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Charting a course to net zero: Neuberger Berman

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... likely to be more volatile because of physical climate risk than it has been historically, because of challenges of adaptation and resilience, so how do you build that into the model that flows through to the exposure to that asset class?" Bailey also ...

FY22 budget proposes "technology not taxes" for climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... support new gas infrastructure as part of the COVID-19 "gas fired recovery," and $1.2 billion in funding for climate adaptation projects in line with the creation of the National Recovery and Resilience Agency. CPA Australia's general manager external ...

What's in a name: evaluating the goals behind net zero targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... interim target of 45% absolute reduction in carbon emissions by 2030. The mandate will focus on climate mitigation and adaptation and will be managed using the Impax Climate Strategy, a global equities strategy investing in companies providing solutions ...

Calculating the social cost of carbon: Dimensional Fund Advisors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... said. "What we would focus on is to say, look, your company should be aware of physical risks, transition risks, and adaptation risk, and we expect you to have a process to oversee those risks," Chi said. "That's a starting point for discussion."

Investors back climate bill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... scientist, health professionals and investors have broadly backed the proposed Climate Change (National Framework for Adaptation and Mitigation) Bill 2020, which would legislate a 2050 net zero emissions target for Australia. "Globally, countries are ...

Australia to join climate resilience investment initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... international Coalition for Climate Resilient Investment (CCRI) and will refresh the National Climate Resilience and Adaptation Strategy. The CCRI is a finance sector-led initiative of more than 75 institutional investors, banks, insurers, rating agencies ...

Assessing climate research as part of fund manager performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... future." Positioning portfolios to be resilient to the systemic risks of climate change, both in terms of mitigation and adaptation, is part of client work at Willis Towers Watson, Lew said. "We look at it from a total portfolio perspective," she said. ...

Aviva Investors launches climate transition equity fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... in global companies that derive material revenues from goods and services addressing climate change mitigation and adaptation, as well as investing in those companies aligning their business models for a warmer, low-carbon world. It avoids stocks exposed ...

PRI recgonises leaders for climate reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... physical risks - for example, are they insuring it? If it's non-insurable, what are they doing from a mitigation and adaptation sense. You find there are some companies where there are limits to what they can do. We know that it is impressible to ...

Chronos Sustainability appoints Arisa Kishigami

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... Welfare. The firm has also played a principal role in supporting the investment industry's efforts on climate change adaptation and mitigation through its work with the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) and other industry bodies ...