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Identifying potential risks of COVID-19 and modern slavery in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... the recovery phase in looking at the business model again, to make sure that decent work, gender justice and a just transition is at the core of the supply chain. The supply chain has been shown to be incredibly fragile and fallen apart." Investors are ...

Treasurers cite positive impact in green bonds: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... up by sovereigns in their recovery capital raising programmes, the banking sector and corporates considering their transition pathways," said Sean Kidney, CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative. "The investor appetite is there. It will only increase as asset ...

RIAA awards Responsible Investment Certification to Mirova fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020  |  NEWS
The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) has awarded Responsible Investment Certification to Mirova 's Global Sustainable Equity Fund. Simon O'Connor, CEO RIAA Mirova is the sustainable investment affiliate manager to Natixis Investment ...

Green tech can fuel net-zero transition, stimulus: ClimateWorks Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... hours of storage, while battery storage costs are 80% cheaper than in 2010. "Australia is very well placed for the transition," Denis-Ryan said. "Australia is one of the counties in the world with the highest sources of cheap renewables, good research ...

Climate risk assessment impacts on small, mid-cap portfolios: Fairlight AM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... external risks Climate-related investment risks can largely be segmented into two categories - climate change risk and transition to a low carbon economy risk. The former is the risk that a company's assets or income could be impacted by climate change. ...

ANZ companies report board level climate oversight, more needed: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... above the APAC average (34%). In terms of identified risks identified by Australian and New Zealand companies, 56% are transition risks and the most common are policy and legal-related, such as increased pricing of GHG emissions, regulations on existing ...

The role of finance has never been more important: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... scarcity, Indigenous issues and gender equality a key point of discussion, but the full story. In the scenario of the transition to more reliance on renewable energy, there is a key difference between the global financial crisis and the financial crisis ...

CCA publishes climate policy toolkit for transition to net-zero economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... Climate Policy Toolkit for Australia, which includes recommendations for creating investable policies which support the transition to a net zero emissions economy by 2050. Emma Herd, chief executive officer of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) ...

Australia bears sovereign risk with fossil fuel dependence: Beyond Ratings

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... Chateau, Co-Founder, Beyond Ratings Beyond Ratings is a provider of fixed income ESG data, and is exploring how "climate transition risks correspond to the risks of economic dislocation and financial losses associated with the unanticipated process of ...

PGIM charts rise of corporate "profit with purpose" mindset

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... PGIM said. "Engaging with companies reveals which management teams are positioning their companies to the risks of the transition to a low-carbon economy, which ones face reputational risk, which management teams are overly aggressive in reporting cashflows ...