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BlackRock in $1bn capital commitment to battery storage

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... shift to a more sustainable energy future is dependent on the use of large-scale battery storage," said Akaysha managing director Nick Carter. "By tapping into BlackRock's global capabilities and track record in climate infrastructure, we're ...

La Trobe Financial certified by Climate Action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... the environment and building a better future." When announcing their carbon neutral status in 2021, La Trobe Financial director of ESG and international partnerships Caterina Nesci explained that the firm had identified included Scope 1 gas, fuel and ...

CEFC, ANZ provide discount finance for SMEs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... help our customers invest in crucial assets to help them grow their business, in a sustainable way," said ANZ managing director of commercial and private banking Isaac Rankin. "We are seeing many of our customers change how their businesses operate ...

Pact Group commits to reducing emissions 50% by 2030

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... responsibility to ensure we contribute positively to the global action on climate change," said Pact Group CEO and managing director Sanjay Dayal. "Our 50% reduction target also means we are aligning ourselves with the expectations of our suppliers ...

NGS Super divests from oil and gas producers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... action by locking in decades of emissions." However, Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) executive director Brynn O'Brien called the divestment a "cop out." "Divestment should be a tool of absolute last resort," O'Brien said. ...

ESG product definitions a matter for legislation: ASIC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission believes that standard definitions of ESG products and investments should be set by legislation. ASIC senior executive leader, corporations Claire LaBouchardiere spoke at the recent Australian Council ...

Directors engage on breadth of ESG issues facing companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) annual conference. Future Fund board member and Transurban non-executive director Patricia Cross, South32 chair and non-executive director Karen Wood and ANZ chair Paul O'Sullivan provided insights ...

COP27 preview: loss and damage, action on commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... Australia to cut carbon emissions by 43% by 2030. Australia's enhanced NDC has been "well received," noted Emily Gerrard, director and principal lawyer at Comhar Group. "There are a number of countries since Glasgow that have submitted updated NDCs and ...

Innova launches ESG model portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... right by investors without taking on excessive portfolio tilts over exposures," says Innova Asset Management managing director and co-chief investment officer Dan Miles. "Charitable donations are a key measure of success that we will benchmark ourselves ...

State of the Environment report a wake up call for business, investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... "Our Nature Working Group, and in particular the focus on natural related financial disclosures shows that the finance director is responding and that there is a great deal of interest by the sector to up the ante in terms of responding to nature related ...