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Principles for sustainable economic stimulus in coronavirus response: WRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... natural resources across seven issues "at the intersection of environment and development" - climate, energy, food, forests, water, cities and the ocean. Stimulus packages should follow three principles - 1) do no harm 2) make win-win investments and ...

Torrens University launches open course on social enterprise

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... for the entire year," Ives said. "Why I personally love MOOCs is that it also allows a university to dip its toe into the water of an emerging conversation, in this instance, we know that the social enterprise sector I growing rapidly, and we can take ...

Investing for positive environment impact, financial return: First Sentier

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... clean energy. The other ones are around responsible consumption/production, climate action, sustainable cities, and clean water and sanitation. Those themes run through the portfolio." First Sentier has identified SDG thematics in the sustainable infrastructure ...

IIG announces tenants for Younghusband Woolstores development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... Younghusband Woolstores development (Image provided by Impact Investment Group) The Federal Government Department of Agriculture, Water & the Environment (DAWE), and ClarkeHopkinsClarke Architects have signed on as tenants, which Impact Investment Group ...

Small, mid-caps list governance, social as top ESG concerns: Perennial

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... survey, 70% of these companies measuring their greenhouse gas emissions, but only 55% have a stated emissions target. On water usage and reducing waste only 32% and 52% respectively of the companies have an explicit target. The drive for consideration ...

Climate change, human rights risks intertwined: GCNA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... about how they react in instances where there is litigation lodged against them, for example. That might come in the form of water stress, drought stress, etc., and from that perspective, it's going to be really important for businesses to understand ...

Global green bond market continues to grow, expand: J.P. Morgan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... Australian record in issuing a new $1.8 billion Sustainability Bond based on both green and social assets. Five new sustainable water and wastewater management projects have been identified: Green Square Trunk Stormwater Improvement, Astrolabe Park Stormwater ...

CEFC to provide finance for Bank Australia green home loan program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... emissions coming from residential buildings - largely as a result of heating, ventilation and air conditioning, lighting and hot water systems. "We're proud to reward people who choose to make their homes more sustainable through our Clean Energy Home ...

Calculating the shorter, longer-term cost of bushfire

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... quarter could cost 0.4%. However, these initial calculations do not take into consideration damage to natural capital - air, water, soil and other natural resources - and the impacts to public health will come take time to be calculated. Shane Oliver ...

ESG engagement key to small cap value: Perennial Value Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... Goal] inspired - they typically fall into healthcare, education, renewable energy, greenhouse gas emissions reduction, clean water and those types of things.... "We're careful to not invest in things where we think there's reputational risk, and we avoid ...