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Climate transition a factor in sovereign debt pricing: Ardea

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... rents have a strong positive association, while renewable energy has a negative association with yields and spreads. In Australia, Ryan said that coal has boosted our economy historically leading to the country being disincentivised from moving away ...

Climate resilience needed to dodge $442b VIC loss by 2100

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... be about $40 billion by 2040. Without action, it will grow ten times by 2100. This comes as the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) this month put out a report outlining recommendations for federal and state governments to invest in resilience against ...

NGS tracking ahead on 2030 net zero pledge

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
NGS Super is making faster-than-expected progress towards its goal of achieving a carbon neutral portfolio by 2030. Measurement of carbon intensity in the NGS Diversified MySuper portfolio fell by nearly 20% between 30 June 2021 and 30 June 2022, around ...

Challenging market weakens ESG-focused fund flows

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... companies or to underweight them. The drop in Australasia is attributed entirely to one institutional client at Vanguard Australia that pulled its investment from the firm's ethically conscious funds. Flows into Australasian active sustainable funds ...

Report sounds alarm on data centre climate risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... University of Technology Sydney's Institute for Sustainable Futures has published IT and Data Centre Sustainability in Australia, covering the insights of more than 100 sustainability managers surveyed in April and May this year. The research cites statistics ...

Demystifying ACCUs: What are carbon credits and how do they work? - Gary Wyatt

THE GREENER WAY  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
Australian Carbon Credit Units have somewhat been in the firing line recently with the independent Chubb review recommending changes to improve transparency and confidence in the scheme. In this podcast, senior journalist Rose Mary Petrass speaks with ...

The skills shortage delaying net zero: CEDA

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... workers or risk falling behind on the clean energy transition. The report, from the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA), argues that governments should focus on supporting workers and communities in a just transition rather than subsidising ...

UniSuper invests with NorthStar Impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
UniSuper has awarded a $50 million mandate to a specialist impact equities fund manager. UniSuper has appointed NorthStar Impact as a specialist external listed equities manager. NorthStar Impact invests in listed Australian and New Zealand companies ...

Tasmanian cattle producer new chair of Farmers for Climate Action

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
Tasmanian cattle producer Brett Hall has been named new chair of Farmers for Climate Action (FCA) following the resignation of Charlie Prell. Hall, a long-time board member, will play a key role in selecting the new CEO at the non-profit which represents ...

APRA strengthens super fund ESG responsibilities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... incorporate environmental and social impact objectives in their investment strategies," said PRI policy specialist, Australia, Mayleah House. "Beneficiaries' returns are largely dependent on longer term market-wide performance, which in turn is impacted ...