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Strong demand for ESG managed accounts: Praemium

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... categories: pornography, gaming, animal testing, armaments, alcohol, tobacco, and three categories in fossil fuels- thermal coal, oil sands, and oil and gas. These screens feed into Praemium's existing capabilities that permit customisation of portfolios. ...

Blackmores inks $75m sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
Blackmores has refinanced $150 million of existing loan facilities and linked half of the refinancing to sustainability targets. The new sustainability linked loan agreement will incentivise Blackmores to achieving on targets including reductions of ...

ESG indicators a risk warning for credit: First Sentier

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... credit asset class that focus on ESG risk "will be paying particular attention to the deteriorating economics of the company's coal power plants, potential stranded assets, and possible stricter regulation or climate litigation.: Climate goals and emissions ...

HESTA "unlikely to support" AGL demerger without faster closure of coal-fired stations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... demerger of AGL unless the company sets a clear strategy to invest in renewables and storage and "strong commitments" to close coal-fired power plants earlier than currently proposed. "To lower systemic risk and protect members' investments HESTA is ...

Deloitte launches specialist climate solutions practice

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... scale emissions solutions for clients. Proposed areas of focus include low-cost wind energy, ocean carbon sequestration, coal/biomass ash circular economy application and hydrogen remote area power. "Deloitte took a leading position to shift the climate ...

CEFC, Hostplus, Octopus Australia to invest in renewable energy asset

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... clean energy to the National Electricity Market, to help replace the fossil fuel supply that will be lost when the Yallourn coal fired power station closes. The GREP development will be a multi-staged project and will investigate the deployment of various ...

CBA highlights strong demand for ACCUs in push to expand carbon market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... opportunities for CCS in Australia - CBA points to Glencore's CTSCo's project in Queensland is looking to start carbon capture from coal power generation and Santos' Moomba CCS project in South Australia. Australia's ACCUs are internationally considered ...

Scoping future winners from the green hydrogen transition: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... get there, but most of the hydrogen fuel today is being derived by fossil fuels, either through the combustion of gas or coal, and that, when produced, does actually emit CO2," Thomas said. "Today, we only have around 90 million tonnes of hydrogen being ...

AGL takeover bid first, but not last on net zero grounds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... partner of Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners, pointed to the AGL bid and Origin's announcement that it would close its only coal-fired power plant, in Eraring, NSW, in 2025, seven years ahead of schedule as a "major shift in the tempo of Australia's ...

HSBC Asset Management launches ESG Asia bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... bonds and social bonds. The fund will also use negative screening to exclude low ESG rated sectors, such as weapons, thermal coal, gambling and tobacco, and issuers considered to be breaching the UN Global Compact Principles. It will be managed by Alfred ...