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Warning on climate risk if net zero targets not achieved

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... and head of the abrdn Research Institute, recently discussed the role of the financial sector in decarbonising the global energy system, and noted that at the moment, the world is not on track to meet the aim of capping global warming to 1.5 degrees ...

HESTA first super fund to oppose AGL demerger

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
Industry super fund HESTA will vote against a proposed demerger of energy utility AGL, becoming the first super fund to state their proxy voting intentions in public. HESTA said it has engaged with AGL and decided to vote against the demerger, as reported ...

Labor victory likely to increase ACCU demand: CBA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... track to reduce emissions by 30% according to Australian government projections in October 2021. CBA director of mining and energy commodities research Vivek Dhar noted in a post-election research note that Labor's plan to achieve its 43% emissions reduction ...

Quinbrook "hopeful" over post-election renewable energy outlook

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
Renewable energy investor Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners cofounder David Scaysbrook says the firm is "the most hopeful they have been in a decade" over the new Labor government's emissions reductions commitments and the investment needed to achieve ...

ISPT launches sustainable furniture scheme, diverts waste

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... savings for the fund. ISPT's ESG strategy to 2025 includes environmental KPIs in terms of emissions reduction, renewable energy usage, water conservation and reuse, waste reduction and other resource efficiency, but repurposing fit-out waste is not ...

Moving to cloud brings financial and sustainability dividend: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... according to research from Deloitte. In a recent report, Deloitte noted that cloud-based technologies are "five times more energy efficient than the on-premises data centres of companies and public sector organisations in APAC, on average" and that annually ...

AXA IM launches two sustainable funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... projects. The fund is aligned to four sub-themes of the UN Sustainable Development Goals - low carbon transport, smart energy, green buildings and sustainable ecosystem. "As the battle against climate change drives solid growth in the worldwide green ...

BNP Paribas AM launches sustainable Asia fixed income strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... the potential use of proceeds is naturally aligned with aspects of sustainable cities, such as clean transport, renewable energy or healthcare infrastructure, based on BNPP AM's proprietary approach to assessing thematic bonds. "The BNP Paribas Sustainable ...

ESG indicators a risk warning for credit: First Sentier

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... First Sentier also integrates the risk of stranded assets when it considers investing in credit from sectors such as the energy industry. "In those portfolios, in terms of increasing risk, we have stranding in our process as well, risk ratchets up if ...

Strong growth in cleantech VC investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... by its five partners. The investment opportunities in the VC space extend to technology designed to enhance user-focused energy management and domestic household optimisation, Guest noted. "It's about being quite smart in the tech driven piece," he said ...