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Metrics hires three senior leads

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2021
... sustainability vision. Her experience working with infrastructure owners in Sydney and London with their transition to a low carbon economy will be key as we continue to evolve our approach to ESG integration," he said. Altogether, seven new hires have ...

UHNWs see net zero as business opportunity

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021
... though, with 79% of the opinion that governments' pandemic stimulus packages should prioritise the transition to a low carbon economy and green investments. Currently, 80% of UHNWs are making investment decisions with climate change in mind. Fewer ...

Recovery set to slow: OECD

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021
... corporate and personal income taxes is a case in point, as is the idea that Australia will suddenly reconsider a broad-carbon tax," he said. The survey also called for a review of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) as it has not met inflation targets ...

MSCI launches implied temperature tool

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2021
... sustainable society." The product will be integrated into MSCI's Climate Value-at-risk offer, which it developed after acquiring Carbon Delta in 2019.

Whitehelm Capital sells to German manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2021
... infrastructure AUM to about EUR 5 billion, broadens its footprint in Asia Pacific and accelerates its goal to have net-zero carbon emissions by 2040, the firm said. PATRIZIA is aiming for a mid-term goal of segment to EUR 15 billion to EUR 20 billion ...

IFM Investors sets 2030 emissions target

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021
The $174 billion manager owned by industry funds will reduce the carbon footprint of its infrastructure assets by 40% by 2030, as it heads down the path to net zero by 2050. IFM Investors has set its interim emissions reduction target for the infrastructure ...

Short-termism damaging climate outcomes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... looking at fundamentals that will impact the long-term profitability of a company. Freelance journalist and author of The Carbon Club Marian Wilkinson then turned to the issue of climate change, arguing that Australian companies have not yet come to ...

Transition to renewables trumps divestment

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... approach and their transition capacity. "This is drawing on the fact that we have been historically looking at primarily carbon emissions and looking at that on a benchmark relative term. We now have - thanks to the third- party data providers - multiple ...

Forrest pitches a green Fortescue to super funds

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... and we will discuss on public record how it will help customers," Forrest said. "Look around the world...and any major carbon emitter, heavy manufacturing, heavy industry company [that have] said right, we will follow Fortescue, we'll commit by 2030 ...

Emmi appoints head of business development

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2021
Investment carbon risk management system Emmi has appointed a head of business development, hiring from Conexus. Amanda Field has joined Emmi, she was previously head of business development at Conexus. The start-up is aiming for its method of scoring ...