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ASX company issues billion dollar sustainability linked bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... interest rate of 2.55%. The SLB is tied to two performance targets. The first target will see Wesfarmers' retail business (Bunnings, Kmart Group and Officeworks) source 100% of their electricity from renewable sources by the end of 2025. The second ...

Charter Hall hires group head of ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... closely with the executive committee to integrate the group's environmental, social and governance outcomes across the business. Cole will report to chief experience officer Natalie Devlin. Cole has more than 20 years' experience in sustainability real ...

Role of oil and gas in net zero emission future

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... decade. This is the most important time to be investing in clean tech. "I find that in a lot of conversations I have with business, we do agree on what needs to be done, but we disagree on the timeline." Investors are equally concerned about the role ...

Oil and gas industry debate green hydrogen future

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... noted. "... We do need to step back and start doing things and building capabilities, but it comes down to gov't and business playing a role." Petrofac business development manager - east David Perry noted that hydrogen does have social acceptance and ...

Investment Leadership Awards ESG winners revealed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... portfolio that aligns with their values." Meanwhile, Australian Ethical has seen funds under management across all its business channels grow to beyond $5 billion in AUM by the end of 2020, and the fund manager and super provider has set an ambitious ...

Oxfam Australia calls for stronger climate action amid GDP risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... individual/community level what their lives could look like in a new tech/green economy." Governments should work with investors, business and non-governmental organisations to develop policies to plan and implement the economic shift that comes with ...

Fund manager seeking to expand ESG team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... Perennial Partners announced in April that it has spun its ESG team and flagship ESG fund into a separate boutique investment business. Perennial Better Future includes the Perennial Better Future Trust and the associated active ETF, the eInvest Better ...

Integrating the circular economy into investment strategies: American Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... preferences and risk management, and in recent years, it's beyond risk management, but looking at how sustainability provides business opportunity." American Century has previously identified the transition towards a global circular economy as a key ...

Using climate scenarios to assess company risks, return

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... thermal coal fired generation," Tam noted. "What we've seen from AGL is that they've decided to separate the business into two separate businesses. If you think about that separation as the businesses being split into CleanCo and DirtyCo, and ...

Supermarket group signs 10-year renewable deal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... the first Australian retail target to be endorsed by the UN-backed Science-Based Targets Initiative in line with the business's contribution to limiting climate change to 1.5 degrees. NSW Energy Minister Matt Kean said he was pleased to see more companies ...