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Super fund invests in Australian Unity Green Bond Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... market." NGS Super chief investment officer Ben Squires called the investment "an important milestone" in reaching their target of creating a carbon neutral portfolio by 2030. "Our target of being carbon neutral by 2030 is the next step in integrating ...

ASX company signs $1.5bn sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... supportive and helped us benchmark best practice to set stretch targets, but in the end, the business has to really own the target. The business really needs to drive it, in terms of what's material for us." The targets have been costed and put into ...

ASX company issues billion dollar sustainability linked bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... fixed rate SLB maturing in June 2031, with an interest rate of 2.55%. The SLB is tied to two performance targets. The first target will see Wesfarmers' retail business (Bunnings, Kmart Group and Officeworks) source 100% of their electricity from ...

ASX200 sexual harassment transparency needed: ACSI

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
Only 19% of ASX200 boards have primary accountability for preventing and responding to sexual harassment and it remains unclear who in the company holds accountability, new research shows. The report, Equality across the board: Investing in workplaces ...

Climate change, diversity, inequality top engagement agenda: T. Rowe Price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
Climate change, diversity, and systemic inequality topped the engagement list for T. Rowe Price, with the global fund manager pressing for improved disclosure from corporations and asset managers on ESG issues. T. Rowe Price has issued its third ESG ...

Why the move to clean energy won't be enough

ALISTAIR MILLS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... have already been made and targets set. Companies and governments around the world are committed to reaching a net zero target by 2050. However, we are currently falling far short of these targets and the only way to meet them is a significant ramp up ...

Oil and gas industry debate green hydrogen future

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA). Future Energy Exports CEO Eric May noted that the current government target of hydrogen as a fuel source at under $2/kg works out to a comparative price of around $16 per gigajoule, where the ...

Investment Leadership Awards ESG winners revealed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... channels grow to beyond $5 billion in AUM by the end of 2020, and the fund manager and super provider has set an ambitious target to grow to $20 - 25 billion in AUM. "We feel we can be a significant player in the Australian marketplace, at $20-25 billion ...

Assessing carbon beta risk in portfolios: Platypus Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... companies to transition in the short to medium term and be rewarded for those efforts. "Setting a carbon reduction footprint target is a blunt instrument and isn't going to help the portfolio navigate to net zero," she said. "It's a step in the right ...

Oxfam Australia calls for stronger climate action amid GDP risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... non-governmental organisations to develop policies to plan and implement the economic shift that comes with meeting the Paris-aligned target of containing global warming to less than 2 degrees Celsius. "We're advocating that governments work closely ...