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Australian Ethical questions calls for limits on environmental activism

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... environment, animal protection, and the treatment of people, and will work alongside civil society groups such as Market Forces, which Attorney General Christian Porter has singled out for criticism "It is hard to understand exactly what the government ...

Market Forces lodges shareholder resolutions with Westpac, NAB, ANZ

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
Market Forces has lodged shareholder resolutions with Westpac, NAB and ANZ, calling on the banks to reduce lending and exposure to fossil fuel companies consistent with the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change. Climate-related resolutions ...

Factor investing such as ESG strategies can be wise approach: AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... that are resilient to market downturns while maintaining positions in companies that will benefit from long-run market forces, McDonald said. "I'll take the example of the climate related UN SDGs - sustainable energy and climate action," she said. "All ...

Climate-related shareholder resolutions put to Rio Tinto, QBE AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... AGM, calling on QBE to disclose the risks to its business from climate change. That resolution was coordinated by Market Forces and co-filed by LGS as well, and received was backed by 18.6% of shareholder support. Bill Hartnett, head of sustainability ...

IGCC survey finds institutional investors seeking to increase low-carbon investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... remained a major challenge to investment, while 90% identified a lack of investable deals. "There are arguments that market forces and technology have bypassed the need for compliance- based drivers," Herd said. "It's true that there is a lot of market ...

AMP Capital, CSIRO back renewable energy tech startup Evergen

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... in the space and is set to be a global leader. Evergen will be well placed to take advantage of these favourable market forces." Evergen will open a new equity round in the near future to fund growth and expand market opportunities, Platt said. "The ...

Demand for ethical products strong: Ethical Advisers' Co-Op

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... "What we determined in our discussions in the last year or two is that there is a range of of NGOs like 350.org and Market Forces and so on that are campaigning for social change with a focus on investment markets and superannuation as well," Baird said. ...

Increase in ASX board cultural diversity: DCA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... that as an assumption without evidence, but, in fact, it is true." Increased cultural diversity has been driven by market forces, Annese said - as Australian companies trade into global markets, and even list on other regional exchanges, cultural diversity ...

Investors apply ethical screens to cash management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... banks." Screening out fossil fuel for banks and lenders is "not particularly restrictive," Verwey said. "The NGO Market Forces shows that there are 40 banks, mutual banks and credit unions who have either made a commitment to be fossil fuel free in their ...

350.org Australia issues ASX200 fossil fuel divestment study

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... competitive returns," according to a report published by The Australia Institute in partnership with 350.org and Market Forces. The report says investments in coal, oil and gas "increase financial risk without increasing returns" because of the risk ...