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Australian Ethical launches high conviction ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... the ASX300, which returned 2.2% during that same time period. Murray noted that the fund is not invested in mining or extraction. Currently, Australian Ethical has funds under management of $6.94 billion, an increase of more than 37% in the 12 months ...

Predictions for robust investment in green transition, sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... reserves in nickel and cobalt, "offering great potential for broadly untapped resources." The report said that mining and extraction has environmental risks, and also pointed out that lithium in particular is heavily reliant on water resources, citing ...

Beyond the spin - what did COP26 actually deliver?

SIMON O'CONNOR  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... a transition that is fair and supports workers. Particularly momentous was the strongest commitment yet to end the extraction and burning of coal for energy. Significantly, 190 countries signed on to the pledge to end all investment in coal power and ...

CEFC allocates seed capital for lithium production technology

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... for mining and refining lithium can be environmentally challenging, with material carbon and reagent footprints. The extraction of lithium from salt-lake brine also produces significant land and water footprints. The Novalith process for extracting lithium ...

Santos sued over clean energy, net zero claims

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... natural gas it produces is a "clean fuel" and provides "clean energy"; and ACCR claims these statements convey that the extraction of fossil gas, and the end-use of that gas, does not have a material adverse effect on the environment. In terms of its ...

UniSuper updates progress on net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
UniSuper has reduced its exposure to fossil fuel extraction to less than one percent of its overall portfolio, while 40 of its top 50 Australian investments have set targets aligned with the Paris Agreement. The $100 billion super fund has published ...

Enhanced ESG reporting linked to funding outcomes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... Vulcan Energy's zero carbon mission for producing lithium means that they use no fossil fuel consumption in the lithium extraction process, produce a surplus of renewable energy, and their aim is to produce a "premium, battery-quality hydroxide product ...

ESG in fixed income more than green bonds: Daintree

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... through to more specific factors like percentage of revenue in industry categories." Daintree screens out coal and energy extraction companies on environmental grounds, among other exclusions such as tobacco, controversial weapons, and, for New Zealand-based ...

ASX-listed mining, gas and oil companies lack tax transparency: PWYP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... Moore said. "We see transparency and disclosure being key to citizens and governments getting a fair return from the extraction of their finite natural resource." In 2016, the Australian government c ommitted to implementing the Extractive Industries ...

Insure Our Future calls for halt to insuring oil and gas projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... significant loopholes. However, they have accepted they need to limit the underwriting of the most climate destructive extraction activities if they want to be credible actors in society." "We can't stop at coal, and at some point insurers need to make ...