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Impax Asset Management analyses environmental impact of portfolio

PIA LEFEVRE  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... cost of renewable energy has gone down, solar is a fraction of what it used to cost, some believe the price of storage technology is also falling," Jenkyn-Jones said. "A strengthening of scientific support and the Paris conference were both a catalyst ...

Emerald Wrap, Impact 20/80 form impact investing partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... values, if they want to. With this deal with emerald, we can take the responsible investment platform, give it great technology, align it with our investment matrix, which is a process around what we call shades of green to allow people to align their ...

Investors have "no place to hide" from climate change impacts: BlackRock

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... scoring approach that the "climate-proofs" portfolios and seeks active return from areas such as "green patents" - technology that disrupts existing business models but also generates return. "We have measures of carbon emission in our normal alpha funds ...

AMP Capital examines impact of disruptions on financial sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... the drivers of opportunities and then seek to see how companies are responding." The report notes that if automation technology reduces car collisions to the extent expected, motor premiums may fall by up to 54% without impacting insurers' margins. AMP ...

Artesian Venture Partners launches $20m Clean Energy Seed Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... scalable, high growth potential startups, fueling innovation and creating opportunities in the development of clean technology," said Jeremy Colless, Artesian managing partner. "It will look across sectors such as the internet of things, energy storage ...

Not for Podcast: Discrediting Online Gambling

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... billion to $8.4 billion, and the number of Australians categorised as "problem gamblers" was around 115,000. Digital technology is making the problem worse, and online gambling is now a booming industry, with offshore outlets circumventing Australian ...

AMP Capital, CSIRO back renewable energy tech startup Evergen

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... investment and technical backing to renewable energy tech startup Evergen. Dr Glenn Platt, Evergen CEO Evergen uses licensed technology from CSIRO in a system that analyses and optimises home energy costs to draw power from the most efficient source ...

EY, UN Global Compact evaluate state of sustainable supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... supply chains can deliver the potential business benefits through collaboration with suppliers and making use of new technology. The study also demonstrates that companies are shifting from a risk and compliance approach to investing in sustainable supply ...

ARENA provides $9.9 million funding to New Gullan Range Wind Farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... constructed, owned and operated by NGRWF. Goldwind Australia is a wholly owned subsidiary of Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology, a leading vertically integrated global wind power company, ARENA said. "There is huge potential to adopt this approach ...

AXA IM hires Alix Chosson to responsible investment team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... from Standard Life Investments, where she was a responsible investment analyst from 2013, specialising in energy and technology sectors, with a focus on ESG integration and impact investment. "The COP 21 meeting in December last year put climate change ...