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Torrens University launches open course on social enterprise

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... emerging field in Australia and around the world, and comes with a lot of barriers and challenges - a lot of risk and innovation and creativity that has to come into play for someone to want to work in this space," Tran said. Other facilitators come ...

Company, investor climate change partnership "essential": Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... are structured around operational carbon efficiency by companies' activities, a focus on stewardship that promotes innovation with a minimum of harm to the environment, future proofing of the company's business strategy, asset portfolio resilience, and ...

Australian execs see impacts of, responsibility for climate change: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... it's a really substantial shift in Australian leaders," said Robert Hillard, Deloitte Australia's chief strategy and innovation officer. "I'm not surprised by it.... We are focused on the technology, and Industry 4.0 are about network, connectivity ...

Quantitative managers test ESG data as stand-alone factor in strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... in the same way that they test alpha signals," said Jessica Huang, head of Americas and APAC platform strategy and innovation on the BlackRock Sustainable Investing team. "They put in the same amount of research in proving that something is an alpha ...

Foresight Group launches Foresight Renwable Energy Income Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... sustainable economy will require significant access to new and green finance, so it is particularly exciting to see an innovation in the market that allows wholesale individual investors to participate in the financing of renewable energy and related ...

Australia's green bond issuance tops $15 billion: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... developed in line with global best practice, showing diversity of product, transparency for investors and lenders, innovation in the use of proceeds and commitment to uphold market standards." Australia's annual green bond issuance in the 2018 calendar ...

Regnan reports depth, impact of engagement in 2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... within an organisation as it becomes interested in solutions to some of these challenges, as a potential prompter of innovation," Ewings said. "The second the lens to think about risk differently. We think a lot of what companies think about with the ...

CEFC reports $1.5 billion in new commitments for FY2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... FY19, working with co-finance partners to support projects valued from $10,000 to $5 million. Through the Clean Energy Innovation Fund, the CEFC made with total investment commitments of $69 million at 30 June 2019. During the 2019 financial year, the ...

CEFC provides $120 million finance for Curtin University development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... Finance Corporation (CEFC) has committed $120 million to help finance building construction of Curtin University 's new innovation hub. Ian Learmonth, CEO, Clean Energy Finance Corporation The CEFC made the $120 million commitment in debt finance towards ...

T. Rowe Price evaluates sustainability impacts of plastic consumption

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
The dynamics of plastic consumption is expected to change, "with regulation, innovation, consumer preferences and corporate responsibility all playing pivotal roles," according to T. Rowe Price. Maria Elena Drew, Director of Research, Responsible Investing ...