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Sustainability, fair trade organisations call for equitable COVID-19 recovery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... show the market that our government takes green growth seriously," Thwaites said. "Every dollar of stimulus spent on clean energy projects generates nearly three times as many jobs per dollar than investment in fossil fuel projects. "We have an opportunity ...

HESTA issues Statement on Working with Indigenous Communities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
HESTA will directly engage with 14 mining and energy companies on working with Indigenous communities, with a focus on understanding how companies manage risks associated with Indigenous heritage protection. In the wake of the destruction of the Juukan ...

Climate, modern slavery areas of engagement: Ethical Partners

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... choice between two companies that passed the valuation screen, we're obviously going to go with the theme of renewable energy over the theme that we believe is promoting stranded asset risk. It's looking at how companies are understanding marketplaces ...

Northern Trust expands ESG Insights risk analytics suite

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... environments, that matters." Boccassini flagged that future analytical enhancements would come in the monitoring of water, energy and waste efficiency measures as clients continue to expand their investment oversight for ESG factors. Northern Trust is ...

Investors to increase climate-linked passive investments: DWS Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... global reliance on fossil fuels is reduced, we also want to ensure that the global reliance on other sources of renewable energy is increased at the same time," Rajan said. "On the one hand, investors are now trying to ensure that harmful fuels are being ...

Heritage Bank enacts environmental, social, governance policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... with a sustainability statement in our annual report, starting to talk about our impact, our carbon footprint in terms of energy saving," Lock said. "That was a baby step and we wanted to do that and to start to put some groundwork down, but in doing ...

CEFC invests in Charter Hall Prime Industrial Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has invested $50 million in the Charter Hall Prime Industrial Fund (CPIF). Ian Learmonth, CEO, Clean Energy Finance Corporation The $5.5 billion CPIF is one of Australia's largest industrial and logistics ...

ARENA allocates $2.17m to Alice Springs grid project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will allocate $2.17 million to support the Alice Springs Future Grid Project. (image courtesy of ARENA) The two year project will focus on addressing barriers to further renewable energy penetration in ...

ESG superannuation funds outperform in torrid year: Rainmaker

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... terms it's fair to say that many [ESG funds] are highly likely to be heavily invested into services sectors, alternate energy, health and pharma and technology," said Alex Dunnin, Rainmaker executive director of research and compliance. "These are sectors ...

BNP Paribas issues $140m in equity-linked green bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... climate index of ASX-listed companies. Mike Watanabe, managing director, head of equity derivatives, Australia The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), First State Super and QBE Insurance have taken up the $140 issuance, with is linked to a newly ...