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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 ...

C-suite executives cite climate as top risk to growth: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
Australia's C-suite executives worry more about climate change as the top risk to growth, beating out COVID-19, according to EY. That puts Australian executives in a unique position over other global executives, which still view the pandemic as ...

BetaShares to launch climate change innovation ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
BetaShares will launch another sustainability-linked ETF on the ASX. The BetaShares Climate Change Innovation ETF (ERTH) is designed to provide investors with exposure to global companies "at the forefront of tackling today's climate and environmental ...

Clean Energy-based ETF to list on ASX

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
One of Australia's main exchange traded fund (ETF) providers will launch an ETF based on the clean energy sector. VanEck is finalising preparation of the Vectors Global Clean Energy ETF (ASX: CLNE), which is expected to commence trading on the ASX in ...

Opinion: 2021 Reboot: three ways to innovate for impact

WARWICK PEEL, GORDON NOBLE  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
Note: This piece was contributed by Warwick Peel of IdeaScale and Gordon Noble of GNBK, and solely reflect the writers' opinions. While 2020 was cruel to society and harsh for our economy, it also had its benefits - organisations and government ...

Green economy a multi-trillion dollar opportunity: FTSE Russell

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
The global green investment economy is growing faster than the overall equity market and currently represents a US$4 trillion market cap opportunity, according to research from FTSE Russell. FTSE Russell Green Revenues 2.0 Data Model has identified ...

Aviva Investors puts companies on notice over climate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
Aviva Investors has warned 30 global companies that they expect them to deliver net zero goals by 2050 and will back up its engagement with escalatory actions including divestment. Aviva Investors announced its Climate Engagement Escalation Programme ...

Industry superannuation fund ESG options surpass $10 billion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... Plug Power, Ballard Power Systems, Douglas Emmett, and Mapletree Commercial Trust. "The Global Environmental Opportunities (GEO) option was launched in 2012 to provide members an option to invest in companies focused on addressing environmental issues ...

SSGA to use proxy vote over ethnic, racial diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
Racial and ethnic inequity is a systemic risk that "threatens lives, companies, communities, and our economy," according to one of the largest global fund managers. State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) president and CEO Cyrus Taraporevala has issued ...

Government to launch inquiry into financial sector and climate risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
A proposed federal inquiry will examine the legality of banks and insurers' decisions to withdraw from lending or insuring mining projects on climate risk grounds. The big banks and regulators including APRA and ASIC are expected to be called to the ...