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Climate Action 100+ aviation engagement takes off

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... demand side, those strategies include reducing use of fossil fuel with only existing technologies, such as reducing demand for air transport, improving airline operational efficiency, and improving air traffic management. The potential reduction in CO2 ...

Translating net zero goals into near-term decisions: Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
Global fund manager Robeco is in the process of setting five-year cycle targets to translate long-term net zero carbon emission reduction initiatives into impactful investment portfolios and investor practices. Robeco wants to invest in line with the ...

Cromwell Property Group sets net zero carbon target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... and fundamental services were taking place safely. "We've certainly had to answer questions on, is COVID transmitted thru air conditioning systems, can we occupy lifts, how many people can go into bathrooms, if so, how, etc. There was a whole myriad ...

State of the climate report confirms need for climate-aware investing: Future Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... climate change pose to people and planet, Hunter said. The State of the Climate 2020 report also noted that globally averaged air temperature at the Earth's surface has warmed by over 1 C since reliable records began in 1850, and that "each decade since ...

Mercer launches analytics, advisory tool for climate transition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
Mercer has launched climate transition analytics and advice to help guide institutional investors who want to transition to a 1.5C scenario of global warming as outlined in the Paris Agreement. Analytics for Climate Transition (ACT) is designed to assist ...

Considering potential ESG implications of the US election

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... economic damage stemming from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the size, composition and intent of the next package is in the air. There are no predictions of a European style Green Deal stimulus, but environmental and social considerations could be built ...

ACCR files resolutions with BHP, AGL for AGM votes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... something BHP wants to go to a vote, but you never know. Ultimately, we're trying to create the space for Indigenous groups to air their concerns with the company, in an environment that they don't normally have access to." ACCR has filed resolutions ...

MUFG appoints Rob Ward head of project finance, ESG finance, Oceania

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
MUFG Bank has appointed Rob Ward as head of project finance and to the nearly created role of head of ESG finance in the Oceania region. Rob Ward, head of project finance, head of ESG finance, Oceania, MUFG Ward joined MUFG in 2012 and has since 2016 ...

Future Super measures environmental impact of portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
Future Super has released its second impact report, measuring the fund's environmental impact both in terms of fossil fuel investments avoided and renewable energy that investments have generated. Kirstin Hunter, co-founder, Future Super The report ...

OHS, social license to operate identified as infrastructure risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
Although different components in the infrastructure sector have different risks, opportunities and concerns, investors are highlighting protection of employees - many of whom are deemed essential and have been working through the pandemic - and the ...