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CEFC finances Tesla megapack battery project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to invest, while changing the legislative remit of ARENA and the CEFC towards investing in carbon capture and storage, carbon farming and other technologies, and away from renewable energy. Prime Minister Scott ...

Social, governance risks to unequal global vaccine distribution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... the moral imperative collides with economic interests," said Jenn-Hui Tan, global head of stewardship and sustainable investing at Fidelity International. "Even if you're in a wealthy nation, you're going to suffer the impacts of dislocated trade ...

ESG a total-portfolio subject: bfinance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... this a "major challenge." Investors are also finding difficulties in validating the investment case for ESG or impact investing and more than 50% experience difficulties in finding external asset managers that align well with their ESG approach. "The ...

Ethical fund manager sets ambitious FUM target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... geared up from the investment expertise as well as the distribution side," Willis said. "We would like to make ethical investing available to all Australians, we believe in that positive force." Sister publication Financial Standard recently profiled ...

Using ESG, ethical screens in multi-asset strategy investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
ESG analysis can be integrated into multi-asset investing strategies using both top down ethical screens and bottom-up ESG signal integration to construct portfolios covering commodities, credit as well as equities, according to First Sentier Investors. ...

Ausbil drops fossil fuel companies from sustainable fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons and armaments, and pornography. The exclusion list has been expanded to include investing in exploration, mining and/or the distribution of fossil fuels, including oil, gas, oil sands and all coal. This fund excludes ...

Opinion: 2021 Reboot: three ways to innovate for impact

WARWICK PEEL, GORDON NOBLE  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... innovation capital. This means assessing the capacity of companies from both an ESG and EST lens as well as actively investing in new companies and establishing new markets in areas such as Natural Capital. Hackathons or Design Sprints: we need to set ...

ESG managed fund fees revealed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... sector reported a record $1.8 billion of inflows throughout the December quarter. Morningstar's latest Sustainable Investing Landscape for Australian Fund Investors revealed AMP Capital, Pendal and Perpetual struggled to capture flows into their ...

Agriculture sector can contribute to climate solutions: GreenCollar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... Carbon farming refers to carbon abatement and sequestration activities on agricultural land. The Queensland Government is investing up to $100 million in 2020 for carbon farming projects with co-benefits that meet one or more of the three priority areas ...

Pendal to launch sustainable water, waste strategy, hire two

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... Regnan Credit Impact Trust invests in investment grade Australian fixed and floating rate securities. The fund focuses on investing in impact bonds to generate social and environmental outcomes alongside financial returns.