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Calculating the value of green transitions: UBS AM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... carbon-intensive sectors," said UBS quantitative researcher and report co-author Adam Gustafsson. "Everyone is chasing low carbon investments, a portfolio emissions profile lower than the benchmark. However, today's data is backward looking, at least ...

Oxfam Australia calls for stronger climate action amid GDP risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... initiatives that also identify the broader funding pathways for both public and private finance to drive scale within the low carbon economy." Government signals through policy shifts would help to catalyse private investment, Bungcaras said. "The EU ...

Cutting the carbon without sacrificing return: UBS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... which are sell or neutral rated and have a very high carbon intensity relative to their sector, and found that the low carbon intensity strategy performed in-line with or slightly better than the benchmark. The results of the analysis were surprising ...

Queensland train project secures $620m green loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... by the Asia Pacific Loan Market Association and achieved certification under the Climate Bond Initiative under the Low Carbon Transport Criteria. The project aligns with the criteria through its commitment to offer low-carbon, emissions-free sustainable ...

SGX CEO calls for increased international collaboration on sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... play to facilitate the sustainability agenda, particularly when it comes to climate change and the transition to a low carbon future economy. "First and foremost, there needs to be international collaboration, across borders, and between public and private ...

Evaluating impact of climate policy on company valuation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... better placed than others to achieve that. Certain parts of the materials sector don't have the technology to make them low carbon or no-carbon emission industries right now, which means a reliance on tech developments that don't exist yet." Those technology ...

Net zero: How to separate truth from marketing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... analysis from companies. Barnes explained ACSI recently found that all the ASX companies that tested themselves against a low carbon future scenario said they would perform well, even coal companies. This, Barnes suggested, could be proof downside is ...

FY22 budget proposes "technology not taxes" for climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... on investments in low emissions technology, particularly CCS, hydrogen, low- or zero-emissions steel production and low carbon alumina and aluminum production. "Australia is playing its part on climate change, having met our 2020 commitments and on track ...

FTSE Russell hires Jo Saleeba to head sustainable investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... Australia and New Zealand are increasingly prioritising sustainable investments and the transition of portfolios to low carbon sectors in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement," Saleeba says. "High quality indices and data are an essential part ...

APRA emphasises "compounding effect" of climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... ensuring decisions are well-informed and appropriately consider both the risks and opportunities that the transition to a low carbon economy creates." Emma Herd, CEO of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) says the guide will "go a long way to ...