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Climate, governance and supply chain top 2021 priorities: BofA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... found that respondents believe that they believe certain sectors offer bigger opportunities for improvement on ESG grounds - oil and gas (49%), utilities (44%), consumer discretionary (34%) and materials (31%). There was a relative shift away from social ...

Robeco launches SDG-linked credit income fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... Keller noted that SDG-linked strategies preclude holding traditional energy companies and utilities that primarily rely on oil and thermal coal but can invest in energy and utilities companies that are transitioning towards lower emission and renewable ...

Long short strategies used in environmental equities fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... frameworks, they treat every sector the same - you find the distribution of names within each sector - which ones are the good oil and gas companies, which ones are the based ones, and they lose sight of making common sense judgements about what they're ...

ESG funds continue strong performance: Rainmaker

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... and super funds look at, and we don't think that defines investment risk." Many ESG options screen out fossil fuels, and oil and gas stocks have underperformed in 2020 due to a combination of factors including the COVID-19 pandemic. But Macri noted ...

Aviva Investors launches climate transition equity fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... their business models for a warmer, low-carbon world. It avoids stocks exposed to coal, unconventional fossil fuels, Arctic oil and gas production or thermal coal electricity generation, and limits exposure to those producing oil and gas or gas-fired ...

Global fund manager joins Climate Action 100+

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... the list and two have been removed, taking the net rise in companies to 167. ASX-listed companies Orica, Incitec Pivot and Oil Search have been added to the list, along with Grupos Argos, Grupo Mexico, Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), Saudi Arabian Oil Company ...

Capital raisings, remuneration impact proxy vote: Dimensional

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... gone to market primarily to shore up their balance sheets and improve financial flexibility. Among them have been Qantas, Oil Search, Flight Centre, Southern Cross Media and Webjet. Dimensional held meetings with boards in instances where they felt placements ...

Climate Action 100+ adds companies to engagement list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... the list and two have been removed, taking the net rise in companies to 167. ASX-listed companies Orica, Incitec Pivot and Oil Search have been added to the list, along with Grupos Argos, Grupo Mexico, Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), Saudi Arabian Oil Company ...

AustralianSuper backs net-zero emissions

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... zero, companies should emit new greenhouse gas as low as possible, which means rapidly phasing out fossil fuels such as coal, oil and gas, and transition to renewable energy, the Climate Council said. IFM Investors and Cbus are some organisations that ...

Considering potential ESG implications of the US election

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... consensus building before more radical policies take root, we should avoid outright bets, for example, on renewables or the oil and gas sector." If Joe Biden were to win the election, he has committed to bringing the US back into the Paris Climate Agreement ...