昆士兰保险集团完成对燃煤资产的剥离

据《澳大利亚金融评论》6月1日报道，在澳交所上市的昆士兰保险集团已剥离其火电燃煤资产，并计划削减对其他化石燃料的投资，该集团首席投资官Gary Brader表示该公司对资产贬值不感兴趣。

ASX-listed general insurer QBE Insurance Group Ltd. has divested its thermal coal assets and plans to trim its investments in other fossil fuels, with Chief Investment Officer Gary Brader saying the company is not interested in depreciating assets, The Australian Financial Review reported.

 

该公司预计，在经济从冠状病毒大流行中恢复后，对环境和社会影响融资的需求将会增加。Brader说，债券发行人也正在寻求为特定的社会或环境目的发行债券。

The insurer expects the demand for environmental and social impact finance to rise after the economy recovers from the coronavirus pandemic. Brader said bond issuers are also looking to issue bonds for specific social or environmental purposes.

 

“我们接到了许多发行人的电话，他们说，‘我想引入对市场有益的债券，而不仅仅是只能为我的资产负债表提供资金的债券。’这些对话在社会层面和低碳的可再生能源方面都在增加。” Brader说。

"We're taking a lot of calls from issuers who are saying, 'I want to bring a bond to market that does some good and doesn't just fund my balance sheet'. Those conversations are picking up, both on the social side as well as on the carbon-light, renewables [side]," Brader said.

 

QBE首席执行官Pat Regan在2019年4月表示，该公司的目标是到7月1日之前在燃煤发电行业实现零直接投资，并计划最迟在2030年之前逐步淘汰为燃煤电厂客户提供所有直接保险服务。

QBE CEO Pat Regan said in April 2019 that the company is targeting zero direct investments in the thermal coal industry by July 1 and plans to phase out all direct insurance services for thermal coal customers by 2030 at the latest.