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ASIC takes Mercer to court over greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... to sustainability" because they excluded investments in companies involved in carbon intensive fossil fuels like thermal coal. Exclusions were also stated to apply to companies involved in alcohol production and gambling. According to ASIC, the regulator ...

APAC investors cite ESG impact in real asset allocations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... but impact exists at many levels, said Aviva Investors head of ESG, real assets Edward Dixon. "As we dig deeper towards the coal face where assets are being invested into the private markets we see a more immediate definition of impact," Dixon said. ...

ARENA backs concentrate solar power plant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... well-designed CIS should enable a pipeline of commercially financed CSP projects built in anticipation of the retirement of our coal generators.''

US attorneys general call out proxy advisers for "woke" agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
A coalition of US Republican states attorneys general have sent a letter to two proxy voting advisers, warning them over ESG-related recommendations to their states' investment vehicles including pension funds. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and ...

Carve outs for faith-based super funds are dead

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... beliefs." A submission by Industry Super Australia (ISA) said that the performance test should be applied consistently to all super products covered by the legislation. "It's not clear why it's necessary to introduce a differential test which ...

Experts weigh net zero risks, opportunities of Origin Energy bid

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... and Spirit Super. APLNG is an owned by ConocoPhillips (47.5%), Origin and Sinopec (25%). APLNG includes the development of coal seam gas resources in the Surat and Bowen Basins, a 530 km transmission pipeline and a multi-train LNG facility near Gladstone. ...

Cobalt essential to net zero goals but brings labour risks: ISS ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... DRC has 46% of the world's concentration of cobalt, Australia has 19%, Cuba has 7%, and Canada, Russia and the Philippines all have 3%. Diversifying the world cobalt supply is possible. "There are several things you can do - you can diversify the supply ...

CEFC, Grok Ventures back solar tech firm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... one of the most efficient ways to reduce emissions from the energy sector and fill the gap in supply from the retirement of coal-fired power stations. CEFC cites information from the World Silver Survey stating that the solar PV industry consumes approximately ...

Cbus quits Net Zero Asset Owners Alliance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... our resources on our internal climate change activities. We support the important work that the alliance is doing and wish all members the best in their endeavours." FS Sustainability understands that having set their targets, the next stage is implementation ...

Investors call for 75% emissions reduction by 2035

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... aligned with 1.5°C, and establish policies that unlock private sector investment in adaptation and include climate risk "in all relevant planning, land use rules, and direct investment policies." "Institutional investors have the capital to finance ...