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Climate, governance and supply chain top 2021 priorities: BofA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... ESG grounds - oil and gas (49%), utilities (44%), consumer discretionary (34%) and materials (31%). There was a relative shift away from social issues, Chopra noted. "Surprisingly, I'd say, some of the social issues were not as high a priority for investors ...

Green loans to finance light rail, battery storage

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
Two new green loans totalling $400 million have been put in place to support light rail and a battery energy storage system. Canberra's light rail network has refinanced a $280 million debt facility, with Canberra Metro assisted by financial advisors ...

Investing for the day after tomorrow: Janus Henderson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
Investing in line with the day after tomorrow means investing in companies that are meeting climate change, human rights, and broad demographic challenges and opportunities, according to Janus Henderson. The Janus Henderson Global Sustainable Equity ...

Women continue to make strides in ASX200 board positions: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... information and knowledge with its international counterparts to investigate ways in which other countries have been able to shift the dial at the executive level," the report said.

Considering potential ESG implications of the US election

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... towards decarbonisation. "The Paris Agreement has already established a strong market signal for investors that has helped shift the global economy towards decarbonisation," said Emma Herd, chief executive officer of the Investor Group on Climate Change ...

Cost of no climate action to hit Australian economy: Report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
More than 30% of employed Australians and 30% of national income come from industries exposed to economic disruption and risk from climate change and an unplanned economic transition, according to Deloitte Access Economics. Australia's agriculture ...

BetaShares to launch ethical diversified ETFs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
BetaShares will launch three ethical diversified ETFs on the ASX in December as a result of a wider product review. BetaShares will change the investment strategy on BetaShares Diversified Growth ETF (ASX: DGGF), BetaShares Diversified Balanced ETF ...

Medibank issues first sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
Private health insurer Medibank has issued its first sustainability report, providing analysis on key stakeholders, and mapping their activities to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Medibank identified customer health, employee health, community ...

Vanguard expands Ethically Conscious product range

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... Vanguard has evolved the line based on the demands and needs of clients, Reedman said. "We're definitely seeing that shift from previous years, with institutions wanting to remove tobacco from their international equities portfolios to today our ...

Investors, assemble: Climate League launched

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... Government Super, New Forests, Pendal Group, Pollination, UniSuper and the Victorian Funds Management Corporation. "To really shift the dial and achieve lasting action to halt the potentially devastating impacts of climate change, it is critical businesses ...