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HESTA urges ASX300 to heed investor concerns

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
In a letter sent to the top listed companies in its investment portfolio, the $87 billion super fund has set out its engagement priorities ahead of the upcoming AGM season. Key areas include climate change, nature loss, gender equality and fair working ...

Climate finance gets $100bn boost: ADB

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... earmarked for private sector financing by 2030, triple its previous amount. This includes $4.5 billion of direct private investment. New annual commitments capacity will expand by 40% to $36 billion. The ADB has 49 country members in the APAC region ...

Study finds answer to land use battle

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... target of 82% by 2030, according to the department of climate change, energy, the environment and water's Capacity Investment Scheme. However, land constraints are a driving force behind transition pathways for the APAC region, according to analysis ...

Podcast: Responsible investment stewardship towards net zero with Rachel Halpern

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... unsatisfying as a lukewarm brew and a stale scone. Today, we're joined by Rachel Halpern, head of sustainability at JANA Investment Advisers, which advises on over $1.3 trillion in funds. She'll discuss responsible stewardship strategies for ...

Schroders quietly backpedals on carbon

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... quietly changed its exclusion policy and sustainable fund offering, all while issuing a disclaimer on ESG. The active investment manager dropped the word 'Sustainable' from its Schroder Sustainable Global Core Fund; the fund will now be named the Schroder ...

Clarity on sector pathways sparks investor confidence

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
The Climate Change Authority's (CCA) sectoral pathways guidance finds every sector across the economy needs investment to reach net zero and pull the brakes on runaway climate change. Further investment is needed in net zero technology across the six ...

Natural gas buyout bulldozes investors: Analysts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... on carbon capture. The LNG purchase would nearly double Scope 3 emissions, negating carbon capture from its ammonia investment more than 21 times over, assuming full ownership and all four phases developed. A number say they will vote to oust chair Richard ...

UBS passive strategies flagged on human rights

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... found in the pensions and retirement plans of colleges and universities and health care systems, often in the default investment option that new employees are directed into. "Passive investing is not an excuse for ignoring human rights impacts. Furthermore ...

CareSuper ousts ESG policies in merger

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... billion funds under management. CareSuper's responsible investing and ESG approach will replace Spirit Super's, with investment options renamed and aligned with those currently offered by CareSuper, the $23 bn industry fund for office workers. Spirit ...

ClearBridge launches new ESG fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... heightened volatility remind us of the importance of portfolio diversification and the benefit of having longer term investment themes, such as energy transition and governance reform, which are less tied to the economic cycle and thus lend stability ...