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Rest launches Sustainable Growth option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... reserves, derive revenue from oil or gas exploration, production and related activities, have power generated from thermal coal, oil and gas, or lease, mine or process coal and coke. "The Responsible Investment team were critical throughout the entire ...

State Street launches ESG service for securities lending

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021  |  NEWS
State Street Global Markets has established an ESG-aware commingled cash collateral reinvestment strategy for clients of its agency lending program. The Agency Lending team of State Street Global Markets has partnered with State Street Global Advisors ...

Low-cost, high-reliability road to renewable energy: Grattan Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... the next few years," said Tony Wood, program director, energy and climate change and co-author of the report. "Any of the coal fired generators that shut down in the meantime can be replaced with renewables. It's not a free ride, it needs to be backed ...

Investors confident in Australian renewables sector: MinterEllison

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... said. "Grids seldom get the investment they deserve," the study said. "In many developed economies, grids evolved to connect coal-fired power generation (often sited near coalfields) with cities But in most cases, the best sites for modern renewable ...

ESG investing growing strongly in Asia: J.P. Morgan Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... emissions, by 2060. To achieve carbon neutrality measures, J. P. Morgan Asset Management said that production of energy from coal will have to fall from 28% of current consumption to 2% in the next three decades, offset by a sharp increase in energy ...

Fossil fuel share offerings sharply underperform: Carbon Tracker

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... flotations worldwide for the first time last year, suggesting investors are shifting finance towards a low-carbon future as the coal, oil and gas industries have struggled, Carbon Tracker noted. The value of equity transactions completed by electric ...

Say on climate a "milestone moment" for ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
Four ASX listed companies thus far have committed to putting their climate strategy plans to shareholders to a vote at their 2022 AGMs, the first companies in the world to do so. The "say on climate" resolutions are advisory votes only, but engagement ...

Industry fund sets bar higher with Net Zero timing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... target builds off of the fund's existing work around ESG integration, including having previously screened out thermal coal, tobacco and controversial weapons, noted Ben Squires, NGS Super chief investment officer. "Through looking at all of the ...

Economist urges drastic action on climate change policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
Not having a strong federal policy on climate change and a pathway to move to zero carbon emissions by 2050 brings continued risk to Australia's economic growth long term, according to the head of one the leading economic think tanks. Danielle Wood ...

CEFC finances Tesla megapack battery project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... underlying annual energy consumption by 2040, with more than 26 gigawatts of additional renewable energy required to replace coal-fired generation. This will require up to an additional 19 gigawatts of new dispatchable resources, including utility scale ...