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Investors confident in Australian renewables sector: MinterEllison

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... Renewables Report 2021, which surveyed the opinions of 100 renewable energy investors on their views on renewable energy investment opportunities, trends and challenges in Australia. Sixty percent of respondents were based outside Australia while 40% ...

Global digitalisation impacting environmental, social factors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
Digitalisation as an investment trend is gathering momentum, fuelled by developments in the last year and an "agent for positive change" for achieving social and environmental goals, according to Janus Henderson Investors. Digitalisation as a trend ...

What's in a name: evaluating the goals behind net zero targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... no universal definition of what that means yet," said Joey Alcock, principal consultant and chair of the responsible investment group at Frontier Advisors. "For example, there's the basic idea of the different types of emissions - Scope 1, 2, 3. ...

New to market investors seeking ESG information from platforms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... 1.25 million. Over the last 12 months, 435,000 Australians began trading listed investments for the first time, Investment Trends noted. One in six first-time investors are under the age of 25, noted Irene Guiamatsia, Head of Research at Investment Trends. ...

Setting the standards for diversity within funds management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... to the steps it is taking to enhance their approach to diversity and inclusion. Neuberger Berman, the US$405 billion investment manager headquartered in the US, with offices in Australia, recently announced it joined an initiative to increase diversity ...

Serving up meat's sustainability risks, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... "flexitarian" eating with less of a focus on animal proteins. The more flexible and innovative companies are looking towards the trends, but not all, van der Werf said. "Other companies are more defensive - they didn't see consumers move as drastically ...

Government to launch inquiry into financial sector and climate risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... Pitt. "It is only appropriate that the Parliament be able to examine trends in banking, insurance and superannuation investment practices and how they may affect our resources sector and the regions in which they are based," Frydenberg said in a statement ...

Downer inks $1.4 billion sustainability-linked debt facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... "The refinancing of Spotless debt is expected to reduce total borrowing costs given Downer's financial strength and investment grade credit rating," Ferguson said. "The sustainability features of the new facility are also a welcome validation of the ...

Companies expect increase in sales linked to sustainability: HSBC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... surviving rather than thriving," according to the survey. However, 70% of Australian respondents say they aim to increase investment in 2021.

Investing in the low-carbon transition: Ninety One

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... shortfall by themselves, said Deirdre Cooper, portfolio manager, Ninety One. One of the pathways available to investors is investment in renewable energy, mainly solar and wind which brings attractive aspects beyond just environmental, Cooper noted. ...