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Local Government Super enhances carbon-related screens

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... changes to LGS's negative screens were driven by the fund's analysis that this sector will "adversely affected from an investment perspective by the likely transition to a lower carbon economy as governments respond to the increasing threat of climate ...

Future Super launches as first fossil-fuel free fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... launched a month ago and was founded by Adam Verwey, formerly a senior relationships manager at Australian Ethical Investment, and Simon Sheikh, former national director at GetUp!. Verway Sheikh met whilst campaigning as Green Party candidates in ACT ...

Corporate governance: moving to "owner relations" model

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... superannuation funds becoming more active in exercising their voting rights, and larger funds taking their domestic Australian investment management in-house, there has been an increased focus on engaging with boards in particular about ESG issues, separate ...

KPMG: top global miners make $1.2bn in social investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... to KPMG. Carl Adams, head of mining, KPMG Australia KPMG's Global Mining Institute recently released Valuing social investment in mining, which surveyed the corporate reports of 10 of the world's largest mining, metals and engineering companies. Collectively ...

IGCC calls on PM to retain Renewable Energy Target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... would require AU$22 billion cross-subsidy to the renewable sector until 2020 and encourage AU$15 billion of additional investment in renewable generation. "This investment comes at the expense of investment elsewhere in the economy and the additional ...

Bloomberg named supporter of Natural Capital Declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... with NCD to build a strong coalition of organisations that will bring natural capital considerations into mainstream investment decisions." Bloomberg's support of NCD is "a logical extension" of its work to provide sustainability information to investors ...

SEFA finances three social enterprise projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... employment for people who have struggled to get into the mainstream workforce. This is having a sustainable impact. The investment will finance the acquisition of the property, the refurbishment of that property, and MiHaven are also subdividing the ...

Catholic Super makes case for global climate policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... Super, who spoke at a panel discussion to make the case for "bold and consistent" climate policies to facilitate global investment. Frank Pegan (far right), CEO of Catholic Super speaks at a press conference earlier this week at the UN Climate Summit ...

Mercer to analyse climate change portfolio risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... with new information and model the risk analysis in a more detailed way to derive a better understanding of possible investment implications and actions," said Helga Birgden, head of responsible investing for Asia Pacific at Mercer. "The central objective ...

Investors commit to growing green bond market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... AP1/ Forsta AP-Fonden, AP2/ Andra AP-Fonden, AP3/Tredje AP-Fonden, AP4/ Fjarde AP-Fonden, Aviva Investors, BNP Paribas Investment Partners, California Teachers' State Retirement System (CalSTRS), Mirova, Natixis Asset Management, Pax World Management ...