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Santos sued over clean energy, net zero claims

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... "Why Santos? Aside from them being one of the largest oil and gas producers, they have one of the highest profiles in Australia. Their CEO is chair of [Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association] APPEA, and he's regularly in the market ...

Wealth managers under pressure on returns, ESG: Accenture

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... business towards wealth management with the aim of capturing stable, recurring, and lucrative fees," Hicks said. "In Australia, we are actually seeing the opposite. Australian banks had previously acquired wealth managers, but found it to be an unaligned ...

Supermarket giant inks $1.3bn sustainability-linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
One of Australia's supermarket majors has established $1.3 billion in sustainability linked loans (SLL). Coles Group announced they had replaced its $1.3 billion bilateral debt facilities with four-year SLLs. The SLL "draws a direct line between our ...

Record FUM growth at Australian Ethical

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
Fund manager and super fund Australian Ethical enjoyed record annual growth in its funds under management and announced a dividend in its results. With net inflows of $1.03 billion during the year driving FUM up to $6.07 billion, the company announced ...

No all male-boards on ASX200 companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... quarterly reporting of women on ASX 200 boards in 2015, there were 28 all-male boards. "This is an historical milestone for Australia that should be celebrated," said AICD CEO and managing director Angus Armour. "A great shift in the approach to diversity ...

Conscious Investment Management grows team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... mergers and acquisitions, growth-equity and venture capital, capital raisings, restructurings and joint-ventures, both in Australia and internationally. "I have spent over a decade working for one of the world's largest asset managers and within ...

CEFC invests in specialist disability accommodation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... aiming to be carbon neutral within two years. "This is a great example of prioritising innovative opportunities to grow Australia's low-emissions economy," Learmonth said. "We are proud to help extend the important benefits of sustainable housing to ...

Significant cuts to industrial emissions required: Grattan Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
If Australia is to meet net zero emissions by 2050, the industrial sector will have to significantly cut its carbon emissions through a combination of policies and actions, according to the Grattan Institute. The Grattan Institute has published Towards ...

Andrew Forrest steps up No Pain No Fear campaign

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... environmental and fish welfare practices "unfounded" and said that Huon "was the first and only seafood producer in Australia to achieve RSPCA Approved Farming certification." Forrest noted that he has been developing the practices behind No Pain, No ...

Opinion: Mind the gap: Investors continue to stall on climate action, despite sentiment confirming its risks

DAVID KLAUSNER  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... flooding, the crippling effects to infrastructure from the Texas deep freeze, or the long-term ecological impacts of Australia's Black Summer wildfires, climate change is already transforming the global economy, reshaping markets and altering the investment ...