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First State Super targets 30% emissions reduction in equities portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
First State Super has set targets to reduce carbon emissions in its equities portfolio and will divest from thermal coal miners as part of a Climate Change Portfolio Transition Plan. Liza McDonald, head of responsible investment at First State Super. ...

Australian Unity launches green bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
Australian Unity has launched a new green bond fund seeded with cornerstone investments from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and clients from Crestone Wealth Management. Bill Bovingdon, CIO Altius Asset Management The Australian Unity Green ...

Future Super measures environmental impact of portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
Future Super has released its second impact report, measuring the fund's environmental impact both in terms of fossil fuel investments avoided and renewable energy that investments have generated. Kirstin Hunter, co-founder, Future Super The report ...

First Sentier Investors launch Modern Slavery Toolkit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... company is involved in modern slavery, yes, divestment is an option, but it should be the last option, because once you divest, you can't participate in remediation. The question for us is, how, as investors, we can enable a remedy for the victim/victims ...

Insure Our Future calls for halt to insuring oil and gas projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... out insurance for oil and gas companies in line with a 1.5C pathway; cease insuring new coal projects and coal companies; divest all assets from oil, gas and coal companies that are not in line with a 1.5C pathway; and bring stewardship activities in ...

First State Super joins Tobacco Free Finance Pledge Stamp

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... said Deanne Stewart, First State Super CEO. "First State Super was proud to be the first major Australian super fund to divest from tobacco in 2012; and since then we have worked extensively with Dr King and Tobacco Free Portfolios to support their global ...

Q&A: Pablo Berrutti, on the launch of the Altiorem research platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... that will be different to someone who's trying to convince their financial advisors or their parents that they want to divest from fossil fuels. We have addressed this to some extent through beta-testing but will be doing much more in this area. Rachel ...

AXA IM develops carbon footpath strategy based on forward climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
Investors should evolve from a strategy of reducing their portfolio carbon footprint, based on point-in-time emissions to a carbon footpath investment strategy that takes into consideration how companies are moving towards decarbonisation, according ...

Company, investor climate change partnership "essential": Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
Partnership between companies and investors, and between investors themselves, is "essential" to meeting climate change targets, according to global fund manager Robeco. Carola van Lamoen, head of active ownership, Robeco Carola van Lamoen, head of ...

Analysis: climate change, Australia and the fierce urgency of now

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
As bushfires continue to burn across the southeast of Australia, the push is on to implement effective responses to minimise risk and optimise opportunities stemming from climate change across the economy. Business, finance and civil society are seeking ...