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Greenpeace reveals greenwashing ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... Australia Pacific head of research and investigations. "We know that renewable electricity delivers when it comes to carbon reduction and climate action, CaÅiule said. "It is clear that companies with 100% renewable energy goals will meet their emissions ...

Assessing the financial, ESG benefits of agricultural investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... work that the agricultural industry is doing to reduce emissions, the sector is uniquely poised to contribute carbon reduction services through environmental services such as carbon sequestration through soil and forestry. "It means we're starting to ...

NTAM launches new quantitative low carbon strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... World Index," said Michael Hunstad, head of quantitative strategies at NTAM. "With an increased investor focus on carbon reduction across portfolios, this leads many investors to forego using low volatility strategies. "Designed to limit exposure to ...

IFM Investors hires responsible investment associate director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... which IFM has been a signatory since 2008. In its 2020 responsible investment report, IFM reported expanding its carbon reduction program and sustainability reporting initiative to infrastructure investments globally, strengthening its approach to ESG ...

Assessing carbon beta risk in portfolios: Platypus Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... potential for companies to transition in the short to medium term and be rewarded for those efforts. "Setting a carbon reduction footprint target is a blunt instrument and isn't going to help the portfolio navigate to net zero," she said. "It's a step ...

Oxfam Australia calls for stronger climate action amid GDP risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
Australia could lose as much as 12.5% per year in GDP by 2050 unless there is more ambitious action on climate change, according to Oxfam Australia. Oxfam Australia is calling upon G7 leaders and invited guest countries including Australia to cut carbon ...

Supermarket group signs 10-year renewable deal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... households, Woolworths said. The transition to renewable energy will support Woolworths Group's progress towards its carbon reduction target of 63 per cent by 2030. It is the first Australian retail target to be endorsed by the UN-backed Science-Based ...

Assessing ambition of green bonds: BNP Paribas Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... in the past decade, it is evolving towards a more regulated definition of "green-ness" and ability to achieve carbon reduction aims, according to BNP Paribas Asset Management. BNP Paribas Asset Management takes a strict lens in identifying green bonds ...

Global fund manager launches local climate transition fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... of product is especially within the charity and endowment space, where they are looking for much more explicit carbon reduction targets, particularly around things like fossil fuels, but up until now haven't been able to pursue those opportunities." ...

What's in a name: evaluating the goals behind net zero targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... credits to offset carbon emissions within the portfolio, the risk is that this does not create enough real-world carbon reduction to make meaningful progress to containing climate change, said Brendan Baker, vice president and ESG climate specialist ...

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Santos receives takeover offer from Abu Dhabi-led consortium

ANDREW MCKEAN
Santos has received a non-binding $8.89 per share cash offer from the XRG Consortium, led by XRG P.J.S.C., a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ANDOC), alongside Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund ADQ and US private equity firm Carlyle.

What do the best-functioning boards look like?

KARREN VERGARA
The best-functioning boards are future thinkers, understand their ESG responsibilities and are able to show their "battle scars," according to two governance experts.

Funding lifts for climate, health, people startups

KARREN VERGARA
While funding for impact startups has broadly declined, those operating in climate, health and people has seen funding levels improve compared to three years ago, according to the Impact Startups Benchmark Report 2025.

Mind the gap: Investors' role in balancing fairness and competitiveness in executive pay

ALEXANDRE PROST
Investors have a significant role to play in helping to move the dial on executive remuneration, aiming to increase fairness and reduce inequality.

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