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Calculating value of biodiversity: BNP Paribas Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... activities, including voting on deforestation proposals at AGMs and engaging with companies over concerns on deforestation, plastic pollution and pesticide use; responsible business conduct expectation, and focusing on the future and behaving as "future ...

Assessing ambition of green bonds: BNP Paribas Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... next few years? Is the direction of travel aligned with the Paris Agreement, or some kind of international benchmarks for plastic recycling or waste management?" The second part to measuring ambition is to see if companies' capital expenditures match ...

Coles sets net zero target with absolute emissions reductions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021  |  NEWS
Supermarket giant Coles has committed to reducing its carbon emissions by more than 75% by 2030 and is aiming to do so without carbon offsets. Coles recently launched its refreshed sustainability strategy, which includes its climate change pillar, named ...

Coca-Cola Amatil sets net zero carbon targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... renewable content across all packaging by 2030 and develop the feasibility of using average of 75% recycled or renewable plastic across the total PET packaging portfolio 2030. Amatil's efforts may be aided by recent legislation. The 2020 Recycling ...

Integrating impact investing in listed equity portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... further. One of the companies we're invested in, they replace timber decking with composites decking made from recycled plastic. Their R&D is going to making that as efficient as possible. Our view is that you're creating impact by delivering ...

Waste and recycling legislation to foster circular economy: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... January 2021, there will be a progressive ban on the export of waste, starting with unprocessed glass, and including mixed plastic, whole used tyres, single resin/polymer plastics, and finishing with paper and cardboard in July 2024. To support this ...

Ban on waste export presents risks, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... January 2021, there will be a progressive ban on the export of waste, starting with unprocessed glass, and including mixed plastic, whole used tyres, single resin/polymer plastics, and finishing with paper and cardboard in July 2024. To support this ...

Brambles reports progress on 2020 sustainability goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... exceeding their 20% target. Brambles has also reduced its timber product waste to landfill to zero, and has reduced its plastic product waste by 94%. Feggans acknowledged that the 2020 target for plastic product waste was 100%, meaning the target was ...

Paradice Investment Management appoint head of ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... Equities Strategy in 2019. In his previous role at Ausbil, Varcoe spoke with FS Sustainability about the investment risks of plastic pollution, and particularly about engagement work with supermarkets, consumer retailers and fast-moving consumer goods ...

AMP Capital regards long term impacts of COVID-19, climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... higher votes in favour than in any previous AGM season." AMP Capital is continuing to pursue its engagement work around plastic and waste, albeit again, with adjustments regarding COVID-19. "In terms of plastic and waste - one of the trends that's slightly ...