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Perpetual launches active ESG ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... capital growth by investing in a hand-picked portfolio of shares in global companies that are benefiting from changes in technology and innovation. "IDEA is a high conviction global equity portfolio that is really tapping into investing in stocks that ...

Australian government "faffing about" on climate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... machine-based learning. But Australia needs strong government policy to promote the new industries that will utilise that technology. "We always see Australia faffing around at the edges where they're trying to promote new industry," Scaysbrook said. ...

COP26 week two: impacts for Australians

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... timelines and emissions regulation," said John Connor of the Climate Market Institute. "These remain crucial, along with technology development initiatives and support. As business and business groups have repeatedly said in Australia, all are required ...

CEFC makes $25m allocation to Orica to manage nitrous oxide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... $25 million allocation will allow Orica to upgrade processing plants used in the production of ammonium nitrate with technology designed to abate nitrous oxide emissions. CEFC notes that this represents one of the largest single abatement projects financed ...

Measuring transition risk key to picking climate leaders: Aviva Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... opportunity, but also risk. Transition risk is defined as the risks that stem from changes in governments' climate policy, technology and market sentiment. Transition risk will ultimately change the value of investments - carbon-intensive companies ...

Board of the future to face more ESG issues: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... Participants in the report's research identified climate change, the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, economic instability, technology and digitalisation and cyber security risk as having the most impact by 2025. "Climate change will change the global ...

ESG a thematic tailwind for microcap stocks: Yarra Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... thematics to drive long term value creation. He identifies lithium and nickel producers for the commodities' use in battery technology. Fleming also identified three stocks that are well placed on environmental product and service provision - Envirosuite ...

Kilter Rural in $70m mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... environmental assets. It currently has $250 million in funds under management. Kilter Rural's farmland fund utilises emerging technology to achieve carbon sequestration at scale in the production of sustainable food. "The next iteration of the Australian ...

CEFC allocates seed capital for lithium production technology

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation has allocated $1.5 million to a company developing new technology to extract lithium for battery production. The CEFC, through the Clean Energy Innovation Fund, has invested in Novalith's $2.5 million seed round. ...

CEFC in $50m agri-platform investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... medium farms to help lift productivity and optimise land use. "Across Australia, farmers are looking to the latest technology to help them farm more productively and sustainably. We are delighted to support the broader use of research from groups such ...