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Signs of a "greenium" in bond market: Climate Bond Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... vanilla bonds in secondary markets. This means investors are increasingly willing to bid tighter at primary - a fundamental shift." The report found that in euro issuance, average oversubscription was 4.2 times for green bonds, and 2.9 times for vanilla ...

Economist urges drastic action on climate change policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... sectoral specific policies," she said. "But doing something is better than doing nothing, I would argue. We need to look how to shift the dial in each of those sectors to try and put us on a trajectory. "But I think we need to be careful that anything ...

Mars Australia shifts to 100% renewable energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
Mars Australia will transition to using renewable electricity for its facilities as part of the company's global greenhouse gas emissions targets. Mars Australia is moving to 100% renewable energy at six factories and two offices in Australia, using ...

Majority of CFOs see ESG's importance to business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... present opportunities for those who had built true resilience and agility into their businesses. "But 2021 points to a marked shift in Australia's economic performance and a fairly remarkable V-shaped recovery. With nine out of ten jobs lost through ...

Clean Energy-based ETF to list on ASX

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... to invest in an ETF of global clean energy and technology companies that are positioned to benefit from this structural shift that has the potential to transform industries, society and the world." VanEck cited statistics from the US Energy Information ...

Opinion: 2021 Reboot: three ways to innovate for impact

WARWICK PEEL, GORDON NOBLE  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... equity. Today for every dollar invested in Australian-listed equity, $1.20 is invested in international-listed equity. This shift in asset allocation has been slow and steady and reflects that as Australia's superannuation system matures, there is ...

Opinion: Sustainable finance: the new normal in 2021

SIMON O'CONNOR, JACKI JOHNSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... regimes, such as NZ's recent announcement to legislate mandatory TCFD disclosures. All of which is the precursor to a major shift in capital flows towards more sustainable assets, effectively lowering the cost of capital for clean businesses, and increasing ...

Sustainability important to future of SME sector: Australia Post

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... Foundation, is a follow up on a previous paper on the topic done four years ago. The report finds that the most notable shift in key drivers for SMEs is a more long-term view of sustainability in relation to financial benefits. "While previously SMEs ...

BlackRock seeks plans for company transition to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... consider divestment in discretionary active portfolios because of the risk to client returns. Fink noted that the "tectonic shift" to sustainable investments is accelerating, and this transition presents a historic investment opportunity, particularly ...

Social license to operate, stakeholder management key governance concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... investors' agendas when engaging with the companies in which they're invested. Underlying some of these considerations is the shift in the balance of power between the shareholder primacy model towards a wider stakeholder model - a model in which ...