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Paradice Investment Management appoint head of ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... supermarkets, consumer retailers and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies. Plastics and their role in the circular economy is one area where investors are looking for improvements in company performance, Varcoe noted at the time. The circular ...

Sustainability, fair trade organisations call for equitable COVID-19 recovery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... support innovation would not only improve Australia's performance on emissions reduction but help build a stronger economy, said Professor John Thwaites, chair of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network - Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific ...

Australia "woefully unprepared": Australian Climate Roundtable

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... and efficient allocation of resources. "Climate change poses a systemic risk to the jobs and growth of the Australian economy," said Emma Herd, chief executive officer of IGCC. "Ambitious, concerted and orderly emissions mitigation action across government ...

HESTA issues Statement on Working with Indigenous Communities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... financial risks while seeking further investment in opportunities arising from the low-carbon transition; pursue real-world economy change through engaging with material holdings and managers to address medium-term transition risks and opportunities ...

Investors to increase climate-linked passive investments: DWS Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... The Transition Pathway Initiative https://www.transitionpathwayinitiative.org/ looks at the transition to a low-carbon economy from three pillars - how companies manage their greenhouse initiatives; do companies recognise the risks and opportunities ...

GCNA urges government to focus on sustainability in COVID-19 recovery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... Morrison to use the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a framework for policies that would strengthen the economy and ensure "a better future for all". The 48 signatories to the letter include Optus, SunRice, Nestle Australia, Konica ...

CEFC invests in Charter Hall Prime Industrial Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... help meet their ESG targets, the industrial property sector provides important opportunities to further decarbonise the economy." The CEFC noted that Australia has about 35 million square metres of industrial roof space - a largely untapped resource ...

BNP Paribas issues $140m in equity-linked green bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... companies likely to perform well in a world undergoing a 2C transition and to continue to play a part of the Australian economy in a 2C future. "We choose three types of companies," Watanabe said. "We pick up the leaders, the adaptors, and the least ...

Bond investor sues Australian government

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... presenting to bonds. Climate change is going to have very real physical impacts on our country and that is going to impact our economy and, in turn, the value of government bonds," O'Donnell told Financial Standard. "I really think the connection between ...

UK pension fund to divest half its portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... invest more or less in certain asset classes or regions depending on how we believe they will perform in a low-carbon economy," NEST said. Investing in private markets continues to present opportunities to generate returns while still supporting companies ...

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Podcast: From silos to synergy

THE GREENER WAY
First Sentier Investors' global head of responsible investment Kate Turner joins The Greener Way to discuss how accounting for the many inter-reactions and flow-on effects of addressing specific sustainability issues can lead to improved outcomes.

Plenti wins WA government mandate

KARREN VERGARA
ASX-listed Plenti Group has won a mandate from the Western Australian government to help the state accelerate the adoption of batteries.

Carbon tariffs on some imports urgently needed: Climate Energy Finance

KARREN VERGARA
Despite the raging global trade war, Climate Energy Finance (CEF) is calling for carbon tariffs on some imports and for Australia to lead the way for a regional Asian carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM).

Climate investing declines amid Trump's anti-clean energy regime

MATTHEW WAI
Although investors are withdrawing from climate investing due to uncertainty from the aggressive approach by the US President Donald Trump in his pro-fossil fuels and anti-energy agenda, it opens up opportunities further afield.

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