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ESG scores linked to higher stock valuation: Bank of America

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... Europe Stoxx600 earnings per share by 2- 22%. "If you make a product in France, the product will still be green by its nature, b/c the electricity is low carbon," he explained. "If you make the same product in India or Australia, the product ends up ...

Ardea, UTS partnership to bring AI to fixed income analysis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... sustainability bonds. "Sustainability-linked bonds have been in the press lately, but the mechanisms are quite simplistic in their nature," Richards noted. "We can look at not just the quantitative aspects of that, or what data do we use to analyse them ...

Investors welcome Rio resignations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... results of meetings will inform how the fund could use shareholder resolutions or voting to seek change, HESTA said. "The nature of these agreements and how they are negotiated represents a systemic risk for investors that will not be mitigated by executive ...

Substantial investment needed for sustainable infrastructure: RARE Infrastructure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... "That's a positive. I think that support would have come over time, but COVID has accelerated that. The flip side is the nature of some of that spend is less on large strategic assets, more on stimulating economies and that will result in a larger ...

GreenCollar secures funding for Queensland carbon farming projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... portfolio for a little while now, and there are a number of biodiversity benefits, and water benefits using the Accounting for Nature guidelines." GreenCollar operates by forming joint ventures with landowners or investing into projects directly, Schultz ...

Do founder-led listed companies outperform on E, S and G metrics?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... manager for Perennial Value Management's Perennial Smaller Companies Sustainable Future Trust, pointed to the resilient nature of the balance sheet at companies with founder-leadership. "On the balance sheet point, first, most founder-led companies ...

More companies reporting on SDGs, but quality lacking: RMIT

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... including the GRI standards that companies can adopt for sustainability reporting," Subramaniam said. "However, the voluntary nature of reporting and the lack of a systematic approach to linking business goals with the SDGs results in little to no consistency ...

HSBC, Pollination Group to launch natural capital asset manager

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... wealth funds, pension fund and insurers. Sustainable investment in natural capital provides exposure to projects focused on nature including sustainable forestry, regenerative and sustainable agriculture, water supply, blue carbon (carbon captured by ...

Climate, modern slavery areas of engagement: Ethical Partners

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... impacts, and we think both of these areas play into governance. This is why we like the SDGs - it captures the interrelated nature and the targets that companies need to be working towards. There will be material areas for each company, and we will be ...

GCNA urges government to focus on sustainability in COVID-19 recovery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... coherent policies that are aligned to the context of net zero carbon emissions, a healthier earth in terms of managing nature and also looking after the wellbeing of humans." The 17 SDGs are an internationally agreed framework for urgent action to achieve ...