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FS Sustainability launches inaugural ESG Power50

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... goods to mining, with the common good of protecting the long-term performance of their companies across a vast range of material ESG issues. "In addition to the professional work that our ESG Power50 finalists do, we were also impressed by the community ...

It pays to go green: top ETF megatrends for long-term growth

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... that copper has been harder to find in recent times, this has led to growth in mergers and acquisitions related to the material as the risk of new mines means that companies are expanding through M&A rather than opening new mines. However, Global X anticipates ...

Are companies drowning in a sea of ESG requests?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... divest, at which point your power... to influence and achieve change is actually gone? Or by working from within as a material shareholder? "It's a question about, if you've had engagement over a period of time... a resolution against what the ...

Could the anti-woke movement take hold in Australia?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
Industry leaders have delivered a stark warning to Australian companies and government to ensure that workers are not left behind in a just transition to net zero - or risk the kind of political polarisation and populism that has given rise to the "anti-woke" ...

Podcast: Capturing green returns - Mamadou-Abou Sarr

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... ex-Australia ESG Materiality and Carbon Transition Select Special Tax Index. It integrates considerations of financially material ESG issues and tilts towards companies participating in opportunities associated with the low carbon transition while using ...

No room for complacency for Australia as a renewable energy superpower

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
Australia has "no room for complacency" if it wants to become a renewable energy superpower, according to a new report from EY's Net Zero Centre. EY has published Seizing Australia's energy superpower opportunities, the latest report from EY's ...

Government advisors call for investment in circular economy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
The concept of a circular economy presents both risks and rewards for investors in the transition to a sustainable, low carbon economy. At the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors' annual conference in Sydney, advisory members of the Circular ...

Holcim NZ launches low-carbon cement facility

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... customers to enable decarbonisation in building projects. "Cement is a key ingredient in the most commonly used building material in the world. Each year over 1.5 million tonnes of traditional cement is used in Aotearoa New Zealand, generating 1.3 million ...

ASIC fines Future Super over greenwashing Facebook post

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... that ASIC is continuing to focus on greenwashing broadly, in statements to the market, disclosure documents, marketing material and on social media. Industry using social media to promote green claims are not immune from ASIC action. "We expect the industry ...

Super funds ESG options underweight BHP, overweight CSL: Rainmaker Information

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
Super fund ESG options on average have "sharply reduced" exposure to BHP, Woodside Energy and Transurban while being overweight CSL, Telstra and ResMed, according to Rainmaker Information. Rainmaker Information has released its most recent Rainmaker ...