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T. Rowe Price evaluates sustainability impacts of plastic consumption

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... people will stop using plastics altogether. But today we don't have the technology for that. So, we are trying to put the risk of plastics more into perspective." There are benefits to the use of plastics, Drew notes. Plastic is cheap, lightweight and ...

ISS ESG launches Solactive ISS ESG Prime Index Series

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... ISS ESG labels as "Prime", achieve or exceed the sector-specific performance requirements defined by ISS based on the ESG risk exposure and impact of their respective business models and value chains. The standards are based on established norms such ...

CEFC, Ironstone Capital create Warada Capital, specialist joint venture

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and Ironstone Capital have created a specialist joint venture, Warada Capital, which will focus on early stage greenfield projects. Ian Learmonth, CEO, Clean Energy Finance Corporation Warada Capital is an ...

Foresight Group hires Kim Nguyen to head Australian operations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... to launch in August 2019 and will look to "maximise the opportunities in Australia's debt markets to provide an attractive risk-adjusted return on infrastructure debt to Australian wholesale investors," Foresight said. "Kim Nguyen is hugely qualified ...

MSCI creates Climate Change Indexes tilted to low carbon transition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... re-weight securities based on MSCI's Low Carbon transition score, which measures a company's exposure to low carbon transition risk, carbon emissions and fossil fuel reserves, and its exposure to opportunities including alternative energy and clean-technology ...

Vanessa Zimmerman launches Pillar Two human rights consultancy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... Vanessa Zimmerman has launched Pillar Two, a consultancy that will assist companies with human rights policy development and risk management, as well as assisting with human rights and Modern Slavery reporting. Vanessa Zimmerman, founder, Pillar Two ...

Factor investing such as ESG strategies can be wise approach: AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... the investment cycle can enable investors to diversify and manage near term risks, but they should also focus on long term risk and returns, which is where the SDGs can come in. Using factor led investing and SDG alignment can result in strategies that ...

CEFC nears $1 billion mark in investment in Australia's wind sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... this experience really shows in their approach to new projects. Their accumulated experience really helps progress and de-risk the whole industry, and ultimately this benefits everyone".

Sustainable Melbourne Fund receives new loan facility, new name

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
The Sustainable Melbourne Fund has been reorganised and recapitalised with access to a loan facility of up to $200 million so that it can extend financing model throughout Australia. Scott Bocskay, CEO, Sustainable Melbourne Fund To reflect the significant ...

PVStop International designs off switch to shut down PV solar panels in fire

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
... off solar panels? If you can imagine you have an incident at your house and fire and emergency services come, if there's risk to life, save life, then make the rest of the structure safe, which means isolate gas and isolate electricity. But as long as ...