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Super, fund manager lends muscle to net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
A leading superannuation and managed fund provider has become the latest to set a net zero 2050 carbon target for its portfolio. Mercer Australia has committed to a target of net-zero absolute carbon emissions by 2050 for its Australian Funds and the ...

We must approach public equities with an 'impact' mindset

KATHRYN MCDONALD, HEIDI RIDLEY  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... framework for impact. The growing interest in the UNSDGs on the part of asset owners is a clear signal to companies that the investor community is rapidly and acutely becoming sensitized to how firms' products and practices affect the living world. ...

Social, governance risks to unequal global vaccine distribution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
The equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccinations is a human challenge, but it also has implications on investors, companies and operations and supply chains. As rollout of the various vaccinations for COVID-19 begin to happen in countries around ...

APA Group sets net zero targets for emissions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
Energy infrastructure company APA Group will set a net zero target for scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2050, and will focus on energy transition to clean and renewable energy sources. Scope 1 emissions are greenhouse gas emissions that come from the activities ...

Investors lag in integrating climate risk: PGIM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
Investors are increasingly acknowledging climate change as a major risk, but some have not yet incorporated it in investment processes, according to PGIM. PGIM has released research, Weathering Climate Change: Opportunities and Risks in an Altered Investment ...

ESG a total-portfolio subject: bfinance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... investors seeking to address ESG issues at a total portfolio level, 'impact' is rising up the agenda as those in the investor sector move towards thinking about ESG in terms of outcomes. Third, data is a significant obstacle, with 84% of investors saying ...

Ethical fund manager sets ambitious FUM target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
A leading ethical investment manager says it is aiming for a target of $20 - $25 billion in assets under management, and has strengthened its adviser sales, distribution, and investment teams. Australian Ethical has hired Keenan Bunning and Jeannie ...

Rio Tinto commits to climate vote at AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... (CA100+) group regularly at the Board, Executive Committee and climate team levels, and we value their co-ordination of investor engagement," Rio said in a statement. "We will work towards disclosures consistent with the evolving CA100+ benchmark and ...

Australian business face European carbon levy for exports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... Australia's trade will be with countries that have committed to decarbonization by mid-century, noted Emma Herd, CEO of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC). "The thing that has escalated so quickly here is the fast-evolving climate policies ...

BetaShares to launch climate change innovation ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
BetaShares will launch another sustainability-linked ETF on the ASX. The BetaShares Climate Change Innovation ETF (ERTH) is designed to provide investors with exposure to global companies "at the forefront of tackling today's climate and environmental ...