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Investing in the low-carbon transition: Ninety One

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... electricity generation, Cooper noted. Given accelerating trends towards decarbonisation, companies are beginning to link executive remuneration to decarbonisation targets. Cooper noted that there is a risk that targets are not set at a high enough stretch ...

Climate Bond Standard launches shipping criteria for bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... collaboration by like-minded peers across the shipping value chain," said Andrew Stephens, Sustainable Shipping Initiative, executive director. "The Climate Bonds Standard's newly launched shipping criteria will provide clear guidance to financial stakeholders ...

Considering potential ESG implications of the US election

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... Biden were to win the election, he has committed to bringing the US back into the Paris Climate Agreement, an action the executive branch can undertake. The US is thus far the first and only country to leave the voluntary agreement. A coalition of six ...

Solar, residential financier issues certified green ABS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... beginning, supporting them to accelerate growth and evolve from a start-up to a mature business," said David Gall, NAB group executive, corporate and institutional Banking. Brighte operates a digital payment platform that connects Australian homeowners ...

Impact Investment Group names head of investor relations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
Impact Investment Group (IIG) has named Amanda Goodman head of capital raising and investor relations. Goodman joined IIG in 2014 as one of the fund's early hires. She has previously worked as head of syndication. The new title "reflects how Amanda's ...

Medibank issues first sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... their material topics. The COVID-19 pandemic response impacted each of those material topics, said Kylie Bishop, group executive, people and culture, Medibank. The sustainability function sits with Bishop at an executive level, and resides with the risk ...

Regulator appoints first head of climate risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... private sector clients on climate risk, renewable energy, energy efficiency and sustainable finance. Prior to that, he was executive director of Climate Strategies, and senior strategy manager at Carbon Trust, both in London. Previous employers also ...

Investors, assemble: Climate League launched

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... "Climate change poses systemic risks to the Australian economy that threatens our prosperity," said Emma Herd, IGCC chief executive officer. "At the same time, we can create $63 billion in new investment opportunities over the next five years, and in ...

Green loans in "nascent" stage: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... Australia and New Zealand is following a similar development path to that of the green bond market," said Sean Kidney, chief executive officer, Climate Bonds Initiative. "Early involvement of major banks, adherence to market best practice and commitment ...

Fund manager creates, hires for ESG role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
Alphinity Investment Management has created a new role of ESG and sustainability manager. Alphinity has appointed Jessica Cairns to the newly-created role, which is a move designed to support the fund manager's efforts to more deeply integrate ESG-related ...