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Japan renewables get boost from Singapore tech

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... department found. This would cut electricity costs by 6%. Renewables - including solar, wind, hydropower, biomass, hydrogen and nuclear sources - currently account for 24% of total energy. JRE Operations is one of the largest renewables operators in ...

A new "nuclear renaissance" for investors: Maple-Brown Abbott

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
Global energy markets are entering the "next nuclear renaissance", with Australian uranium miners poised to benefit over the short and medium term, according to Maple-Brown Abbott. "With the main focus being on energy security, a re-contracting cycle ...

NGS Super taps Robeco for global equities ESG mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... an adjusted MSCI World Index, structured to take into account NGS's exclusions of tobacco, controversial weapons, nuclear and fossil fuel exposures, said NGS Super head of equities, fixed income and alternatives Lucas Hartmann. "This is where the ...

Warning on climate risk if net zero targets not achieved

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... renewable strategy and then maybe for a short period of time use coal," he said. "Some countries will make more use of nuclear than would other be. That doesn't change the aggregate emissions - a lot of the emissions of fossil fuels are captured within ...

Scoping future winners from the green hydrogen transition: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... storage have brought down the cost of wind and solar power, and made them cost-competitive with gas- fired generation and nuclear power. "There is a need for a lot of long-term storage option beyond batteries, which can only provide energy for 12-14 ...

RIAA rules out nuclear weapons, e-cigarettes in responsible investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) has deemed investments in nuclear weapons manufacture and the manufacture of e-cigarettes and other nicotine alternatives as being incompatible with its Responsible Investment Standard. RIAA's ...

Greenpeace reveals greenwashing ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... country's largest environmental organisation and conducts public campaigns around biodiversity, pollution, and use of nuclear material. The organisation's use of direct action, such as protests, has been a source of controversy in a number of instanc ...

New ethical fund appoints Equity Trustees as RE

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... multi-asset fund," Heuzenroeder said. The fund screens out companies invested in tobacco, alcohol, controversial weapons, nuclear, fossil fuels and gambling among other exclusions. "We go through a process of looking at controversial areas, and we take ...

Using ESG, ethical screens in multi-asset strategy investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... companies that receive more than 5% of revenue from the sale of alcoholic beverages, adult entertainment, animal welfare, and nuclear power production. As of 2020, the combination of those screens could remov e between 30% and 55% of companies in major ...

Industry fund lifts game on SRI options

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... supply chain and significantly reduces tolerance thresholds on many other industries, including gambling, alcohol, and nuclear power. The new SRI options also have a new screen on live animal exports. 'While these options do have greater risk due to ...