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Investors back climate bill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... 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 setting clear long ...

Climate Action 100+ aviation engagement takes off

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... decarbonisation issues at the sectoral level, investors also have the opportunity to address both supply side and demand side mitigation options, as well as identify leading practices that can be communicated to other companies in the sector. "What Climate ...

Financial institutions at risk from bot attacks: Imperva

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... the less likely it is to travel to the organisation and impact on the client experience. "Having the appropriate bot mitigation strategy is paramount, and ensuring that these controls are in place and not just monitoring/ data is key. We want to put ...

Australia to join climate resilience investment initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... establishing Climate and Resilience Services Australia. The government is focusing on adaptation and resilience - no word on mitigation - as a key priority on the next phase of the $149 million National Environmental Science Program (NESP), providing ...

Assessing climate research as part of fund manager performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... into the 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," ...

Aviva Investors launches climate transition equity fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... Equity Fund invests 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. ...

Investors urge companies to broaden view of modern slavery risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... IAST APAC is also collaborating with global investors and peers who have previously focused on modern slavery risk and mitigation. Turner cited the work of CCLA, one of the UK's largest charity fund managers, which has developed the Find It, Fix ...

Climate Bond Standard launches shipping criteria for bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... its shipping criteria, providing a definition to evaluate whether a shipping project contributes to climate change mitigation as a basis for certification for climate bond status. The criteria provide guidance on how companies can the performance of ...

Social issues and climate dominate engagement: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... companies are thinking about climate issues," he said. "There's more strategic thinking, rather than just the risk mitigation, and that's also reflected in the conversations we're trying to have with companies." One specific climate-related issue that ...

PRI recgonises leaders for climate reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... reducing the 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 ...