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Ardea, UTS partnership to bring AI to fixed income analysis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... with the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) that will apply machine learning to areas including climate change and government bond investing. The Ardea + UTS Academic Program spur new academic research, strengthen Ardea's research capabilities, and ...

Rest climate change case pushes ahead

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... O'Donnell v Commonwealth and Ors is a potential class action with lead claimant Katta O'Donnell, who owns Australian government bonds. O'Donnell is seeking to hold the Australian government to account over climate change risks, arguing that ...

Global sustainability standards bodies launch shared vision, goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
Five global organisations responsible for setting sustainability-related frameworks and standards have joined together to publish a shared vision for what is needed for more comprehensive corporate reporting. CDP, the Climate Disclosure Standards Board ...

IGCC CEO appointed to Greater Sydney Commission

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... appointed environment commissioner for the Greater Sydney Commission. The Greater Sydney Commission is an independent NSW Government agency leading strategic metropolitan planning. Its role is to lead the accelerated delivery of key economic and innovation ...

Substantial investment needed for sustainable infrastructure: RARE Infrastructure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
Infrastructure assets will require "substantial investments" to achieve lower carbon emission targets and require private sector funding for many initiatives, according to new research from RARE Infrastructure. RARE Infrastructure recently published ...

Company secretaries weigh challenges, opportunities of virtual AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... audience. "The thing that's really important in your role is to stay up to date with what is happening with different government announcements, including ASIC's guidance and the ASA [Australian Shareholders' Association] guidance. Be cognisant ...

CEFC backs project to bring Tesla Powerwall to SA social housing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... electricity grid. The program is also supported by an $8.2 million grant from ARENA, $10 million from the South Australian Government's Grid Scale Storage Fund, and an $18 million equity contribution from VPP operator Tesla. This is the third phase of ...

NZ Super appoints Rosemary Vilgan to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... currently the chairperson of the Commonwealth Bank Group Staff Superannuation Fund and the chairperson of the Federal Government's Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission (stepping down in October), a Member of the Cambooya Investment Committee ...

GreenCollar secures funding for Queensland carbon farming projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... projects will generate an estimated value of $9.5 million worth of Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs). The Queensland Government launched the $500 million Land Restoration Fund with the aim of expanding carbon farming in the state by supporting land-sector ...

Cbus Super announces net zero portfolio emissions target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... motion for its property assets has proven a strong value proposition with tenants in office property, particularly government and semi-government departments which frequently have rules relating to environmental performance of leased spaces. Focusing ...