Daily FNArena News - ESG Focus

The resignation of Rio Tinto’s corporate chiefs and the recent chastising of Cleanaway’s CEO Vic Bansal have shifted the corporate spotlight from the “E” and the “S” to the “G” for governance – and boards are feeling the pressure.

FNArena examines the latest financial reports from the waste-management industry, which stands to benefit from several ESG megatrends; and an update on Rio Tinto’s Juukan Gorge and its implications for the resources industry, which stands at the opposite end of the ESG stick

The energy sector is at the front line of the climate change war and is transforming at a rapid rate. FNArena examines the prospects for the fossil fuel industry’s business model and briefly tracks the implications for Australian equities and bond markets

There are several ESG and ESG-related megatrends driving global investment markets, making it difficult to know where to start (and where to end), so we are kicking off the Megatrend series with one that is already making its presence keenly felt – climate change

ESG funds allocations into ETFs and ETPs keep growing, reaching a new record in June

This is the first article in a series covering the ESG and ESG-related megatrends that are framing investment flows in the 21st century. It sets the scene and the major parameters and metrics guiding investment flows for the near, medium and long term

The Federal government has launched a $190m recycling modernisation fund, aimed at kickstarting Australia’s circular economy. But there’s a long road to hoe and $1bn to flow.

The Responsible Investment Association of Australia’s most recent report on impact investment augurs major changes to fundamental investment principles, and to government policies and investment flows over the next decade.

Rio Tinto’s decision to destroy a historical landmark containing information on the world’s oldest known human civilisation has had repercussions with institutional investors across the globe. The question arises: is ESG lip service, or does ESG represent the new balance of power in a post-Cold War world?

Australian company Licella, is an interesting case study in plastic-recycling disruption. FNArena examines the way in which disruptive companies in this sector are forcing a foot in the door of a tightly held industry.