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Investors back climate bill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... Climate Change (National Framework for Adaptation and Mitigation) Bill 2020, which would legislate a 2050 net zero emissions target for Australia. "Globally, countries are setting clear long term targets on emissions reductions, supported by clear trajectories ...

Opinion: Sustainable finance: the new normal in 2021

SIMON O'CONNOR, JACKI JOHNSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
Note: This piece was contributed by Jacki Johnson and Simon O'Connor, co-chairs of the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative and solely reflect the writers' opinion Many will opine on the lessons learnt from 2020, but the seismic shifts ...

Divestment should be tool of last resort on climate: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
Superannuation funds need to set clear, transparent emissions reductions targets for their investment portfolios that are based on metrics that can be compared across the industry, according to recommendations from the Australasian Centre for Corporate ...

Sustainability important to future of SME sector: Australia Post

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... is really important," Starr said. "We are supporting our customers with our range, being clear on our own goals and the target we set ourselves around environmental sustainability." The report also identifies three common sustainability issues that respondents ...

Climate Action 100+ aviation engagement takes off

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... Australian company to appear in the aviation sector strategy, and it is an existing part of the Climate Action 100+ engagement target list. The new aviation strategy continues the existing engagement with Qantas, noted Laura Hillis, director of Climate ...

Biden inauguration brings climate challenge for Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... cut carbon emissions from the initial Paris Agreement in 2016. Australia has committed to implementing an economy-wide target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 26 to 28% below 2005 levels by 2030, according to the latest NDC. By not having a strong ...

Circular economy a key investment theme: American Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... make sure the transition is secure. That's why it's important to have a realistic approach to this. We want to see a smart target, basically having these targets that are specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and time-bound. Our impact framework ...

Global impact bond issuance spike in 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... discretion of the issuer," he said. "But it starts to hit at the idea of best practice. The questions are, if you don't hit the target, is there a strong enough disincentive to prevent that. Should issuers be more aggressive on the penalties? "As a company ...

Translating net zero goals into near-term decisions: Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... But what we call enhanced is that first of all, the targets will be firmly linked to our portfolio exposures, so we will target key emitters in key impact sectors, and secondly, we will create a scoring system with an escalation model that if the scores ...

Integrating impact investing in listed equity portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
Editorial note: This piece is sponsored by T. Rowe Price Interest in impact investing is quickly increasing, and while strategies are growing across multiple asset classes, fund managers are developing strategies to capture the positive environmental ...