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Modern slavery on the rise 10 years after Rana Plaza

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
It is 10 years since more than a thousand people died in the Rana Plaza textile factory collapse in Bangladesh in April 2013. In the intervening years, regulations to improve factory safety has been introduced in Bangladesh, and issues related to worker ...

Sustainability is facing a data crisis: new research

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
Inadequate data, fear of greenwashing and economic pressures is stalling progress on sustainability, according to a new study from Google Cloud. The study, conducted by The Harris Poll, found that greater accountability, better measurement and management ...

Amundi launches suite of Net Zero funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
European asset manager Amundi has launched a suite of Net Zero Ambition funds across multiple asset classes aimed at both institutional and retail investors. The goal of the Net Zero Ambition funds is to invest in companies "best to support the transition ...

$500bn investment needed to decarbonise NEM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2023  |  NEWS
It is possible to decarbonise Australia's National Electricity Market (NEM) in line with the ambition of limiting global warming to 1.5°C, but it carries a price tag of nearly half a trillion dollars of investment between now and 2050. The Clean ...

IGCC calls on government to boost Aussie green industry

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 APR 2023  |  NEWS
Institutional investors are looking to invest in climate solutions - but attractive opportunities to sufficiently invest in Australian transition industries are hard to come by. New research finds that Australia is well-positioned to build profitable ...

Hong Kong stock exchange proposes climate disclosures

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 APR 2023  |  NEWS
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong has proposed mandatory climate-related disclosure for its listed companies. The exchange has published a consultation paper that proposes enhancement of climate-related disclosures under its environmental, social and ...

Quinbrook acquires US biofuel producer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023  |  NEWS
Renewable energy investor Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has made its first foray into biofuels through a US investment. Quinbrook has acquired PurposeEnergy, an established US-based renewable fuels and biogas specialist that focuses on using waste ...

Reducing carbon emissions without affecting tracking error: Realindex

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023  |  NEWS
Investors can achieve significant carbon reductions with low tracking error in global equities portfolios, according to research from Realindex Investments. The systematic equities manager recently analysed a basket of global equities indices from December ...

Executive directors overwhelmingly male: AICD

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023  |  NEWS
A little more than 11% of ASX300 C-Suite executives are women, according to a new report from the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). The latest AICD Gender Diversity Report has revealed that while the gender representation of non-executive ...

CEFC invests $80m in private equity strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has committed up to $80 million in a private equity fund that will invest in a range of mid-market companies while driving decarbonisation at the same time. CEFC will invest in Crescent Capital Partners' seventh ...