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Investor backing for Say on Climate votes: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022  |  NEWS
Australia's largest super funds and the world's largest investment managers backed most "Say on Climate" votes in 2021, according to analysis from the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR). There were 19 'Say on Climate' votes on company ...

Stone & Chalk takes on climate tech

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022  |  NEWS
Tech incubator Stone & Chalk Group is expanding its support of climate tech start-ups and scaleups to catalyse tech-driven climate solutions. Stone & Chalk will work with climate technology founders to leverage solutions that have a positive impact ...

HSBC funds blue carbon projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022  |  NEWS
HSBC is funding two new blue carbon projects - one relating to the Great Barrier Reef, the other to establish a framework for an investment fund. Each project builds on previous work funded by HSBC and aims to establish "the most effective way to harness ...

Calls to strengthen Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022  |  NEWS
Australia's Modern Slavery Act is under review for impact and effectiveness, and investors have a role to play in both potentially strengthening the statutory obligations as well as impacting on an issue that is getting worse globally. A panel of experts ...

Biodiversity risk goes to heart of finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022  |  NEWS
Biodiversity is a quickly emerging risk and opportunity for investors and companies, but addressing the materiality of ecosystem and dependencies is complex and goes to the heart of finance, according to a panel of experts. There is a clear drive to ...

Alcoa alumina refining project receives ARENA funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022  |  NEWS
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and Western Australia's Clean Energy Future Fund (CEFF) have backed a pilot by Alcoa of Australia to trial new carbon reduction technology in refining. Alcoa of Australia will test electric calcination ...

Identifying female leadership as driver of value: Vontobel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
Engaging with companies to enhance gender and other forms of diversity includes discussing not only hiring practices, but promotion, retention and how performance reviews are conducted, according to Vontobel Asset Management. Sudhir Roc-Sennett, Vontobel's ...

Hejaz Financial Services predicts $100m growth in 2022

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
Australian Islamic financial services provider Hejaz Financial Services anticipates adding an additional $100 million in assets under management during 2022 across a range of financial products. "That growth is being driven by an number of factors ...

The challenge of evaluating impact investing's fundamentals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
Defining positive impact is a challenge for investors, and advisers need to evaluate fund managers' impact claims against their intentionality, the measurability of social or environmental impact, and the manager's contribution towards that impact ...

ASX300 action on modern slavery "lagging"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
ASX-listed companies are "lagging" on modern slavery and performance, according to a report by ISS ESG and Monash Financial Studies Centre (MCFS). MCFS has reviewed the modern slavery statements of 239 ASX300 companies and found that 41% of S&P/ASX ...