxonomy ...