Search Results

Showing 21 - 30 of 193 results for "materials"

Tech giant hits environment target

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... below 1.5 degrees Celsius. PUMA has focused on introducing renewable electricity at its core suppliers, using product-materials that are less carbon intensive, opting for low-carbon shipping tariffs and investing in electric vehicles in its car fleet. ...

QIC beefs up energy team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... Mark Irwin also joins as a senior adviser. He currently runs ADBRI - one of Australia's pioneering construction materials and industrial mineral manufacturing companies. Irwin has earlier held senior roles at Oz Minerals including chief commercial ...

Climate philanthropists lend muscle to green metal

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... its benchmark's 5.4%. "The fund benefited during the quarter from its underweight position in the carbon intensive materials sector," it said in an investor update. "Concerns around the outlook for the Chinese economy weighed on commodity prices ...

Australian Ethical updates investment guide

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... investment in these new technologies and to further restrict our investment in traditional higher footprint building materials," it said. "Faster take up of biofuels may result in new Ethical Criteria to deal with investment in airlines, which is currently ...

ClearBridge launches first local global equity fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... invests namely in the technology, financials, healthcare, consumer discretionary, industrials, consumer staples, and materials sectors. It currently has large holdings in Microsoft Corp, Amazon, Eli Lilly and Company, Apple, and Nvidia. The fund first ...

Funding green buildings risks greenwashing accusations

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... once they are fully electrified and thermally efficient, the grid is producing zero-emissions electricity, and building materials are decarbonised," CEF director Tim Buckley said. "That requires concerted action and investment to build firmed utility-scale ...

Canberra's new plan a winner for investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... growth industries in Australia. "These policy settings will leverage Australia's potential in clean industries and materials, helping to mobilise capital to reduce emissions, and will lay the foundations for Australia's ongoing economic success. ...

Lombard Odier brings plastic circularity fund down under

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... chain while delivering market returns, it said. It aims to do this by investing in companies offering innovative plastic materials with lower carbon footprint and better end of life properties; better usage models that extend the plastics' life ...

ASX 200 lacks sourcing transparency

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... and 3% received 1 star for how comprehensive their disclosure was. Certain industries, such as consumer staples and materials, disclosed more than others. Financial services ranked poorly. Within the ASX 200 list, some entries were mutual or exchange-traded ...

Hazardous chemicals a key challenge for investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... policymakers currently push for a precautionary, safe and sustainable by-design approach, emphasising that chemicals, materials, and production processes should minimise harm. This approach is aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. ...