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Circular economy a key investment theme: American Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... needs to be rethought and constructed to become more of a closed loop system, from the mining and resourcing of raw materials to the end of life management," Mascotto said. "The circular concept means we should be able to use products longer, as opposed ...

Tech platform to assist ASX companies in ESG reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... does filter into the social side as well," Wedin said. "We're building renewables projects and have a battery raw materials project in Germany, so there's a lot of input into the social side. In terms of governance, we have some big company experience ...

Climate, governance and supply chain top 2021 priorities: BofA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... opportunities for improvement on ESG grounds - oil and gas (49%), utilities (44%), consumer discretionary (34%) and materials (31%). There was a relative shift away from social issues, Chopra noted. "Surprisingly, I'd say, some of the social issues were ...

Companies expect increase in sales linked to sustainability: HSBC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... sustainability, up from 68% in 2019. Between 20 and 35% have annual targets in place, most frequently for recycling materials and energy usage, and are reporting setting targets for the impact of products and services on the environment and local communities ...

Waste and recycling legislation to foster circular economy: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... is that it brings some carrots and sticks to the issue. It also moves the emphasis of action to those that bring the materials into the market - the importers, the businesses, and so on." Last year, EY issued a report that estimated that only $4.2 million ...

Ban on waste export presents risks, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... ecosystem to take more ownership of resource recovery at every step of the value chain. "A genuine closed loop solution for materials is needed for a domestic recycling economy to thrive," he said. "We hope that the fund will encourage waste generators ...

ARENA, CEFC changes open door to CCS, hydrogen investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... needs low-cost abatement to maintain our position as a leading energy exporter and manufacturer of energy-intensive materials, and to enable new industries like hydrogen."

Substantial investment needed for sustainable infrastructure: RARE Infrastructure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... of smaller projects that have a more marginal benefit to the green infrastructure theme, but they're using local materials, local aggregates, local labour, local contracting companies, and thereby stimulating local economies and communities, which ...

Identifying climate change risks in investment analysis

AGNIESZKA COCHRANE  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... largely driven by changing consumer preferences leading to declining demand for goods and services. Increased costs of raw materials can also result in increased production costs due to the higher price of inputs (e.g. energy, water) and outputs (e.g. ...

Identifying potential risks of COVID-19 and modern slavery in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... coronavirus. While cancellations can be carried out by force majeure, by doing so, factories are stranded holding raw materials, and worker layoffs are inevitable. The Worker Rights Consortium have developed a list tracking how global brands are responding ...