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BlackRock launches unlisted iShares ESG Global Bond Index Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... The fund excludes issuers in eight core filters: tobacco, alcohol, gambling, military weapons, civilian firearms, nuclear power, adult entertainment and genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The fund also has an additional full fossil fuel screen to ...

Vanguard Australia licenses FTSE Russell index for ESG-related products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... 31 July 2018. The index excludes companies based on their business lines and product involvement in fossil fuels, nuclear power, adult entertainment, alcohol, gambling, tobacco, and weapons, FTSE Russell noted. "The adoption of ESG investing has accelerated ...

New Zealanders want KiwiSaver funds to consider ESG factors: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... The survey found that the top five industries that most respondents want to avoid investing in include whaling, nuclear power, tobacco, gambling and weapons, whilst key issues that New Zealanders want their KiwiSaver providers to take into account are ...

ClimateWorks Australia: Australia can decarbonise by 2050

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... back-up thermal and battery storage," Denis said. "The other two scenarios also include carbon capture and storage or nuclear power. The cost of renewables such as solar is falling rapidly, meaning that incomes will increase faster than the price of ...

AMP Capital lists fossil fuel exclusions for RIL funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... the new fossil fuel exclusions, the fund also excludes companies that have more than a 10% exposure to tobacco, nuclear power, including uranium, armaments, gambling, alcohol and pornography. This range stands alone, but AMP Capital also integrates ESG ...

Nippon Gas buys stake in COzero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... the same time or shortly after. At the same time, due to the catastrophic earthquake of 2011 and the subsequent nuclear power station closures, Japan has been suffering from electricity shortages and increased energy and gas prices for residential and ...

In 2040, when growth is a memory: Josh Dowse

JOSH DOWSE  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... Replacing 'free' ecological services such as water from glaciers and aquifers, and fish protein Decommissioning of spent nuclear power plants Protecting against rising sea levels Replacing and strengthening infrastructure to meet more extreme weather ...

Consumers doubt energy retailers' "green" credentials

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... questioned as to what other sources of energy consumers would agree to use, solar, wind and hydro topped the list, but nuclear power came in surprisingly high, with 34% of respondents saying they would agree to use power derived from nuclear reactors. ...

MSCI launches 25 new ESG indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... companies with the highest MSCI ESG Research ratings, while excluding companies with investments including tobacco, nuclear power and GMOs. The new ESG indices include the MSCI World Socially Responsible Index as well as four regional and country indices. ...
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