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Asian companies setting net zero goals, lagging on capital alignment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
Four Australian companies are amongst the top 50 listed corporate carbon emitters for the entire Asian region, according to research from Barclays. AGL, Origin, Rio Tinto and South 32 appear on the list, which surveyed how 50 Asian listed companies ...

Heavy industry could decarbonise with ambitious action: report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
Five of Australia's most significant heavy industry supply chains could transition to net zero with "strong, effective and coordinated action" between industry, finance and government, according to a new report. The Australian Industry Energy Transition ...

Minderoo Foundation, Illumina launch ocean biodiversity DNA project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
Australian scientists will embark on a project to conserve Australia's rich marine biodiversity through genetic mapping via a partnership between the Minderoo Foundation and a global genome sequencing company. The Minderoo Foundation and Illumina have ...

Australian miners top list as critical minerals demand grows: PwC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
The need for critical minerals such as copper, nickel and cobalt to support the clean energy transition is expected to grow over the next three decades, with Australian miners poised to take advantage of this demand, according to research from PwC. ...

HESTA pushes legal alignment to UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous People

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
Super fund HESTA says aligning Australian law to the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous People (UNDRIP) would enhance outcomes for Indigenous Australians as well as stronger long-term returns for super fund members. Human rights ...

BlueScope steels itself for climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
When BlueScope Steel announced last year it had set a 2050 net zero target, it was the beginning of a process to embed a decarbonisation strategy in a company in one of the hardest to abate industrial sectors. The commitment to reach net zero on scope ...

Westpac, CEFC join Australian Industry ETI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
Westpac and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) have joined the Australian Industry Energy Transitions Initiative (Australian Industry ETI). The Australian Industry ETI is a coalition of industry and finance organisations focusing on accelerating ...

Super funds react to Rio report into bullying, sexism, racism

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
Investors are reacting with deep concern to the findings of an external review of Rio Tinto's workplace culture which revealed "disturbing findings of bullying, sexual harassment, racism and other forms of discrimination." The report found bullying ...

HESTA's former head of impact launches consultancy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
HESTA's former head of impact has launched her own consultancy, focusing on authentic ESG decisions by companies and investors. Mary Delahunty stepped down from her role at the $66 billion super fund to launch Seven Advisory, which will work around ...

Federated Hermes launches climate change high yield credit strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
The international business of Federated Hermes has launched a high yield credit strategy that invests in securities that support a low carbon future. The Federated Hermes Climate Change High Yield Credit Strategy is seeded by and designed in partnership ...