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Northern Trust outlines social, environmental challenges to road ahead

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
Reimaging capitalism and reengaging with climate risk are two of the broad themes that will affect financial markets over the next five years, according to Northern Trust. Northern Trust has updated their capital market assumptions, forecasting global ...

AGL launches electric vehicle subscription service

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
AGL has made a foray into the sharing economy by launching an Electric Vehicle (EV) Subscription Service for customers. AGL is partnering with car subscription service Carbar and EV charging supplier JET Charge on the service. The EV Subscription Service ...

Cbus Super announces net zero portfolio emissions target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
Cbus Super has announced they will reduce their absolute carbon emissions by 45% across their portfolio by 2030. The $54 billion industry super fund has announced a new Climate Change Roadmap, under which Cbus will put in place processes to achieve ...

GCNA urges government to focus on sustainability in COVID-19 recovery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... Australia, Konica Minolta Australia, Intrepid Travel, Pacific Hydro, IKEA Australia, the University of Melbourne, Country Road Group, Chartered Accountants ANZ, ACFID, World Vision, Global Impact Initiative, The Governance Institute of Australia, Clifford ...

CEFC invests in Charter Hall Prime Industrial Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has invested $50 million in the Charter Hall Prime Industrial Fund (CPIF). Ian Learmonth, CEO, Clean Energy Finance Corporation The $5.5 billion CPIF is one of Australia's largest industrial and logistics ...

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 ...

ASX-listed mining, gas and oil companies lack tax transparency: PWYP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
ASX-listed mining, gas and oil companies are "falling behind key transparency measures" on disclosing payments to governments in countries in which they operate, according to new research from Publish What You Pay (PWYP) Australia. Robyn Parkin, sustainability ...

UK pension fund to divest half its portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... portfolio - to climate aware strategies, instantly reducing its carbon footprint by the equivalent of taking 200,000 cars off the road, the fund said. The divestment includes its investments in emerging market equities and represents $2.17 billion being ...

COVID-19 risks and impacts disclosure "unprecedented challenge": AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
In a move to assist companies in reporting on the impacts of COVID-19, the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) and CPA Australia have published a joint guidance on disclosure and ...

Carbon emissions need to peak "as soon as possible": AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... issues. This will create long-term value for shareholders, stakeholders, and society. "Today we are at the starting line. The road ahead requires both imagination and pragmatism to meet a daunting set of challenges. As we move into a decade of transition ...