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AGL, ARENA in $8m electric vehicle charging study

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
AGL and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) are launching an $8 million trial to test the impact of electric vehicle (EV) charging on the electricity grid. Three hundred AGL customers who sign up to AGL's Electric Vehicle Plan will participate ...

Climate Action 100+ adds companies to engagement list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
Climate Action 100+ has augmented its focus list of companies for engagement, including several new Australian listed companies. The changes to the Climate Action 100+ means overall nine companies have been added to the list and two have been removed ...

Victorian social housing commitment potential opportunity for impact investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... affordable housing is an area of investment in the impact investment sphere. According to the Benchmarking Impact: Australian Impact Investor Insights, Activity and Performance Report 2020 by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) ...

State of the climate report confirms need for climate-aware investing: Future Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
Recent observations by CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) on the pace and severity of climate change "confirms what people already know" and also gives impetus for investing in line with reducing the risks and effects of climate change, according ...

Women continue to make strides in ASX200 board positions: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... more ASX200 companies have reached the target of having 30% of their board positions filled by women, according to the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). Currently, women hold 32.1% of ASX300 board positions, an increase of 2 percent in ...

Investors urge companies to broaden view of modern slavery risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
A coalition of Australian fund managers and super funds have written the 100 largest companies in Australia, encouraging them to examine broad supply chain risks of labour exploitation as a leading indicator of modern slavery. The coalition of 24 investors ...

Climate change, SDG impacts of US election

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... address it," Rennie said. "The election of Joe Biden to the US presidency is a game-changer for climate policy and if the Australian government doesn't adjust its thinking, we will be on the wrong team." Rennie warns that "if Australia were to be ...

Companies pledge 100% renewable energy by 2025

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
Woolworths Group has become the latest Australian company to pledge to power its entire operations with renewable electricity by 2025. Woolworths has joined the global RE100 initiative. It will build on its network of rooftop solar panels installed ...

AustralianSuper backs net-zero emissions

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... progress in reducing its carbon intensity by 44%, director of ESG and stewardship Andrew Gray said. The super fund's Australian and international share portfolios have emitted 44% less carbon than the market index. Gray said the super fund will work ...

Cost of no climate action to hit Australian economy: Report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... always right, you want to follow that." The Deloitte report breaks down the sources of risk, noting that 23% of the Australian workforce is exposed in emissions intensive sectors, and Australian regions are more exposed to disruption and a failure to ...