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Growth scare likely during second half of 2022: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
... businesses that are the core of many sustainable investment strategies," "These companies are often growing their climate solutions business and using their legacy business cash flows as a cash cow to fund this transition journey." The report suggested ...

IFM Investors launches climate transition fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022
... error can drive a reduction in carbon exposure over time and help direct capital towards companies developing climate solutions," IFM Investors executive director, index and quantitative equities Laurence Irlicht said. "We created the climate transition ...

abrdn outlines climate change action plan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2021
... continuing to incorporate carbon analysis into the investment process and supporting credible transition leaders and climate solutions," the group said. "Our equities, credit and quants investments already have the majority of assets with a carbon intensity ...

New Forests appoints head of sustainability

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2021
... continue to develop the New Forests' sustainability and impact framework and focus on opportunities in natural climate solutions, biodiversity conservation and the circular bioeconomy that can create value for investors, the environment, and communities. ...

BlackRock lists three ESG ETFs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2021
... "In the transition towards a sustainable economy, it is imperative that all investors have access to ESG and climate solutions, empowering them to make better investment decisions. MSCI is very proud to work with BlackRock to play a critical role in ...

Mercer joins net-zero club

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2021
... investment managers to identify and manage a staged emissions reduction plan, oversee portfolio allocations to climate solutions, and steward an increase in transition capacity across the funds. "The greatest change is expected in equity and real asset ...

Mercer launches climate-transition tool

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
... advice and analytics tool ranks portfolios from low-transition capacity (gray investments), low-carbon risk to climate solutions (green investments). This is done by assessing emissions intensity, transition capacity and green revenues in the portfolio. ...

Several black holes in budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2020
... managing climate change. Budget estimates show $3.5 billion will be allocated over 15 years from 2018 for a Climate Solutions package, which provides incentives to support abatement activities across the economy. About $1.9 billion will be spread over ...

Cbus pledges net zero emissions

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... we have charted will see Cbus reduce our portfolio emissions while investing further in renewable energy and climate solutions, as well as avoiding 'stranded assets' as the economy transitions." The fund has already undertaken work to understand companies ...

Perpetual launches two ESG funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020
... that holds a concentrated, high-conviction portfolio of companies contributing to three sustainability themes (climate solutions, economic empowerment and healthy living) via their core portfolio. This is priced at 0.99% per year. The strategy has been ...