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bfinance sounds alarm on "overly simplistic" carbon targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... strategy difficult or easy to mould to a low-carbon target, such as the extent to which it uses quantitative portfolio construction techniques, plus bfinance also found that "there are large differences in the amount of dispersion in the WACI data for ...

Podcast: Inclusive product design with Amarachi Seery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... make sure that their product design teams are as inclusive as their target customer base, and how a career start in construction gives her an edge as a sustainability finance professional. Seery has previously spoken with FS Sustainability, saying that ...

ACCU demand to rise with Climate Active certification: CBA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... with 99 entities receiving Climate Active certification. Next highest is banking and finance on 62 and building and construction and food and beverage each on 33. Whilst there are differing standards for businesses, buildings, goods and services and ...

Pact Group commits to reducing emissions 50% by 2030

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... recycle up to 1 billion 600ml beverage bottles a year. A second PET recycling facility with similar capacity is under construction in Melbourne while a mixed plastics recycling plant is also being constructed in Melbourne. "The vast majority of Pact's ...

Innova launches ESG model portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... charities. The Innova Sustainable Future Managed Account Solution portfolios apply negative and positive screens in its construction, with positive tilts to companies supporting climate action, life on earth, sustainable resource use, gender equality ...

Resource efficiency a marker for investment performance: Osmosis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... Osmosis uses its in-house research process to standardise unstructured corporate environmental data, enabling the construction of a sustainable investment factor which the firm demonstrates through their research as being uncorrelated to other common ...

LGT Crestone hires head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... decades and brings extensive experience in ESG integration, Australian and global equities management, and portfolio construction. At Crestone, Wan Lum is also a member of the investment, product and services team.

Strong demand for ESG managed accounts: Praemium

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... distribution officer Martin Morris. "But they're also discovering there are more and more ways to influence portfolio construction through managed accounts. Whereas before they would look at a managed fund, and they might be able to get some information ...

Alcoa alumina refining project receives ARENA funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... second portion of the project will begin in the first quarter of 2024 and continue into mid-2026 with detailed design, construction and pilot testing of this emerging technology at Alcoa's Pinjarra refinery in Western Australia. Alcoa of Australia is ...

CEFC, Hostplus, Octopus Australia to invest in renewable energy asset

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... clean energy future, while continuing to supply the power that helps keep Australia's lights on. "With the planned construction of both solar and storage at the site, the GREP also offers an exciting opportunity for the Gippsland community to benefit ...