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FSI unlocks green finance for unlisted infrastructure fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... investments, while the green tranche will activate exclusively to fund projects and assets necessary for the transition to a low carbon and climate resilient economy. The facility provides bridge funding, pending drawdown from the fund's institutional ...

Australian company boards lack skill, experience to lead net zero transition: IGCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... zero. "Boards that fail to recognise the risk of climate change and their role in driving the company transition to a low carbon business will leave the company and investors exposed to unacceptable financial, strategic and market risks. Not to mention ...

Measuring transition risk key to picking climate leaders: Aviva Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... at play will be how to measure and manage the transition from the current, fossil-fuel powered global economy to the low carbon economy that is intended by 2050. This transition brings opportunity, but also risk. Transition risk is defined as the risks ...

COP26 preview: reporting, carbon markets and role of finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... environment that will facilitate private investment by reducing policy-related climate risks and shape markets for low carbon products and services," said Investor Group on Climate Change CEO Rebecca Mikula-Wright. "A national and bipartisanship commitment ...

Federated Hermes launches climate change high yield credit strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... international business of Federated Hermes has launched a high yield credit strategy that invests in securities that support a low carbon future. The Federated Hermes Climate Change High Yield Credit Strategy is seeded by and designed in partnership ...

Boral to go net zero by 2050

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... formed a five-year partnership to accelerate product innovation, and the research, development and commercialisation of low carbon concrete. The partnership has resulted in the establishment of the UTS Boral Centre for Sustainable Building at UTS Tech ...

Banks' role in global decarbonisation under spotlight

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
Banks are uniquely exposed to the risks of climate change, but uniquely placed to drive the transition to a low carbon future, according to Aviva Investors. "Banks are essential for the global economy," said Aviva Investors senior ESG analyst Richard ...

Mercer names global head of sustainable investment research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... measure and manage the risk associated with natural perils in a changing climate to supporting their transition to a low carbon economy.

ESG "the most important thematic for the next 30 years"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... funds." Hamson noted that the firm's quantitative analysis into the cumulative performance of high carbon intensity and low carbon intensity stocks showed return differentials. "We've looked at it within industries, because there's no point in ...

NTAM launches new quantitative low carbon strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... strategy focusing on high quality, low-volatility stocks with a lower carbon footprint. The Quality Low Volatility Low Carbon World (QLV Low Carbon) Strategy is NTAM's latest sustainable investment fund that is designed to provide "a reasonable exposure ...