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Investors seeking ESG themes, factors in fixed income portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... fund, which actively invests in green bonds and "environmental projects that facilitate the transition to a low carbon economy." AMP Capital Investors does examine ESG issues as it impacts on corporate and sovereign bonds, and while the impact of governance ...

Companies obliged to consider climate change: Minter Ellison

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... the century. That, to me, is what directors have to look at - what does my business look like with a net zero emissions economy?" With that as the global markets signal of where regulatory, litigation, social and investment trends will go, directors ...

MEP Werke GmbH, Strasser Capital join Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... businesses that capitalize on the global energy transition and thereby accelerate the development towards a low carbon economy. Further to this, we are currently structuring a long-term note issuance programme, secured on a granular portfolio of MEP ...

Sandfire Resources completes DeGrussa Solar Power Project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... and draws together a number of technologies which are widely expected to have a transformational impact on the global economy over the next decade," said Karl Simich, Sandfire's managing director. "These include solar power combined with a state-of-the-art ...

PRI considering integration of Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... flow on in parallel to the work that investors will do out, for example, in investing in the transition to a low carbon economy, Reynolds said. In terms of regional developments, PRI has integrated the Association for Sustainable and Responsible Investment ...

Investor groups publish sustainable real estate guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... will only become more important over time following the historic Paris commitment to transition to a net zero emissions economy. The development of this action framework provides investors with the support they need to tackle climate change impacts for ...

Is the electrical utility sector prepared for low-carbon economy?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... concerned that some companies in the electric utility sector are not adequately prepared for the transition to a lower carbon economy signalled in the Paris Agreement, according to a global network of investors that have published a guide outlining the ...

Experts weigh implications of Labor's ETS proposal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... existing policy, Labor would increase the timing and trajectory, meaning that the transition to a cleaner, lower-emissions economy would happen a lot quicker." This is a view widely shared by other legal experts. "The devil will be in the detail," said ...

ESG integration continues to spread across Asia: Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... rest of the world was considered pretty good. The Japanese motivation behind its Stewardship Code was to rejuvenate the economy."

Investors should measure climate risks: South Pole Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... opportunity for public discussion of how climate change will affect finance and economic policy as well as behaviours across the economy. "It's important to acknowledge that Australia is looking at this topic," said Max Horster, director financial industry ...