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Report calls out AIA's coal-based assets, policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... recognised and meaningful ESG principles, adopting best practices such as the continued assessment and disclosure of our carbon footprint," a spokesperson told FS Sustainability. " We have already taken a number of steps in recent years to address the ...

Auction system proposed to halve electricity emissions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... Mt CO2-e-around 85% of Australia's total emissions in the year 2030. Based on the current spot price in the European carbon market, these emissions reductions would be worth around $20 billion, the report said. "The broader point is that if taxpayers ...

CSC partners with Osmosis IM on sustainable strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... investor who targets certain style exposures in their asset allocation, and is seeking to address environmental ownership of carbon, water and waste, our approach allows them to do so in a risk-controlled fashion while also targeting better risk adjusted ...

Deep Decarbonisation: Green Hydrogen, Net Zero, and the Future of the EU-ETS

MARK LEWIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... paradigm: The EU-ETS and the goal of net-zero emissions Given the economic shock to the EU-ETS from COVID, the price of EU carbon allowances (EUAs) has held up remarkably well in recent months. From a low of €14.3/t in the early stages of the lockdowns ...

Green loans to finance light rail, battery storage

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... Mizuho, NAB and SMBC. The Canberra Metro debt facility is certified as a green loan under the Climate Bond Initiative's Low Carbon Transport Criteria. The project incorporated sustainability principles during design and construction and is now running ...

Long short strategies used in environmental equities fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... finding opportunities in, or facing, the challenges that come with climate change and the global transition to a lower carbon economy. The Environmental Absolute Return Thematic (EARTH) equity fund is jointly managed by Edward Lees and Ulrik Fugmann ...

Industry considers Australian sustainable finance taxonomy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... clear definitions and labelling around what is an ESG integrated fund versus what is an impact investing fund versus a low carbon fund, you would not have to re-establish the definitions each time, you could categorise funds, and hopefully that would ...

Cromwell Property Group sets net zero carbon target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
Cromwell Property Group has set a target of achieving a net zero carbon emission target by 2050. Cromwell has disclosed its target and progress across sustainability metrics in its 2020 sustainability report. The property group acknowledged the impacts ...

Super fund backs microgrid battery storage development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... strategically chosen to support weak points in the grid, and will also support New York City's goals of achieving 100% carbon-free electricity generation by 2040. The microsites will harness the existing design of their original locations to create multi-level ...

Assessing climate research as part of fund manager performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... managers are going to have different approaches. For example, the degree to which things are more backward looking or based on carbon intensity measurements, versus, say, forward looking measurements of carbon risk, whether that be looking at corporate ...