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ARENA backs concentrate solar power plant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... Augusta is also in step with the government's proposed Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) which seeks to incentivise the construction of dispatchable renewables and long-duration renewable storage. ''Direct government support for early projects like this ...

JPMorgan Asset Management launches sustainable ETFs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... such as wind or solar power; improving the electric grid; investing in less carbon-intensive forms of agriculture, construction, or transportation; or developing technologies to reduce waste. JPSI invests in essential assets such as electricity networks ...

Cbus adopts EU climate reporting standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... manufacture of building materials such as cement and steel, the transport of those materials to the job site, and the construction practices used. Cbus will engage with their property managers on plans to reduce embodied carbon by 40% by 2030 and hit ...

BetaShares SMAs list on Netwealth platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... structure can play in adding scalability to their practices and improving rigour around investment and portfolio construction decisions." BetaShares launched its SMA line last year. Netwealth managing director Matt Heine, welcomed the new launch with ...

Budget spotlights climate, gender and long-term development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... "optimistic" about the Housing Accord. "Institutional investors can play a critical role in partnership with the construction industry, Community Housing Providers, and all levels of government in addressing the nation's need for significantly more housing ...

Australia leads on climate risk coverage, but depth lacking: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... a bit more mature in their detail, because they've had to work through the detail. I think others like retail and construction and so on haven't really faced up to some of the stranded asset risk or the physical risks and they're lighter on the detail ...

Cobalt essential to net zero goals but brings labour risks: ISS ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... would still be employed, probably fewer at the coalface, as it were, but more in the supply chain in transport and construction, and the income and productivity would he higher." ISS ESG drew upon verified information from several NGOs including Amnesty ...

bfinance sounds alarm on "overly simplistic" carbon targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... strategy difficult or easy to mould to a low-carbon target, such as the extent to which it uses quantitative portfolio construction techniques, plus bfinance also found that "there are large differences in the amount of dispersion in the WACI data for ...

Podcast: Inclusive product design with Amarachi Seery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... make sure that their product design teams are as inclusive as their target customer base, and how a career start in construction gives her an edge as a sustainability finance professional. Seery has previously spoken with FS Sustainability, saying that ...

ACCU demand to rise with Climate Active certification: CBA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... with 99 entities receiving Climate Active certification. Next highest is banking and finance on 62 and building and construction and food and beverage each on 33. Whilst there are differing standards for businesses, buildings, goods and services and ...