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Biodiversity loss a material financial risk: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
Biodiversity loss is a material financial risk for Australian companies that could wipe out up to $27 billion from the Australian economy annually by 2050, according to a report by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). ACSI has ...

Investors, business criticise WA cultural heritage bill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... an event, without duress and by making sure people know what they're agreeing to." Poor company engagement brings material financial risks and uncertainty, said Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) CEO Louise Davidson. "The material ...

APAC investors taking decarbonisation action: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... climate change itself, there is some realisation that climate change being a systemic risk to all investors, means it is material and therefore you can pretty much marry the two together," Wong said. "Investors who care about performance and risk as ...

CEFC makes $25m allocation to Orica to manage nitrous oxide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... its ambition to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, which covers scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions and its most material scope 3 GHG emission sources. The Kooragang Island Decarbonisation Project is an important initiative in Orica realising its ...

New Forests to partner on African forestry strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
A partnership of investors including New Forests have announced they will create a fund to invest in the sustainable forestry sector in sub-Saharan Africa. The announcement by CDC Group, the UK's development finance institution, Finnfund, the Finnish ...

ESG a thematic tailwind for microcap stocks: Yarra Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... they have the ability to integrate strategic thinking around products and services that take into account ESG-related material drivers, as well as organising management and business operations to support areas like reporting on ESG, Fleming noted. "A ...

Investor toolkit to assist in engaging on Indigenous cultural heritage protection

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... Investor Focus on Indigenous Peoples' Rights and Cultural Heritage Protection is designed to support investors managing the material issue of Indigenous heritage protection. The toolkit is part of a continuing response from investors in the wake of the ...

CEFC allocates seed capital for lithium production technology

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... electrify transport and decarbonise energy markets, but conventional lithium mining and production methods can have a material carbon and cost footprint the CEFC said. The seed round will allow Novalith to finance the build-out and operation of a pilot ...

NAB, Ramsay Health Care in ESG derivative transaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... in the syndicated loan. "If we look at the example from sustainability linked-loan space, where we identify the most material ESG issues and select aligned KPI themes, then develop and test sustainability improvement targets that are both credible and ...

Alphinity highlights sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... introduced a materiality assessment tool in the last financial year, which allows the investment team to identify and assess material ESG issues for companies, Cairns said. "This is something that is still in the process of being rolled out," Cairns ...