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Morphic Asset Management launches ethical global equities LIC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... the risks from an investment perspective, if you ban investment in fossil fuels, and if the price of oil goes up, fossil fuel stocks rise and your performance will struggle in comparison," he said. "That's why we'll keep in touch with alternative energy ...

University of Melbourne launches Sustainability Plan 2017-2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... and finance and chief financial officer, University of Melbourne The University of Melbourne will divest itself of fossil fuel holdings, become carbon neutral before 2030 and achieve zero net emissions from electricity by 2021, under its newly launched ...

BetaShares launches ETHI sustainability-themed ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
ETF provider BetaShares has launched a sustainability-themed ETF based on global stocks that are selected based on a broad set of ethical screens. Alex Vynokur, managing director, BetaShares The BetaShares Global Sustainability Leaders ETF (ASX: ETHI) ...

Investors discuss investing in two degree world at RIAA conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... Australian/international benchmark, mainly because of Australian Ethical's stock picking and sector allocation as well as exclusions on fossil fuel investment. Carbon footprinting as an activity has strengths and limitations - Palmer noted that some ...

NZ Super adopts new climate change investment risk strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... Guardians of NZ Super, the fund's trustees, have committed to "significantly reducing the fund's exposure to both fossil fuel reserves and carbon emissions," which will be accomplished through ongoing engagement with companies, building carbon measures ...

Ethical Investment Week to bust the ethical investment return myth

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... activists, they can be in a sustainable investment fund in a superannuation fund, they can be quite targeted in going for fossil fuel free fund." According to the Responsible Investment Association Australasia, core responsible investment management ...

Teachers Mutual Bank installs solar panels, LED lights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... prohibit using funds raised from lending to, or investing in, "large scale greenhouse gas polluting activities (from fossil fuel exploration, extraction, production and use)," according to Teachers Mutual Bank. The Debt Issuance Program was the first ...

Impax Asset Management analyses environmental impact of portfolio

PIA LEFEVRE  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... governmental interventions. There is a likelihood of interventions from governments to regulate and intervene in the fossil fuel market. Impax argues that investors should therefore tilt their investments from fossil fuel stocks to stocks in companies ...

IGCC, others organisations press G20 countries to ratify Paris Agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... "double global investment in clean energy, tighten up climate disclosure mandates, develop carbon pricing and phase out fossil fuel subsidies" in their letter. IGCC supports the content of the letter and will focus on urging the Australian and NZ governments ...

LGS adapts investment screens for Sustainable Australian Shares option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... including armaments, weapons, tobacco, mining and gambling; a new screen that precludes investment in companies in fossil fuel industries, and an additional screen that excludes financial services companies based on their corporate conduct. SAS is one ...