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Auction system proposed to halve electricity emissions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... generators, and where not possible, retraining and remuneration arrangements. Blueprint Institute is planning further research into this area, with the next topic to address the impact on communities that have employers related to coal-fired generation ...

CSC partners with Osmosis IM on sustainable strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... portfolio will aim to mitigate environmental risks while targeting a better risk-adjusted return. Osmosis uses its in-house research process to standardise unstructured corporate environmental data, enabling the construction of a sustainable investment ...

T. Rowe Price joins Responsible Investment Association Australasia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 21 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... anticipating and mitigating risk, and focused on the long-term," the firm said. T. Rowe Price operates a proprietary research model called the Responsible Investing Indicator Model (RIIM) that builds an environmental social and ethical profile of more ...

DWS to use advisory board to accelerate ESG activity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
Global fund manager DWS will use an ESG advisory board to provide additional advice on how the fund manager can accelerate sustainability activities as part of its investment activities. Every organisation can get very internally focused, and you need ...

Risk management to grow in importance: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... the next five years, but nearly half say their team does not have the resources to do the job effectively, according to research from the Governance Institute of Australia. The Governance Institute of Australia recently released its Future of the Risk ...

Regnan launches global equity impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... and will publish the SDG taxonomy it has developed, to provide transparency for investors. Regnan is a specialist ESG research, engagement and advisory business that is fully owned by Pendal Group. Regnan expanded its capabilities into global investment ...

Industry considers Australian sustainable finance taxonomy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... ESG data in superannuation funds and investment managers to analyse performance, and Alex Dunnin, executive director of research and compliance at Rainmaker Information, noted that there are more than 20 ESG and climate change signatory groups with which ...

Cromwell Property Group sets net zero carbon target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... individual usage." Disclosing scope 3 emissions is in line with greater requests from organisations including GRESB and research providers like Sustainalytics, Cowling noted.

Downer inks $1.4 billion sustainability-linked debt facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... green bond was issued in 2014 and newer instruments like sustainability-linked loans are now gaining in popularity. "HSBC research released this week also shows that four out of five Australian companies expect a ramp up in sales over the next year as ...

Sharp increase in food waste: Rabobank Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... all-time high, reaching $1,043 per year per household, reflecting a greater weekly food spend during lockdown months. The research shows that Australians were making positive inroads to reducing food waste before the pandemic hit, with food wastage dropping ...