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Opinion: Australian super funds could benefit from US ESG policy move

RAEWYN WILLIAMS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... marketplace"; for example, in May 2020, a MIT Sloan paper calculated that the degree of correlation (consensus) between five global ESG research firms' ranking of large companies on ESG matters was a mere 0.54 (with 1 representing perfect correlation) ...

Coles signs Queensland renewable energy deal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... the first major Australian retailer to commit to buying renewable energy through a 10-year Power Purchase Agreement with global renewable power generation company Metka EGN, purchasing more than 70% of the electricity generated by three solar power plants ...

Chronos Sustainability appoints Arisa Kishigami

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... indices and ratings and client engagement programmes on stewardship and ESG integration. Kishigami writes regularly on global ESG issues and is also a principal facilitator between Japan and the rest of the world as a member of Japan Sustainable Investment ...

ARENA, CEFC changes open door to CCS, hydrogen investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... "Recent proposals support this. Investors are seeking to work with the government and these agencies to align investment with global trends away from fossil fuels and into future growth markets. "Institutional investors have little appetite to allocate ...

Climate change to bring more frequent, intense weather: IAG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... tropical cyclones, storms, hail and floods are becoming more frequent and intense in a warmer world - and the increase in global temperatures to date is already influencing these events and impacting communities now. "We can categorically see a detectable ...

IIG launches alternative fund-of funds impact strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... investments normally have financial performance equal or better than their values-agnostic competitors, according to the Global Impact Investing Network.

RealIndex appoints former Acadian executive

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... manages $25.8 billion in assets under management (as at 30 June 2020) across a number of funds invested in Australian, global and emerging market equities, in addition to a number of bespoke institutional strategies. RealIndex manages its portfolios ...

Global sustainability standards bodies launch shared vision, goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
Five global organisations responsible for setting sustainability-related frameworks and standards have joined together to publish a shared vision for what is needed for more comprehensive corporate reporting. CDP, the Climate Disclosure Standards Board ...

FTSE Russell enhances Green Revenues data model

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... micro-sectors and 16,000 listed companies across 48 developed and emerging markets. This represents 98.5% of the total global market value of listed companies, FTSE Russell said. FTSE Russell also applies a green 'tiering' system to determine ...

Investors welcome Rio resignations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... that will not be mitigated by executive changes," Blakey said of the resignations. "HESTA is seeking the support of major global investors to strongly encourage the Rio Board to urgently consider this matter. Already, CalSTRS - the 11th largest public ...