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Heritage Bank enacts environmental, social, governance policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... ethical investment, is this something I'm comfortable with supporting, for example." The process of developing an ESG policy has led the bank to consider gaps and opportunities sin the market - 95% of the bank's lending activities focus on the residential ...

ARENA allocates $2.17m to Alice Springs grid project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... for how the Alice Springs electricity grid could operate with 50 per cent renewables by 2030. Alice Springs Future Grid is led by the Intyalheme Centre for Future Energy, a flagship project of Desert Knowledge Australia (DKA), supported by the Northern ...

MBS launches Centre for Sustainability and Business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... sustainability at the heart of their organisation. Professor Glenn Hoetker, Melbourne Business School The new centre will be led by Professor of Business Strategy and MBS Foundation Chair of Sustainability and Business Glenn Hoetker. "Melbourne Business ...

Three lessons when assessing ESG risks: Insight Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... and services industry group), uniformly negative data from another provider, and our judgement of the relative data quality led to a governance rating in the second percentile. In our view, the risk assessments concerning accounting practices provide ...

MUFG appoints Rob Ward head of project finance, ESG finance, Oceania

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... region. Rob Ward, head of project finance, head of ESG finance, Oceania, MUFG Ward joined MUFG in 2012 and has since 2016 led the bank's advisory business in Oceania. He is based in Sydney. As the new head of project finance, MUFG will look to leverage ...

Research project to study sustainable forestry in East Arnhem

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
A new research project led by Developing East Arnhem Limited (DEAL) is investigating potential commercial Indigenous forestry and support traditional owners to "facilitate a sustainable forest-based livelihood." Workers at the Gumatj Aboriginal Corporation ...

ARENA grants additional funding for Monash Uni renewables study

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) provided nearly a half million dollars in additional funding for a Monash University-led project to investigate the integration of renewables into the national energy grid. The two-year project which began this ...

ESG ETP assets under management triple in last three years: Research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... combination of institutional and retail demand," said Damon Gosen, director, business development, VanEck. "Institutional has led the way, and retail is catching on. Ultimately, as the body of research behind ESG investing and the actually impact on ...

J.P. Morgan Asset Management launches ESG integration policy statement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... partnering with investors across asset classes and with data The Investment Stewardship pillar is responsible for an "investment-led, expert-driven stewardship approach, engaging with companies and voting proxies on behalf of clients," JPMAM said. The ...

First State Super targets 30% emissions reduction in equities portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... First State Super is the lead investor in engagements with AGL, Santos and Origin. "Climate Action 100 has really, I think, led the way in how collaborative engagement can achieve outcomes, and I see that particular program evolving as well," McDonald ...