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Active Super turns to fixed income carbon on road to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... emissions, with the $14 billion super fund using new calculations as the basis for its interim planning to meet their 2050 net zero target. Active Super has calculated current fixed income emissions stand at around 538,000 tCO2e. By comparison, the fund ...

Scoping future winners from the green hydrogen transition: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... momentum around the world, particularly after COP26 and seeing the number of countries are committed to working towards net zero emissions targets." Ausbil predicts the need for over US$5 trillion in capex globally between now and 2050 in order to add ...

CEFC backs soil health technology platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... include National Australia Bank, landowners and companies in the Australian food supply chain. Australia's transition to net zero emissions requires decarbonisation at a significant scale, using every avenue open to us," said CEFC CEO Ian Learmonth. ...

Banksia Foundation announces awards finalists

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... cities, health and wellbeing, ethical sourcing, agriculture and regional development, circular transition, diversity, net zero action, SME transformation, large business, youth and other categories. "The future of sustainable development in Australia ...

PwC Australia appoints first chief sustainability officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... firm, as we strive to deliver on our sustainability goals including global science-based climate targets of achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2030," said PwC chief operating officer and ESG executive Liza Maimone. "Through our client work ...

AGL takeover bid first, but not last on net zero grounds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
The takeover bid for AGL by Mike Cannon-Brookes's Grok Ventures and Brookfield Asset Management is not likely to be the only proposed deal that seeks to take emissions intensive infrastructure and utility assets from listed markets into private ownership ...

HSBC Asset Management launches ESG Asia bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... that growth in the space is strong," Mui said. "As for government and companies across the region plan their paths to net zero, the demand for debt financing to support green projects will grow. "This opens up an opportunity for global investors to take ...

Westpac, CEFC join Australian Industry ETI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... Australian Industry ETI is a coalition of industry and finance organisations focusing on accelerating action towards net zero emissions in industrial supply chains by 2050. The initiative's focus is on critical sectors known as 'hard-to-abate', given ...

ANZ takes $50 million stake in Pollination Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... strategic partnership to deliver innovative solutions and opportunities for their customers, helping drive the transition to net zero and support biodiversity. "ANZ have got a really great track record in sustainable finance and are a really strong institutional ...

Using ESG signals part of shorting strategy: Plato Investment Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... companies that have a strong likelihood of underperforming is a key strategy of Plato Investment Management's new active net zero long/short hedge fund. The Plato Global Net Zero Hedge Fund aims to outperform the MSCI World Index by four to five percent ...