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NGS Super divests from oil and gas producers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... superannuation funds campaigner Brett Morgan. "This policy does not rule out investment in all companies expanding the fossil fuel industry. NGS must go further and divest from companies such as Siemens and General Electric which are building new gas ...

Innova launches ESG model portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... of revenue from tobacco and weapons, and companies that derive more than 10% of revenue from thermal coal mining, fossil fuel, alcohol, gambling, pornography, as well as companies that undergo severe discrimination controversies, Innova said. The first ...

Resource efficiency a marker for investment performance: Osmosis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... waste footprint relative to the benchmark," said Osmosis chief investment officer Robbie Parker Osmosis manages both fossil fuel free portfolios as well as portfolios that hold companies across the economy including in the fossil fuel sectors. In December ...

Risk management includes expanded ESG list: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... requests for climate change risk disclosures, genuine commitments to achieve net zero targets, and divestment from fossil fuel assets." The guide identifies social risks as including "workplace bullying, sexual harassment and assault, geopolitical risks ...

Apply a holistic ESG lens to emerging markets: PGIM Fixed Income

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
A holistic view of ESG is vital in emerging markets, because ESG risks are often harder to track and measure than in developed markets, according PGIM Fixed Income. Emerging market investment presents unique political challenges as well as economic ...

Zurich accelerates net zero commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... supporting our customers and investees, but also excludes the heaviest emitters. This has lead us to cease insuring certain fossil fuel businesses since 2017 and divest from some of the largest carbon emitters and we have additional exclusion criteria. ...

Ramsay commits to Net Zero by 2040

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... efficiency savings in leased assets. Ramsay will also optimise onsite renewable energy and storage and focus on reducing fossil fuel use in facilities, including moving away from gas, as new technologies come online, including green hydrogen and batteries. ...

Australia vulnerable but resilient on climate risk: FM Global

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
Although Australia ranks 107 th out of 130 countries for climate risk exposure, it sits in 20 th place for its ability to address those risks, according to a new ranking from FM Global. The insurer has released the 2022 FM Global Resilience Index, which ...

Warning on climate risk if net zero targets not achieved

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
If current net zero commitments aren't sufficient to limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees, investors need re-assess physical, adaptation and transition risks and opportunities in their portfolios, according to abrdn. Jeremy Lawson, chief economist ...

Quinbrook "hopeful" over post-election renewable energy outlook

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
Renewable energy investor Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners cofounder David Scaysbrook says the firm is "the most hopeful they have been in a decade" over the new Labor government's emissions reductions commitments and the investment needed to achieve ...