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Small, mid-caps list governance, social as top ESG concerns: Perennial

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... months. Governance, Diversity, Safety and Equality were consistently at the top of all three sets of responses, with greenhouse gas emissions ranking fourth. Companies also reported that engaging with investors on sustainability and ESG issues produces ...

GSSB developing new GRI standard for agriculture and fishing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... the main source of employment in developing economies, while agriculture is second only to the energy sector for greenhouse gas emissions." This is the second of the GRI Sector Standards under development, after oil, gas and coal, GRI noted. It is planned ...

CEFC to provide finance for Bank Australia green home loan program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... mortgages below $1.5 million. The CEFC noted that the property sector accounts for about 23 per cent of Australia's greenhouse gas emissions, with about half of those emissions coming from residential buildings - largely as a result of heating, ventilation ...

BlackRock joins Climate Action 100+ investor initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... has joined Climate Action 100+, the global investor initiative that engages with the world's largest corporate greenhouse gas emitters on action on climate change. Emma Herd, chief executive officer of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) BlackRock ...

ESG engagement key to small cap value: Perennial Value Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... They're [Sustainable Development Goal] inspired - they typically fall into healthcare, education, renewable energy, greenhouse gas emissions reduction, clean water and those types of things.... "We're careful to not invest in things where we think there's ...

VicSuper: $3 billion in assets linked to sustainable outcomes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... on an equity share basis, our investments and what that means in terms of megawatts of renewable energy, and the greenhouse gas abatement they're creating. We measured the number of sustainable transport passenger journeys as a result of our investments. ...

First State Super on Climate Action 100+, engagement, and fund strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... State Super. Climate Action 100+ is a collaborative engagement coalition to work with the world's largest corporate greenhouse gas emitters to improve climate performance and ensure transparent disclosure of emissions. First State Super is one of a group ...

QIC Shopping Centre Fund issues $300m certified green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... institutional investment clients. The impact of this capital investment is expected to lead to a minimum 35% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions intensity in three of the assets within the portfolio: Robina Town Centre in the Gold Coast (Queensland) ...

Low Carbon Readiness Index measures motivation to reduce carbon

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... and then plan for and monitor future behaviour change. The three LCRI questions are: 1. I work hard to reduce my greenhouse gas emissions whenever possible 2. I feel very good when I am successful in reducing my greenhouse gas emissions 3. I would feel ...

AllianceBernstein launches Australian low-carbon equities strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... carbon' has been applied to an actively managed investment portfolio in this way," said Maslen. The strategy offsets greenhouse gas emissions associated with the portfolio holdings using third-party agreements for the retirement of carbon credits. "We ...