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Perennial launches boutique ESG business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... portfolio - one screen is a minimum market cap of $50 million. Perennial then applies a negative screen, eliminating fossil fuels, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, forestry activities, gambling activities, and unhealthy fast food. The team then applies its ...

ESG investing growing strongly in Asia: J.P. Morgan Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... consumption to 2% in the next three decades, offset by a sharp increase in energy consumption from renewables and non-fossil fuels, from 15% to 78%. Carbon emissions reduction could also profoundly impact heavy and energy-intensive industries such as ...

AustralianSuper adds sustainable ETFs to platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... Social & Governance (ESG) research capabilities to ensure only the inclusion of high ESG performers. ESGI screens for fossil fuels and socially responsible investments (SRI), combined with ESG leadership and low carbon impact. GRNV is a true-to-label ...

Global fund manager launches local climate transition fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... endowment space, where they are looking for much more explicit carbon reduction targets, particularly around things like fossil fuels, but up until now haven't been able to pursue those opportunities." The strategy enables the incorporation of climate ...

Investors lag in integrating climate risk: PGIM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... based on that data opens up new risks and opportunities for investors." PGIM also notes that the evolution away from fossil fuels will play out "over a significantly longer time horizon", which means that the greenest firms within heavily emitting industries ...

Using ESG, ethical screens in multi-asset strategy investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... began applying negative screens in 2017, and within each theme, the fund excludes tobacco, controversial weapons, fossil fuels, GMO plants and seeds, gambling, companies that receive more than 5% of revenue from the sale of alcoholic beverages, adult ...

Ausbil drops fossil fuel companies from sustainable fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... pornography. The exclusion list has been expanded to include investing in exploration, mining and/or the distribution of fossil fuels, including oil, gas, oil sands and all coal. This fund excludes two types of companies - those not meting the minimum ...

Clean Energy-based ETF to list on ASX

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... leverage enduring investment themes," Neiron said. "Our new clean energy ETF is another example of this commitment. Fossil fuels are finite, they will run out. CLNE gives investors an opportunity to invest in the infinite global clean energy supply of ...

Perennial sustainable small cap fund shows double-digit returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... portfolio - one screen is a minimum market cap of $50 million. Perennial then applies a negative screen, eliminating fossil fuels, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, forestry activities, gambling activities, and unhealthy fast food. The team then applies its ...

Divestment should be tool of last resort on climate: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR). ACCR has published Cutting Carbon : what the rush to divest fossil fuels means for emissions reduction and engagement, a report that examines the decarbonisation targets of superannuation funds ...