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Local pick-up a key to reducing emissions in e-commerce: Accenture

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021 | NEWS

E-commerce skyrocketed during 2020 due to shopping shifting to online because of COVID-19, but emissions from parcel delivery actually dropped through the use of click and collect and curbside pickup, according to Accenture. The environmental gains ...

$150 million impact fund to target small companies for investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021 | NEWS

A firm founded by ex-managers from Goldman Sachs and Bankers Trust are launching a $150 million impact fund to invest in small and medium-sized Australian businesses. Growth equity investor Beckon Capital is developing a fund to invest in small and ...

Global fund manager launches local climate transition fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021 | NEWS

A leading global fund manager has launched a green transition index fund for Australia and New Zealand. Northern Trust Asset Management has created the NT World Green Transition Index, which excludes companies with fossil fuel reserves, and selects ...

ARENA to provide finance for pumped hydro facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021 | NEWS

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will commit financial support for a $777 million pumped hydro plant in Queensland. ARENA has announced it has conditionally approved up to $47 million in funding to support the Genex Power's Kidston ...

Global digitalisation impacting environmental, social factors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021 | NEWS

Digitalisation as an investment trend is gathering momentum, fuelled by developments in the last year and an "agent for positive change" for achieving social and environmental goals, according to Janus Henderson Investors. Digitalisation as a trend ...

What's in a name: evaluating the goals behind net zero targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021 | NEWS

Super funds and asset managers have announced commitments to remove risks of greenhouse gas emissions from their portfolios. These announcements have a shorthand - "net zero" or "carbon neutral" or "decarbonisation" - and have varying timelines to reach ...

Westpac inks $350 million sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021 | NEWS

Westpac has structured a $350 million sustainability-linked loan (SLL) that ties the interest rate to how a company performs on social issues that are material to the company's performance. The three year loan to G8 Education, Australia's largest ...

Diversity, human rights, climate change lead agenda: ASI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021 | NEWS

Diversity and inclusion, human rights and climate change continue to be issues of engagement for Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI). In addition to joining the 40:40 Vision campaign, ASI has also developed its own diversity and inclusion expectation ...

Industry fund sets bar higher with Net Zero timing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021 | NEWS

An industry superannuation fund has set the most ambitious climate change related target yet, aiming to attain a carbon neutral investment portfolio in nine years. The $12.8 billion NGS Super has set a target of carbon neutrality by 2030. The target ...

Social issues come to fore in 2020: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021 | NEWS

Modern slavery, climate change and decarbonisation, engagement with indigenous people, waste and good corporate culture were key topics of engagement for Ausbil Investment Management. Ausbil recently released its engagement report covering its activities ...

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AGL mulls sale of Tilt Renewables

JAMIE WILLIAMSON

AGL Energy has confirmed it is considering selling its 20% stake in the wind and solar energy generator.

Nuveen eyes green loans in local RE strategy

MATTHEW WAI

Following its first close in December, Nuveen's Australian commercial real estate debt strategy, which has a focus on responsible investing, has received $300 million from the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) on its second close.

Wollemi Capital buys renewables platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON

The climate-focused investment firm will pay $19 million for MPower Group's renewable energy and battery storage business after the latter faced challenges in securing funding.

Podcast: Measuring nature assets in portfolios

THE GREENER WAY

In this episode of The Greener Way, host Michelle Baltazar discusses the transition to nature-positive investment portfolios with Lucian Peppelenbos, climate and biodiversity strategist at Robeco.

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