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Cleanaway publishes first sustainability report after engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... reporting on sustainability issues such as health and safety, waste management, circular economy, climate change and decarbonisation, diversity and remuneration. We noted that as the company has made substantive acquisitions that a focus on culture (in ...

Australia vulnerable as countries decarbonise

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... that's it." The long term outlook is just that - an attempt to forecast how changes in government policies towards decarbonisation would impact the way investors allocate capital across countries, sectors, and asset classes. "We developed a three ...

Assessing the costs, opportunities to green hydrogen

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... comparison to green hydrogen and brown hydrogen, but it will have to be part of the solution to reach the EU's decarbonisation target, according to Mark Lewis, chief sustainability strategist at BNP Paribas Asset Management. For that to happen, European ...

ESG in fixed income more than green bonds: Daintree

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... for residents, they will lean toward the prosperity element and continuation of growth, even if that means their decarbonisation transition is much slower than the developed world would like." Green bonds and other affiliated categories like sustainability ...

Green loans in "nascent" stage: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... adoption of green bonds, loan and sustainability-linked finance can play a significant role in accelerating the decarbonisation of hard-to abate sectors." The report recommends that regulators "tilt the playing field towards green," and that providers ...

Superannuation funds accelerate climate action: ClimateWorks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... said Anna Skarbek, ClimateWorks Australia CEO. "That means the decisions they make matter enormously to the rapid decarbonisation of the Australian economy. "By setting targets now, superfunds can create the context in which their commitments become ...

BNP Paribas issues $140m in equity-linked green bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... time, it gives emissions-focused companies access to a greater pool of capital, a powerful incentive to accelerate decarbonisation efforts." Liza McDonald, Head of Responsible Investments at First State Super, linked their allocation to the product as ...

CEFC invests $1.7 million in Australian agritech company

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... efficiency, low carbon electricity, and electrification and fuel switching, bio-sequestration offers great potential for decarbonisation," Learmonth said. "Agricultural farmland accounts for billions of hectares of land around the world, which means ...

Global stimulus an opportunity for sustainable investment: Ninety One

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... surprised by the sector." The result of the US elections in November will also impact on the trajectory of global decarbonisation, Cooper said. "In Europe, we've seen this in our portfolio performance since the beginning of May, which is when the regulatory ...

Can proposed EU recovery plan prove a sustainable model for Australia?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... winners and losers as a result of this stimulus, Freedman said, with companies that are focused on resilience, decarbonisation, and the wellbeing of its community and workforce better poised to come out of the crisis. Freedman also pointed to the EU ...