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No ESG drag seen in performance test results

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... year's performance test for the first time is Westpac Group Plan MySuper. The four that failed for a second time are Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund's LifetimeOne, EISS Super's MySuper - Balanced, BT Super's MySuper ...

Sustainable packaging sector set to grow: Nanuk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... SIG Group AG. Domestically, the federal Parliament has passed the Climate Change Bill 2022, and seven out of eight Australian states and territories have already committed to ban single-use plastics, combined with changing consumer preferences to reduce ...

Minderoo Foundation, Illumina launch ocean biodiversity DNA project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
Australian scientists will embark on a project to conserve Australia's rich marine biodiversity through genetic mapping via a partnership between the Minderoo Foundation and a global genome sequencing company. The Minderoo Foundation and Illumina have ...

Clean Energy Finance Corporation turns 10

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... EnergyConnect development in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia, a combined $110 million in investments in two major Australian manufacturers, Manildra and Orica, delivering significant operational and emissions benefits in companies in "hard ...

Podcast: Democratising climate impact investing with Camille Socquet-Clerc

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... funds that are aligned to Project Drawdown, which identifies 80 climate solutions to reverse global warming, as well as Australian solutions defined by ClimateWorks.

RBA warns of climate-related liability risk for business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... drive the adaptation and mitigation actions needed to manage the risks of climate change. "... The development of an Australian taxonomy is a key priority for Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative's (ASFI) 2022 work program. The CFR agencies ...

ACCU demand to rise with Climate Active certification: CBA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
Australian businesses pursuing voluntary government certification for climate targets are expected to further drive the use of Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs), according to Commonwealth Bank. As Australian businesses adopt net zero carbon targets ...

Government launches review of Safeguard Mechanism

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... international carbon credit units. Facilities unable to meet their reducing baselines may look to buy and surrender Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs). For entities that exceeded their baseline targets, the federal government has also proposed to ...

ASX300 upping the ante on ESG reporting: Melior

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... progress such as women on executive leadership teams, gender pay gap targets and reconciliation action plans. The Melior Australian Impact Fund has underperformed the ASX300 total return index, returning -12.7% for the past year versus -6.8% for the ...

FM Global to provide climate resilience discount

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... for more ways of managing climate related risk," said Greg Duncan, FM Global vice president client service manager Australian operations. Duncan noted that FM Global engineering staff go to clients' locations to identify risks and hazards that might ...