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Predictions for robust investment in green transition, sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... cobalt, "offering great potential for broadly untapped resources." The report said that mining and extraction has environmental risks, and also pointed out that lithium in particular is heavily reliant on water resources, citing that 2 million litres ...

Rethinking ESG in emerging markets

ARIF JOSHI  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... governments in particular it is also about how supportive they are with a fair society. Our research shows that strong environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors tend to indicate a more resilient borrower, while weak ESG characteristics can ...

2021 theme in review: human rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... investment specialist Jillian Reid noted that investors need to "get much better at connecting the economic with the environmental and the social impacts," particularly in the way that decisions around decarbonising companies and communities will impact ...

2021 theme in review: biodiversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... cited the example of biodiversity, which the report said will be seen "as a new asset class," with a new metric - environmental profit, the measurable benefit of a decision on the natural world, becoming a component of return on investment (ROI). "If ...

ARENA announces $100m funding round for grid-scale batteries

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced another $100 million funding for grid-scale battery projects to support the grid. ARENA's Large Scale Battery Storage Funding Round will provide up to $100 million funding to new battery energy ...

Future Super in $6 billion acquisition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... delivered strong historical returns, Future Super said. Future Super has a strong ethical foundation, focusing on environmental, social and corporate governance. The purpose-driven business will grow smartMonday's corporate offering by building on ...

New Forests calls for demand and supply integrity on carbon credits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... and Saleeba said. "We have integrated a supply side quality position on carbon credits for many many years in our environmental management system," Kuppalli said. "It's not something that we just did last week. It's part of an overall framework for responsible ...

From the courtroom to the boardroom: climate change risks and remedies

LOUISE CAMENZULI, JULIA GREEN, SANDY MAK  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
2021 will be seen as the year where international, environmental and market forces coalesced to bring climate change into sharp focus in Australian courtrooms and boardrooms. With the UN Biodiversity Conference of the Parties (COP15) and UN Climate ...

Treasury Wine Estates inks sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... with its financing strategy, Treasury Wine Estates deepens its commitment to having a positive impact across key Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) metrics. The SLL announcement comes as part of TWE's commitment to sustainability which focuses ...

Emerging HNW seek ESG, ethical investments: Praemium

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... rated factor, but when you look at the emerging high net worth segment, there is more emphasis on good behaviour on environmental issues," noted Praemium chief distribution officer Martin Morris. The report is based on a survey of 2,275 HNW investors. ...