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Impact investing as greenwashing antidote: T. Rowe Price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... The Global Impact Strategy holds 93 companies in the portfolio and because it excludes fossil fuel companies and most materials companies, it has underperformed wider indices, but Balkrishna said it has performed strongly in comparison to other impact ...

A portfolio approach for renewable investment: Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... value of the asset is trending down because of eroding production weighted average price but cost of capital and cost of materials are going up. Q: How do you overcome this? A: The solution is for investors not to think about a specific standalone asset ...

Investors press Boral for clarity on net zero ambitions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Construction materials company Boral is in investors' spotlight after walking back its 2025 interim net zero commitment on the way to decarbonizing by 2050. Investors participating in the Climate Action 100+ engagement with Boral, a list participant ...

GRESB leader now 100% green loan financed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... Sustainable Building Council, a low impact method of demolition that has recycled approximately 70,000 tonnes of building materials on-site, saving up to 7,000 truck movements in this time.

Climate risk or opportunity for insurance sector

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... Insurance Council Roadmap to Net Zero urges insurers to implement a shadow carbon price, encourage innovative building materials for climate resilience, and capitalise on the large quantities of minerals required to capitalise on this transition. Hutley ...

Responsible investment AUM declines but uptake increases: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... underperformed wider benchmarks over the short term because responsible investment products tend to exclude mining, energy and materials sectors, which saw strong performance in 2022. RIAA has published its annual RI Benchmark report, identifying trends ...

New net zero standard for miners

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
While mining companies are essential providers of the materials needed for clean energy technologies, they also face significant transition risks. A new pilot benchmark will provide investors with the necessary metrics to help assess diversified mining ...

Forestry companies create global engagement body

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... next biodiversity COP16 in 2024. "ISFC's mission is to advocate for increasing the global provision of renewable materials in the context of a circular bioeconomy; supporting growth that is compatible with climate and nature recovery imperatives ...

Australia considers carbon tariff to level playing field

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... incentivise less carbon intensive manufacturing methods for Australian companies involved in the production of these materials. "For example, we may start to see other companies look to replicate GSWA's plans to build a green steel plant in Western Australia ...

Climate action both risk and opportunity to Australia: Intergenerational Report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... strengthened domestic supply chains, leveraging our world-leading renewable energy resources to process our energy transition materials. The report acknowledged that even with "effective global efforts" to mitigate further temperature increases, the ...