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Bank, state government become first buyers of Reef Credits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... including significant support from the Queensland government, the Great Barrier Reef Foundation, the academic research community and the not for profit sector," Schultz said. Schultz noted that the investment required to meet water quality targets for ...

Medibank issues first sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... their activities to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Medibank identified customer health, employee health, community health, environmental health and governance as their material topics. The COVID-19 pandemic response impacted each of those ...

Positive outlook for impact future: Conscious Investment Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... Management, Tominc said. Another area of investment priority for the fund is environmental infrastructure, including community rooftop solar. Demand for rooftop solar remains strong, Tominc said. Social and disability housing remains an attractive area ...

Retail sustainable investments grow by 21%: Morningstar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... "We're certainly seeing the demand for ESG and investing become more broad-based and we're hearing that from our adviser community," said Jamie Wickham, managing director of Morningstar Australasia, at a briefing on the report with colleagues at a recent ...

BlackRock details engagement activity in stewardship report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... Davila noted that it can apply equally to human capital management and aligning employee roles and culture issues, to community expectations as well. "One of the really interesting things about this concept of purpose is that it provides a language for ...

Head of sustainability salaries revealed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... investors are paying attention, the board and executives are paying attention. Sustainability isn't just about a community program or philanthropic programs or volunteering - there needs to be a strategic plan liked the overall business strategy." ...

Opinion: Australian super funds could benefit from US ESG policy move

RAEWYN WILLIAMS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... this backward US step could deliver a surprising win for Australian super funds and others in the global pension fund community caring about climate change. A recent Harvard Law forum on the DOL proposal pondered whether the new rule could have the effect ...

Coles signs Queensland renewable energy deal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... officer. "Long-term agreements like this are a great example of how we are able to reduce our energy costs, support the community and make a meaningful impact on reducing greenhouse gas emissions," Keeve said. "The CleanCo and Metka EGN agreements are ...

Climate change to bring more frequent, intense weather: IAG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). The updated report incorporates new research and feedback from the scientific community and reinforces the predictions from the original report, which show that extreme bushfires, tropical cyclones, storms, hail ...

Ardea, UTS partnership to bring AI to fixed income analysis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... the university's focus on developing "collaborative and meaningful relations with industry, government and the wider community," Richards said. "Another dimension for hits particular partnership, is that with the significant growth in the sustainable ...