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Australian Retailers Association appoints director of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... we hope to take our members' impact to the next level." Robertson says the association has a "great foundation to building upon," noting that 75% of major members and 50% of large members with established sustainability programs in place. "We want ...

AICD presses case for stakeholder role in governance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... ongoing effectiveness of the organisation's stakeholder governance. The AICD also outlines general principles for building open and respectful relationships with stakeholders, including that engagement should be, enduring and timely. They should ...

Steep rise in demand for ESG wealth management products: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... adoption level of 43% (higher than the global average of 35%)." This is also leading wealth management clients to look at building purposeful investment portfolios and wealth relationships. EY found that with climate change and carbon emissions (47%) ...

Rest launches Sustainable Growth option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... throughout the entire process of creating Sustainable Growth," Lill notes. "More particularly, they were pivotal in the building process of the negative screening criteria in the equities portfolios, as well as running the verification, and iterating ...

NZ climate disclosure legislation to affect Australian entities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... entities in New Zealand to produce climate-related disclosures. This includes all registered banks, credit unions, and building societies with total assets of more than NZ$1 billion, all managers of registered investment schemes with greater than NZ$1 ...

BlackRock, Temasek form partnership to invest in decarbonisation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... emerging fuel sources, grid solutions, battery storage, and electric and autonomous vehicle technologies as well as in building and manufacturing sectors to drive decarbonization, resource efficiencies, and material and process innovation," according ...

Coles sets net zero target with absolute emissions reductions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... To accomplish that, Coles Group will be powered by 100% renewable electricity by the end of the 2025 financial year, building on the progress already made towards this target through renewable power purchase agreements, onsite solar and agreements with ...

Real estate investment group issues $300 million green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
A leading real estate developer and investment group has become the largest non-bank ASX listed issuer of green bonds to date by issuing a second green bond. Lendlease has issued a $300 million green bond, its second in five months. Its debut green ...

$150 million impact fund to target small companies for investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... of concept fund" with diverse small and medium enterprises - two healthcare businesses, a B2C technology business, a building business, and an environmental services business. The new Impact Growth Equity Fund will seek to invest in 30 to 50 businesses ...

Industry fund sets bar higher with Net Zero timing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
An industry superannuation fund has set the most ambitious climate change related target yet, aiming to attain a carbon neutral investment portfolio in nine years. The $12.8 billion NGS Super has set a target of carbon neutrality by 2030. The target ...