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Nomura, Mitsui announce New Forest acquisition as fund reports on impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
New Forests will be acquired by Mitsui & Co and Nomura Holdings as the real assets and natural capital strategies investment manager positions itself to drive change through nature-based solutions, shared prosperity and the circular bioeconomy. Under ...

Alcoa alumina refining project receives ARENA funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022  |  NEWS
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and Western Australia's Clean Energy Future Fund (CEFF) have backed a pilot by Alcoa of Australia to trial new carbon reduction technology in refining. Alcoa of Australia will test electric calcination ...

Budget "misses opportunity" to address sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
The 2022 federal budget has been labelled a "missed opportunity" or a "massive missed opportunity" on areas including climate and sustainable development. As reported in sister publication Financial Standard, the 2022 Federal Budget delivered a cash ...

ESG drivers rising up M&A strategy agenda: PwC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
ESG performance is influencing mergers and acquisitions and impacting value calculations, according to PwC. PwC has published analysis of the global and local outlook for M&A activity. The report notes that in 2021, Australia was active across most ...

Active Super turns to fixed income carbon on road to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
Active Super's fixed income investments are the single largest contributor to its portfolio carbon emissions, with the $14 billion super fund using new calculations as the basis for its interim planning to meet their 2050 net zero target. Active ...

Using ESG signals part of shorting strategy: Plato Investment Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
Using ESG signals to short high carbon-emitting companies that have a strong likelihood of underperforming is a key strategy of Plato Investment Management's new active net zero long/short hedge fund. The Plato Global Net Zero Hedge Fund aims to outperform ...

CFOs see ESG action as central: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
A strong majority of Australian CFOs say that ESG activities are driven by investor or shareholder demands, but say that measuring return on ESG action is a top barrier to doing more, according to research from Deloitte. Deloitte's most recent CFO ...

Plato Investment Management launches net zero hedge fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
Plato Investment Management has launched an active long/short hedge fund with net zero carbon exposure. The Plato Global Net Zero Hedge Fund aims to outperform the MSCI World Index, while maintaining a net zero carbon exposure using the calculation ...

Integrating just transitions into climate calculations: Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
Integrating the concepts of the "just transition" should become part of investors' decarbonisation strategies, according to Mercer. Mercer senior sustainability investment specialist Jillian Reid noted that investors need to "get much better at ...

Vontobel to assess biodiversity impacts of portfolio investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
Vontobel Asset Management will measure the biodiversity impacts of its Quality Growth Boutique after announcing a partnership with Carbon4 Finance and CDC Biodiversité. Vontobel has outlined its thesis that the connection between biodiversity management ...