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ARENA, CEFC changes open door to CCS, hydrogen investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
The federal government will extend a fresh $1.62 billion to the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to invest, and will change the legislative remit of ARENA and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) towards investing in carbon capture ...

Australian passive sustainable funds grow to $3.6 billion: Morningstar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... segments during 2018, while VanEck came out with a sustainable equity ETF (tracking the MSCI World ex Australia ex Fossil Fuel Select SRI and Low Carbon Capped Index) in the same year. "However, after the hype of launches in passive sustainable funds ...

Responsible investment AUM grows, but disclosure lags: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... strategy, and weapons, tobacco, gambling and pornography are the most frequently screened categories. The screening for fossil fuel exposures is beginning to catch up to consumer expectations, the report noted - in 2019, 14% of responsible investment ...

Identifying climate change risks in investment analysis

AGNIESZKA COCHRANE  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... inputs (e.g. energy, water) and outputs (e.g. waste management). There is also the risk of asset re-pricing such as fossil fuel reserves, land and securities valuations. Further, there are reputational risks which may affect a company or an entire sector. ...

Sustainability, fair trade organisations call for equitable COVID-19 recovery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... of stimulus spent on clean energy projects generates nearly three times as many jobs per dollar than investment in fossil fuel projects. "We have an opportunity to build back stronger and better, with investment in renewable energy and innovation that ...

ACCR files resolutions with BHP, AGL for AGM votes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... behaviour, whether it's through calling for deregulation, accelerating project approvals, demanding government support for fossil fuel development. These are all the things you wouldn't ordinarily think companies would press for, because it would seem ...

Investors to increase climate-linked passive investments: DWS Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... realised that this sort of exclusion narrowed the diversification sphere open to them. For example, if you take out fossil fuel-related companies from all these indices, you're excluding a third of the assets. So, excluding companies doesn't solve the ...

ESG ETP assets under management triple in last three years: Research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... exposure to BHP or Rio Tinto since the launch of the ETF. We updated that last year. We went further to fully exclude fossil fuel reserves. There are about 14 stocks in Australia with exposure to reserves. For RARI whilst we're underweight energy, it ...

Carbon emissions need to peak "as soon as possible": AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... years," Moret said. "It has grown nearly 40% each year, but it has not been sufficient to offset the big contribution of fossil fuel energy. We need to influence and engage with companies about their energy mix, for them to go greener and shift to be ...

Future Super measures environmental impact of portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
Future Super has released its second impact report, measuring the fund's environmental impact both in terms of fossil fuel investments avoided and renewable energy that investments have generated. Kirstin Hunter, co-founder, Future Super The report ...