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Maple-Brown Abbott appoint new head of ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... Asia-Pacific. Maple-Brown Abbott also confirmed its commitment to managing climate risk, becoming a signatory to both the Transition Pathway Initiative and the Taskforce on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures. In her role, Pringle will have oversight ...

Infrastructure to offer opportunity for decarbonisation investment: ClearBridge

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... infrastructure sector, investors can take a risk adjusted view of which companies offer the best returns through the transition period. "Where you have clear policy direction at a government level, then separately, you have regulators implementing those ...

Sustainable finance initiative establishes permanent body

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... will step down from their roles and the steering committee will be dissolved. Johnson and O'Connor will support the transition and will work with the appointed directors to establish the new ASFI entity. The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute also ...

Banks face multi-billion risks from climate change: Accenture

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... severe weather events leading to re-pricing of sovereign debt and impacting business continuity. The report also cited transition risks including tightening energy efficiency standards impacting on property exposures and stranded assets impairing loan ...

Agriculture business signs first sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... a third generation family business and our family council had very strong views about sustainability outcomes as we transition the business to future generations," said Stockyard managing director Lockie Hart. "Commonwealth Bank approached us, introduced ...

Activist group files climate resolution to AGL AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... will align with achieving those targets. "AGL has cost shareholders dearly by failing to effectively manage the energy transition to date, seeing its share price plummet by more than 70% since its peak in 2017," said ACCR director of climate and finance ...

New Forests acquires US timber asset

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... Lake States, New England, and Appalachia. "New Forests' vision is to see the forestry sector play a key role in the transition to a sustainable future - providing a sustainable supply of renewable materials, removing carbon from the atmosphere, and sustaining ...

Charting a course to net zero: Neuberger Berman

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... Neuberger Berman. Neuberger Berman notes that given the physical impacts of climate change and the business risks of the transition to global net-zero emissions means that integration of these considerations into asset allocation is a complex process. ...

Calculating the value of green transitions: UBS AM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to UBS Asset Management. UBS recently released The value of a green transition, outlining a model that includes decarbonisation in discounted cash flow, which they are applying to 10 sectors that are ...

Global fund manager evolving approaches to ESG investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... are, "The continuation of the climate theme specifically around the move towards decarbonising the economy, climate transition and the impacts. There is more work the industry needs to do. The second is human capital, accentuated by the "fragilities ...