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Ban on waste export presents risks, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... and expansion of recycling facilities brings strategic risks and opportunities for companies and investors In Tuesday's budget speech, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced that commencing 1 January 2021, there will be a progressive ban on the export of ...

Cbus Super announces net zero portfolio emissions target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... and most of the strategies that we have developed, although they weren't targeted around a carbon or a greenhouse gas budget, the type of companies that portfolio managers are attracted to are more in the future-type companies rather than the old ...

Global stimulus an opportunity for sustainable investment: Ninety One

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... creation of the Next Generation EU, with funding of â,¬750 billion as well as targeted reinforcements to the long-term EU budget for 2021-2027, with a total commitment of â,¬1.85 trillion. The plan focuses both on immediate short term recovery in ...

Can proposed EU recovery plan prove a sustainable model for Australia?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... creation of the Next Generation EU, with funding of â,¬750 billion as well as targeted reinforcements to the long-term EU budget for 2021-2027, with a total commitment of â,¬1.85 trillion. The plan focuses both on immediate short term recovery in ...

Analysis: climate change, Australia and the fierce urgency of now

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... exploration for new fossil fuel reserves," O'Brien said. "If all reserves on the books get burnt, we blow our carbon budget many times over. We need a presumption against capex going into new reserves. The third policy position is to assertively ...

CEFC, Ironstone Capital create Warada Capital, specialist joint venture

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... years of operations, successfully leading the company to complete construction ahead of schedule and significantly ahead of budget, CEFC said. Warada is an indigenous word for Waratah, an iconic Australian flower known for its adaptability. The CEFC ...

NSW government to issue a second Sustainability & Social Bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... in 10-year funding through its first ever issue of a Green Bond late last year, the NSW Treasury department said in its budget presentation this week. The bond would allow the government to mobilise investors who can contribute capital to achieve important ...

40% of ASX200 fall short of the carbon reduction requirements: MSCI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... and additional penalties on all remaining sectors, and a third scenario that is aligned with Australia's required carbon budget under the Paris Agreement in a 2 degree world under which emissions are cut 52-56% on 2005 levels. MSCI found that approximately ...

A4S to address sustainability, disclosure at World Congress of Accountants

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
The Accounting for Sustainability Project (A4S) initiative will press the case for greater engagement around sustainability and the impact of environmental, social and economic issues on financial outcomes at the 20 th World Congress of Accountants ...

Q&A: Yolanda Beattie, Mercer, talks Future IM/Pact initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... want to grow this, and expand this audience over time. We'll be doing university events across Australia, limited to the budget that we have to coordinate them. So we're committing to three in the first year. I've already got Sydney Uni lined up. So ...