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Ban on waste export presents risks, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... recycling in this country and believes these initiatives will go a long way to supporting Australia's transition to a circular economy." Cleanaway also highlighted the implications for their company. "This injection gives the waste management industry ...

PRI executive appointed to European Platform on Sustainable Finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... role in channelling investment into green economic activities," said Valdis Dombrovskis, executive vice-president for an Economy that Works for the People. "It has been heartening to see such tremendous interest from such a wide range of experts and ...

Woolworths commits to ambitious GHG emissions cuts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... own climate ambitions and set science-based targets.? "COVID19 is accelerating Australia's transition to a low-carbon economy. It gives confidence to policymakers that such ambitious targets can be achieved, as we must ramp up our collective efforts ...

Northern Trust outlines social, environmental challenges to road ahead

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... mentality and the continued impacts of climate change, Northern Trust outlined other themes that will impact the global economy - changes to global growth that prioritise stability over profitability, increased coordination between monetary and fiscal ...

Governance Institute backs recommendations for virtual AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... instruments in the Corporations Act, and how they inhibit the efficient use of resources in what is likely to be a constrained economy of the next few years." Virtual AGMs have permitted more retail shareholders to participate in the governance event ...

Superannuation funds accelerate climate action: ClimateWorks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... ClimateWorks Australia CEO. "That means the decisions they make matter enormously to the rapid decarbonisation of the Australian economy. "By setting targets now, superfunds can create the context in which their commitments become realisable. Their own ...

ARENA, CEFC changes open door to CCS, hydrogen investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... "help spark fresh private sector investment towards the inevitable transition to net-zero emissions by 2050 across the economy," said Emma Herd, CEO of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC). Investors are "increasingly seeking" to manage the systemic ...

Ardea, UTS partnership to bring AI to fixed income analysis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... transitioning away from stranded assets like coal and that sort of thing that render a country dependent on that asset to run the economy." Additional work will focus on applying AI and machine learning to scrape data that would contribute to modelling ...

RealIndex appoints former Acadian executive

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... her initial research on carbon emissions and metrics related to risks and opportunities in transition to a low carbon economy, with a goal of integrating those insights into existing RealIndex products, she said.

FTSE Russell enhances Green Revenues data model

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... Revenues 2.0 Data Model is a powerful tool that investors can use to quantify a company's contribution to the green economy in a single percentage of revenue figure," said Arne Staal, global head of research and product management, FTSE Russell. ...