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Venture capital takes on impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... announced it will apply a new responsible investment filter to all future portfolio investments Under the new policy, the technology and healthcare specialist VC firm will apply both positive and negative investment screening, reviewing companies' ...

Reflection on 10 years of climate action: ISS ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... of the atmosphere." Carbon capture through ocean activity and land-based sequestration has to be augmented through technology advances, and investors, governments and businesses need to be setting aside allocations towards those emerging technologies ...

Conscious Investment Management grows team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... Investment Management Sydney office from San Francisco where she was most recently the general counsel of Brookfield Technology Partners. Prior to that, she worked in Brookfield's Infrastructure Group in Sydney. "We are delighted to have such a highly ...

CEFC invests in specialist disability accommodation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... customised for people with high physical support needs which, with the CEFC's support, will be combined with sustainable technology and features to monitor and help lower their carbon footprint. "This will be a landmark development for a sector that ...

Significant cuts to industrial emissions required: Grattan Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... gap." This is where an Industrial Transformation Future Fund would come in, to provide grants to compensate for either technology risk or financing risk, either along the lines of what the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) does, or what the ...

Andrew Forrest steps up No Pain No Fear campaign

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... Forrest told FS Sustainability. "Unless it is peaceful and painless, we have to question why not. In the past, the technology may not have been available to accomplish this, but we know now that the technology is available and we're happy to make that ...

Gender pay gaps "sabotage" diversity, profits: UniSA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... sectors with the largest gender pay gaps are energy, including oil and gas drilling, but excluding mining, information technology and industrials, and the three industries with the smallest gender pay gaps are health care, financials and consumer staples. ...

Assessing animal testing as a governance issue: Vontobel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... need for animal testing for cosmetic products because of the mutually beneficial outcomes. Roc-Sennett also noted that technology will increasingly play a role in further reducing the need for testing cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and other products. "Animal ...

BlueScope sets net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... million over the next five years on near-term action on climate change. "This immediate capital allocation will fund our technology plan that seeks to optimise current operating assets and prepare for emerging and breakthrough technologies," Vassella ...

Not all oil stocks are out on ESG grounds: Pendal Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... companies will have significant free cash flow, and Pittard anticipates buybacks, dividends and investing in greener technology like wind, hydrogen and batteries "As we continue to see more pressure on companies to take action and make the transition ...