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Investors welcome Future Made in Australia bills

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... (GO) scheme to authenticate low-emissions products and support renewables. Also, the House of Representatives passed a production tax incentive for hydrogen and critical minerals, which allows Indigenous Business Australia to invest in First Nations ...

BNPP AM launches Future Forest Fund

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... (USD$500 million). Timberland or commercially managed forests are expected to take up a larger share of global wood production as more businesses demand sustainably produced wood. The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) forecasts that wood demand ...

Why climate-linked exec pay fails

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... challenges in aligning long-term commitments with meaningful short-term action. Sectors like mining and industrial production showed direct conflict between short-term growth targets and climate targets with longer-term economic benefits. Clear short ...

Unloved sector poised to reap rewards

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... agri-food sector is often overshadowed by more visible industries like energy and transportation." By investing in production efficiency, energy efficiency, carbon sequestration in croplands and grasslands, and reducing livestock-based protein through ...

Betashares launches first ethical bonds ETF

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... the company's board of directors. It also applies a partial exposure limit (33% of total gross revenue) to the production or sale of junk foods. The strategy weights bonds on risk-adjusted income potential rather than a debt-weighted indexing approach. ...

Nanuk fund lists as currency hedged ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... environmental sustainability and resource efficiency. This includes clean energy, industrial efficiency, food and agricultural production, and waste management. The ETF was launched off the back of advisers and investors seeking listed access to the ...

Ellerston ramps up exclusions list

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... considerations, but will exclude direct investments in tobacco, pornography, old growth forest logging, and thermal coal production. The asset manager has updated its product disclosure statement for its Australian Micro Cap Fund, its India Fund and ...

Schroders quietly backpedals on carbon

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... Schroders will classify 'Tobacco Producers' as company-issued public securities deriving over 10% revenue from tobacco production, nicotine alternatives and tobacco-based products. This decision will be made according to MSCI data. This exclusion does ...

Clarity on sector pathways sparks investor confidence

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... protecting the environment, and reducing the cost of living." "This requires a major reorganisation of supply chains, production systems, industrial zones, energy sources, public and private finance, infrastructure and workforces." Technology, investment ...

CareSuper ousts ESG policies in merger

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... lower carbon emissions than the benchmark. It will, however, exclude tobacco, controversial weapons, thermal coal, and production, combustion or transmission of fossil fuels. There are also changes to exclusion thresholds in overseas and Australian listed ...