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BlackRock, Temasek form partnership to invest in decarbonisation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... including capital from Temasek and BlackRock. "The world cannot meet its net zero ambitions without transformational innovation," said Larry Fink, chairman and CEO of BlackRock. "For decarbonization solutions and technologies to transform our economy ...

Real estate investment group issues $300 million green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
A leading real estate developer and investment group has become the largest non-bank ASX listed issuer of green bonds to date by issuing a second green bond. Lendlease has issued a $300 million green bond, its second in five months. Its debut green ...

Serving up meat's sustainability risks, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... meat supply chain into five indicators - animal welfare, labour standards, product quality and safety management, and innovation management. Investigative work by NGOs and media outlets, combined with engagement with a number of investors including Robeco ...

Signs of a "greenium" in bond market: Climate Bond Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... on climate as part of massive portfolio transformation to ESG," said Francois Millet, head of ETF strategy, ESG and innovation at Lyxor Asset Management: "ETFs, which invest in largest investment grade EUR and USD issuances provide exposure to the most ...

C-suite executives cite climate as top risk to growth: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... engagement with their workforce. "This also seeps into acquisition rationales. Internal digital resources, acquiring innovation and talent, come back to that stat of 65% planning bolt on acquisitions, something that is bolting on to an existing capability ...

Property developer sets more ambitious timeline to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
A leading retail property owner and developer has brought its net zero carbon emissions targets forward by two years and committed to potentially doubling its rooftop solar panel generation as part of the process. Stockland has said it will have net ...

Social, governance risks to unequal global vaccine distribution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
The equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccinations is a human challenge, but it also has implications on investors, companies and operations and supply chains. As rollout of the various vaccinations for COVID-19 begin to happen in countries around ...

BetaShares to launch climate change innovation ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
BetaShares will launch another sustainability-linked ETF on the ASX. The BetaShares Climate Change Innovation ETF (ERTH) is designed to provide investors with exposure to global companies "at the forefront of tackling today's climate and environmental ...

Opinion: 2021 Reboot: three ways to innovate for impact

WARWICK PEEL, GORDON NOBLE  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... successfully. Now it's 2021, so rather than react, we need a plan to reboot the economy. We need to focus on harnessing the innovation and those 2020 pivots to focus on solving some of the challenges in our economy like jobs, rebuilding resilience ...

Australian businesses march on with ESG integration: Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... programmes, but will result in "engaged and energised talent, authentic connection with stakeholders and higher levels of innovation and revenue growth," the Mercer study said. "We know that a company's values and, more specifically, action on ESG is ...