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Ethical approach yields investment benefits: Crescent Wealth

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... of 2020. Talal Yassine, managing director, Crescent Wealth Crescent Wealth's approach actively avoids investments in industries such as gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weaponry, and interest-earning organisations with a focus on profitable, asset-based investments ...

BetaShares ethical ETFs see nearly $300m in new inflows in 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... Australian companies. Both ETFs have a tilt towards "climate leaders" - companies that exhibit best performance in their industries from a carbon emission perspective. Both ETFs screen out companies with material exposure to fossil fuel, gambling, tobacco ...

Four structural challenges for business to navigate post-lockdown: PGIM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... fits all," Antia said. Other areas of future impact include the shift away from just in time to just in case for some industries - meaning a transition back from lean inventories to fat inventories, especially in capital goods, as companies balance higher ...

Identifying potential risks of COVID-19 and modern slavery in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... non-governmental organisations and trade unions spoke with The Sustainability Report regarding their concerns for employees in industries including apparel, agriculture, cleaning and security, both here in Australia and internationally. In the immediate ...

Financial services industry addressing leadership in uncertain times: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020  |  NEWS
The investment, banking and insurance industries are in a position to lead the responses to a range of broad challenges, including climate change and COVID-19. Kirstin Hunter, managing director, Future Super The Responsible Investment Association Australasia ...

Sustainable Australia Fund on COVID-19 impacts, upgrade finance outlook

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... years, meaning most projects can be cashflow positive from day one, Bocskay said. "Our message is that EUAs can help industries out there increase their profitability, through de-risking their business to future input costs," Bocskay said. "We are counter-cyclical ...

Green tech can fuel net-zero transition, stimulus: ClimateWorks Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... zero carbon emissions." The challenges entail shifting beyond historical sectors and ensuring a just transition for industries that will be negatively impacted in the shift to a net zero emissions economy. "Some of the challenges are probably more in ...

Principles for sustainable economic stimulus in coronavirus response: WRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... fossil fuels." Whilst immediate responses focus on providing income support, stimulus should also support clean energy industries, Lashof said. "There are large and growing number of people who are involved in installing solar arrays, wind farms, etc. ...

CCA publishes climate policy toolkit for transition to net-zero economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... of public and private investment away from high-emitting activities towards existing, emerging and new low-emissions industries," according to Prospering in a Low Emissions World: an updated climate policy toolkit for Australia. "Australia's large and ...

Emerging markets present opportunities for impact investing: 57 Stars

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... a recession, and again, there will be different levels and different severities and different cases, some of these industries will be less affected than, for instance, bars and restaurants in downtown Manhattan." The particular focus on areas like healthcare ...