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Sefa selected as lender to government Coronavirus guarantee scheme

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... government's guarantee scheme," said Hanna Ebeling, CEO of Sefa. "Purpose driven organisations have been showing incredible resilience during the COVID-19 crisis and Sefa is perfectly placed to help them through these challenging times." The Coronavirus ...

First State Super targets 30% emissions reduction in equities portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... policy positions. We'll continue to work with them. We have some fantastic real asset managers that are focused on that resilience and adaptation, so we continue to work with them." The plan also states that the fund will "actively advocate for an economy-wide ...

Local Government Super certified carbon neutral by Climate Active

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... being planted in Eastern Australia. This will provide habitat to native wildlife, conserve biodiversity and increase resilience to climate change. The international emissions reductions component of the offsets are delivered through investment in wind ...

AustralianSuper names Tom Garcia head of financial crime

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
AustralianSuper has appointed Tom Garcia as head of financial crime, security and resilience. Tom Garcia, head of financial crime, security and resilience, AustralianSuper Garcia joined AustralianSuper in March 2017 as head of product and moved to his ...

Climate change and public health cannot be viewed in isolation: UNGCNA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... "Covid-19 is an opportunity for business and governments to take stock and prepare strategies that will help build the resilience to deal with future crises aligned with a net zero future." Aside from the direct impact on health of extreme weather events ...

Climate change, unclear policy response pose investment risk: JANA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... nothing is projected to be greater in the long term. This reinforces a need for portfolio diversification to build resilience across a range of climate-related scenarios." The transition to a less carbon intensive global economy is inevitable, presenting ...

Ethical approach yields investment benefits: Crescent Wealth

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... pandemic," said Jason Hazell, chief investment officer at Crescent Wealth Super. "They've shown that they have a bit more resilience in a down market. When you look at us, we're that the top of that bunch. In shades of ethical, we are more extreme, and ...

CEFC invests $1.7 million in Australian agritech company

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... amount of water that can be stored in soil, the SCC technology could significantly bolster crop health and drought resilience," Learmonth said. "Healthier farms are also more valuable farms - by reducing fertiliser use, this technology could also help ...

Can proposed EU recovery plan prove a sustainable model for Australia?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... There will be clear winners and losers as a result of this stimulus, Freedman said, with companies that are focused on resilience, decarbonisation, and the wellbeing of its community and workforce better poised to come out of the crisis. Freedman also ...

OHS, social license to operate identified as infrastructure risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... These discussions have been very constructive to date given our business is one that tends to weather downturns with resilience." RARE Infrastructure also analyses social metrics as part of its investment process. "The way we think about it is two-fold," ...