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BNP Paribas to develop products around Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... applies a carbon footprint exclusion filter, and excludes companies with "major involvement in disputed activities such as nuclear, tobacco or firearms," or involved in "critical controversies such as human rights violations." "The 2030 agenda for sustainable ...

Cities increasing uptake of renewable energy: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... 162 cities responded to CDP's survey to their use of fossil fuel versus clean power sources, reporting coal, gas, oil, nuclear, biomass, geothermal, hydro, solar and wind. Aspen, Colorado, Santa Monica, California, San Francisco and Stockholm have all ...

Local Government Super enhances carbon-related screens

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... exclude companies with a material exposure to high carbon-sensitive activities and has opened the door to investing in nuclear energy. LGS CEO Peter Lambert LGS recently completed the review of its negative screening methodology, which result in changes ...

ClimateWorks Australia: Australia can decarbonise by 2050

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... back-up thermal and battery storage," Denis said. "The other two scenarios also include carbon capture and storage or nuclear power. The cost of renewables such as solar is falling rapidly, meaning that incomes will increase faster than the price of ...

AMP Capital lists fossil fuel exclusions for RIL funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... addition to the new fossil fuel exclusions, the fund also excludes companies that have more than a 10% exposure to tobacco, nuclear power, including uranium, armaments, gambling, alcohol and pornography. This range stands alone, but AMP Capital also ...

Nippon Gas buys stake in COzero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... either at the same time or shortly after. At the same time, due to the catastrophic earthquake of 2011 and the subsequent nuclear power station closures, Japan has been suffering from electricity shortages and increased energy and gas prices for residential ...

J.P. Morgan rates Australian REITs reporting, management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... well as the question of "pariah tenants" - tenants that work in alcohol, tobacco, pornography, gambling, armaments and nuclear energy. The equity research team spoke with the REITs about their approach to the ethical impacts of their tenants. "The approaches ...

NZ Super excludes nuclear base operators from investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has decided to exclude a group of nuclear base operators because they are involved in programs to extend the life of nuclear stockpiles in the United States and United Kingdom. The NZ$22bn NZ Superannuation Fund will ...

US$178.5bn in sustainable investments in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... excludes investments in companies that take in more than 10% of their revenue from areas including "armaments, gambling, nuclear/uranium, old growth logging, tobacco, poor mining practices, questionable workplace practices, and questionable ESG practices," ...

In 2040, when growth is a memory: Josh Dowse

JOSH DOWSE  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... Replacing 'free' ecological services such as water from glaciers and aquifers, and fish protein Decommissioning of spent nuclear power plants Protecting against rising sea levels Replacing and strengthening infrastructure to meet more extreme weather ...