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T. Rowe Price joins Responsible Investment Association Australasia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 21 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... governance (ESG) factors into investment decision making to identify "well-managed companies that are leaders in their industries, that are more forward-thinking, better at anticipating and mitigating risk, and focused on the long-term," the firm said. ...

Government to launch inquiry into financial sector and climate risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... insurers were not extending finance and insurance to projects in the fossil fuel and mining sector, saying that resources industries were still a significant part of the Australian economy and employment. Erwin Jackson, policy director at the Investor ...

Long short strategies used in environmental equities fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... crucially, whether or not they are good investments." The EARTH strategy pairs its long-only strategies within green industries by shorting firms against sector peers that are greening their business models more slowly - or not at all. This creates what ...

Integrating climate impacts in quant strategies: Acadian Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... company is actually allocating R&D around cleaner tech, more energy efficient assets, and there are examples in different industries in the way that they might do that." With that as the basis, it becomes more possible to see which companies are taking ...

Perception of ethics rises off back of COVID response: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
Australians see society as more ethical than a year ago, but the finance, banking and insurance industries are at the bottom of ethical sectors, according to the Governance Institute of Australia's Ethics Index 2020. The survey of a thousand people's ...

Hydrogen's role in the green economy

ANTOINE CHAMPENIER  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... of promise yet short on delivery. So far, the element's uses have mostly been limited to large-scale, carbon-heavy industries. However, we believe hydrogen's potential in clean energy solutions is now becoming apparent, supported by innovations in technology ...

Investors urge companies to broaden view of modern slavery risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... trillion in assets under management. IAST APAC sent a letter to the ASX100, signalling their shared concerns about industries and supply chains, with particular concern over "industries and supply chains where there is a significant use of vulnerable ...

Companies pledge 100% renewable energy by 2025

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... also contribute to a better tomorrow by making green energy accessible to more Australians." Earlier this week, BINGO Industries also joined RE100 and will also achieve 100%$ renewable energy across its network of facilities by 2025. "BINGO is committed ...

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 ...

Industry fund lifts game on SRI options

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... 5% of their revenue from the fossil fuel supply chain and significantly reduces tolerance thresholds on many other industries, including gambling, alcohol, and nuclear power. The new SRI options also have a new screen on live animal exports. 'While these ...