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Cleanaway publishes first sustainability report after engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... on its sustainability reporting. The fund holds Cleanaway in its sustainable portfolios as well as in its Global Environmental Opportunities option. "We have prioritised engagement on disclosure to better understand how the company manages its approach ...

Australia vulnerable as countries decarbonise

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
With governments around the world setting low carbon targets, there are clear implications for investors in integrating carbon transition considerations in their portfolio. J.P. Morgan Asset Management has outlined the ways in which government actions ...

Waste and recycling legislation to foster circular economy: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
The passage of the Recycling and Waste Reduction Bill can strengthen opportunities in the waste and resource recovery sectors, according to EY. Yesterday, Parliament passed legislation mooted during the October budget speech by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg. ...

Link between post-bushfire regeneration and impact investing: WWF-Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... investing, Proudfoot noted. There are significant gaps in the market between projects that demonstrate social and environmental benefit as well as financial return and connecting those projects to the capital that is needed to invest in those projects. ...

Bank, state government become first buyers of Reef Credits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... "Our purchase of Reef Credits is another first for HSBC in the sustainability space and acknowledgement of both the environmental and economic value of the Great Barrier Reef to Australia," said Hamish Kelly, head of global banking, Australia at HSBC. ...

Assessing the costs, opportunities to green hydrogen

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
The European Union's target for achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 will necessitate making green hydrogen a commercially viable energy source by 2030, which brings costs and opportunities, according to BNP Paribas Asset Management. The EU is set to ...

Medibank issues first sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Medibank identified customer health, employee health, community health, environmental health and governance as their material topics. The COVID-19 pandemic response impacted each of those material topics, said ...

Positive outlook for impact future: Conscious Investment Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... infrastructure like disability housing, deep impact, such as social impact bonds, property, including affordable housing, and environmental infrastructure. "Our typical model is to partner with charities and some commercial enterprises to acquire property ...

TCorp NSW issues $1.3 billion green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... Principles and Sustainability Bond Guidelines. The Sustainability Bond Framework also supports the NSW government environmental and social policies, strategies and goals, including the NSW Climate Change Policy Framework, NSW Government Resource Efficiency ...

Industry fund lifts game on SRI options

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... said Liza McDonald, Aware Super's head of responsible investments. "Our members are increasingly telling us that environmental, social and governance issues are extremely important to them," McDonald said. "Nearly 80% of our members have told us that ...