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Australian Unity hires ESG property specialist

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... delivery of ESG and sustainability strategies for other Australian developers and property managers, including Bouygues Construction, MIRVAC Group. Shinde holds a Master of Environmental Science & Environmental Law from the University of Sydney, a Master ...

Plato Investment Management launches net zero hedge fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... incorporates more than 100 ESG red flags, including some 60 environmental inputs, plays a major role in portfolio construction. "We check companies for a whole range of different signals using multiple data sources, which alone aren't that powerful ...

YFYS, tracking error a challenge to ESG adoption: Parametric

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... of the road for responsible investing," but super funds would benefit from applying optimisation-based portfolio construction tools. "One of the benefits of using a more quantitative portfolio optimisation approach is, while you can't completely neutralise ...

2021 theme in review: biodiversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... operations include fisheries, forestry, agriculture and aquaculture; food, beverages and tobacco; heat utilities; construction, while industries with high impacts on biodiversity in their operations or value chains: Food; infrastructure and mobility ...

Biodiversity loss a material financial risk: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... operations include fisheries, forestry, agriculture and aquaculture; food, beverages and tobacco; heat utilities; construction, while industries with high impacts on biodiversity in their operations or value chains: Food; infrastructure and mobility ...

RIAA rules out nuclear weapons, e-cigarettes in responsible investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... weapons, it is now incumbent on responsible investors to follow suit with their investment decision-making and portfolio construction" said RIAA CEO Simon O'Connor. "The majority of leading practice responsible investors already exclude nuclear weapons ...

ESG a thematic tailwind for microcap stocks: Yarra Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... and Lycopodium (LYL), which have engineering expertise from initial studies on new projects right through to plant construction. "As a starting point, we like to do a lot of due diligence; this is a low-turnover fund," Fleming said. "We like to understand ...

Brisbane firm to build organic waste to biogas system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... energy. Finn Biogas received a grant from the Business Research and Innovation Initiative (BRII) which will fund the construction of a renewable energy prototype the company calls the Micro Modular Anaerobic Digester (MMAD) System. Finn Biogas specialises ...

Charter Hall signs green development loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
Charter Hall has signed a $202 million certified green development loan to support the construction of a Melbourne development. Commonwealth Bank has served as sole financier and green coordinator for the Climate Bond Initiative-certified loan. The ...

ESG integration challenged by regional regulation, data: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... or asset owners' processes, Gwynne noted that the CIO normally drives the discussions. "Within the portfolio construction teams and sector heads, our clients have a dedicated ESG team now, and I think that's reflective of the status of this topic ...