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Colonial First State launches sustainable growth fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2022
... pornography, alcohol, tobacco and predatory lending. At the same time, it will seek out investments in areas including climate change solutions, resource efficiency, sustainable communities, healthcare and diversity and inclusion. It is operated in partnership ...

Hopes for action at "implementation" COP27

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2022
... knew this was going to be much more of a bread and butter COPP in a lot of ways," Emma Herd, partner at EY's Climate Change and Sustainability Services (CCaSS) practice, said. "It's less about the headline announcements and more about delivery ...

Experts weigh in on Brookfield bid for Origin

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2022
... investment opportunity but that investment needs to be accelerated materially in order to meet Australia's legislated climate goals," said Brookfield Asia Pacific chief executive Stewart Upson. "Origin is a very high-quality business with a strong ...

HESTA to commit $100m to green hydrogen

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2022
... equitable, orderly and timely transition to net zero emissions by 2050 in order to minimise the systemic risks of climate change." Also commenting, Countrywide managing director and ReNu Energy executive director Geoffrey Drucker said: "The momentum ...

Pathzero names chief sustainability officer

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2022
... following the launch of its latest data driven investment tool. Brulliard brings over 20 years of experience in climate change, natural resources economics and policy, in particular carbon, water and climate change adaption. Most recently, he was principal ...

Cbus overhauls climate change reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2022
Cbus has updated its climate change roadmap to meet its 2030 target of reducing emissions by 45%, including a change in reporting for portfolio emissions that sees the fund's reported emissions reductions restated to reflect real-world outcomes. The ...

New APRA chair named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2022
... technological development that challenge business models and regulation, cyber threats, insurance affordability pressures, climate change and improving the performance of our superannuation system to name a few. Successfully managing these challenges ...

Australia among top 10 financially inclusive markets: Research

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2022
... against metrics that follow some of the most significant trends facing society today - like food insecurity and climate change - and recognised a clear relationship between financial inclusion and those factors that contribute to a successful society ...

New ETF to invest in green metal producers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... reasonable industry standards. "Demand for green metals is soaring around the globe and promises to intensify as climate change initiatives become more ambitious," Hannon said. "The investment opportunity lies in the market dislocation of critical minerals ...

Australia's first global carbon credits ETF hits market

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022
... Scheme. VanEck chief executive and managing director Asia Pacific Arian Neiron said that carbon pricing threads climate change costs into economic decision-making, incentivising changes in production and consumption patterns towards decarbonsiation. ...