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Investing in the low-carbon transition: Ninety One

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... lot," Cooper said. "The problem with product emissions is that businesses carry a lot of risk for things they don't control but they're still responsible for them. Those risks will come back and affect your business. This is the case for energy ...

Considering potential ESG implications of the US election

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... vote tally has not been finalised as of publication. As of publication, the Republican Party looked on track to retain control of the Senate, while the Democratic Party retained control of the House, with precise numbers of the party splits still being ...

Cost of no climate action to hit Australian economy: Report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... about the changes that are underway," Philip said. "If you do that, you can think about structural change to have some control over the transition. If you leave it too late, it can become catastrophic. We model a transition not a cliff. Nobody is saying ...

The 2020 US election: an infrastructure perspective

TIM HUMPHREYS  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
Both Republicans and Democrats recognise the need for and the stimulative benefit of infrastructure investment, particularly when fiscal spending is needed during recession. However, even before COVID-19, there was an urgent need for spending on American ...

CEFC backs project to bring Tesla Powerwall to SA social housing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is investing up to $30 million in program to deliver home energy systems to social housing tenants in South Australia. The project will see the installation of solar and battery storage systems across more ...

Do founder-led listed companies outperform on E, S and G metrics?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
Listed companies that are led by founders can demonstrate resilient value generation because of an alignment to long-term return, but a focus on long-term governance at founder-led companies is not always correlated to environmental and social out-performance. ...

HESTA issues Statement on Working with Indigenous Communities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... based on the principle that Indigenous Peoples own and determine the value of their tangible and intangible heritage and control that heritage and determine who has access to it, HESTA said. Blakey said HESTA expected company boards to have oversight ...

Investing in healthcare yields financial, social returns: American Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
Strong gains in healthcare stocks mean not only financial return, but also returns linked to positive impacts aligned to the Sustainable Development Goals, according to global fund manager American Century Investments. The American Century Health Care ...

Australian business environment amongst world's most resilient: FM Global

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... Australia. Australia was recognised for its strength in a number of drivers related to supply chain resilience including control of corruption (ranked 14), supply chain visibility (ranked 22) and quality of infrastructure (ranked 31). "There are a number ...

ARENA allocates $2.17m to Alice Springs grid project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will allocate $2.17 million to support the Alice Springs Future Grid Project. (image courtesy of ARENA) The two year project will focus on addressing barriers to further renewable energy penetration in ...