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Calix outlines case for carbon capture and storage in cement and lime

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... neutrality by 2050, carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) will have to be part of the technology solution, according to Australian technology company Calix. Phil Hodgson, CEO, Calix Phil Hodgson, CEO of the ASX-listed company, recently presented at ...

AXA IM develops carbon footpath strategy based on forward climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... on overall diversification and potential investor return, which is a risk that many investors including the largest Australian superannuation funds have ruled out. "There has been a big call in certain quarters for wholesale divestment from the largest ...

Australian Ethical to cut administration fees, enhance customer experience

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical will cut its administration fees and make other enhancements to member experience after reporting a 40% in net profit after tax for the half year ending 31 December. John McMurdo, chief executive officer at Australian Ethical Australian ...

Companies have responsibility to meld profit and purpose: IBM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
Approximately three quarters of Australians think corporations have a responsibility to prioritise employees, the environment and the community as much as they prioritise delivering profits to shareholders, according to research from IBM. Jade Moffat ...

Australian mutual fund assets rise to $66.8bn in 2019: Cerulli Associates

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... show that sustainable investments gathered $1.2 billion in inflows in 2019 as well. Inflows "could be attributed to Australian investors' increased awareness of climate change," Cerulli suggested. Cerulli pointed to data from the Lowy Institute poll ...

Sydney Airport issues $600m bond with sustainability linked tranche

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... competitively priced US Private Placement issuance with a focus on lengthening its debt tenor and facilitating direct Australian dollar investment," said Matthew Carr, MUFG's managing director and head of debt capital markets for Australia and New Zealand. ...

ASX200 boards above 30% women in aggregate, but six have none

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
Although 30% of ASX200 board seats in aggregate are held by women, research from the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) show that 100 companies have not reached the 30% target and six companies still have no women on their board. In December ...

Taskforce recommends government support to build social impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... term" approach to guide its involvement in the social impact investing market. Kylie Charlton, managing director of Australian Impact Investments The Social Impact Investing Taskforce has released its interim report examining the Commonwealth's role ...

Integrating ESG considerations in securities lending programs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... strategies. On the securities side for example, in Australia there has been a large focus on active proxy voting by Australian funds which has impacted securities lending as we are required to recall securities to facilitate our clients voting instructions. ...

Comment: hindsight is 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... are more likely to get sunburn from UVB than those living in Europe, North America or most of Asia. According to the Australian government we have one of the highest rates of skin cancer in the world. At least two in three Australians will be diagnosed ...