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CEFC backs soil health technology platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... designed to cut the cost of measuring and monitoring soil health and carbon levels - a key component in cutting land-based emissions. The CEFC has allocated $1.6 million to UK-based Downforce Technologies via its specialist Clean Energy Innovation Fund. ...

PwC Australia appoints first chief sustainability officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... deliver on our sustainability goals including global science-based climate targets of achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2030," said PwC chief operating officer and ESG executive Liza Maimone. "Through our client work and our firm-wide commitments ...

AGL takeover bid first, but not last on net zero grounds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... Cannon-Brookes's Grok Ventures and Brookfield Asset Management is not likely to be the only proposed deal that seeks to take emissions intensive infrastructure and utility assets from listed markets into private ownership with the twin aim of achieving ...

Westpac, CEFC join Australian Industry ETI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... Australian Industry ETI is a coalition of industry and finance organisations focusing on accelerating action towards net zero emissions in industrial supply chains by 2050. The initiative's focus is on critical sectors known as 'hard-to-abate', given ...

Cyber security, COVID and climate change cap CEO concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... company has either committed to emission reduction targets or are working towards them. The leading motivations behind emissions reduction targets is meeting customer and employee demands, with mitigating climate risk and responding to investor demands ...

Climate change a macro trend, driving secular themes: J. P. Morgan Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... efficiency in buildings also represents a huge opportunity as there is a lot of scope to renovate buildings to reduce emissions. Again, European companies are well exposed to this as European regulation is driving new standards." Berelowitz pointed out ...

Using ESG signals part of shorting strategy: Plato Investment Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... shareholder register. "On the other hand, if you're actively going short with these high polluting names, with very egregious emissions, you can have a spirited debate with senior management about why you're holding a short position and can be an agent ...

CEFC, super funds allocate to IFM Investors private equity fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... Investors Private Equity Growth Partners Fund invests in Australian-based mid-market growth companies and aims to accelerate emissions reduction in these companies. HESTA and legalsuper have also invested in the fund. Investments will be targeted at ...

Rest taps Calvert, Parametric for enhanced ESG mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... for a better, fairer and more sustainable future, and we have a long-term objective and roadmap to achieve net zero emissions by 2050," Lill said. "Sustainable Growth is just one example of the actions we are taking, and provides an option for Rest members ...

CFOs see ESG action as central: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... does it pick up everything," Dobson said. "It doesn't. Take climate - there are a number of measures like energy, emissions, proxies of shadow pricing on emissions - as a way of bringing in tradtional ROI calculations, then building in some more ...