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UCA Funds Management names fossil fuel exclusion stocks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... identified the listed companies that it will exclude from future equities investments, based on its recently announced fossil fuel policy. Michael Walsh, UCA Funds Management CEO Earlier this year, UCA Fund Management announced its fossil fuel policy ...

CDSB tackles reporting of carbon asset stranding risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... could be adapted or supplemented to allow better disclosure of CASRs - which CDSB defines as "risks associated with fossil fuel energy resources becoming un-burnable due to policy commitments or other activity designed to address climate change." "Unburnable ...

IGCC: climate financing achievable, but needs policy clarity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... hold and this goes beyond carbon pricing or the lack of carbon pricing into questions like capital expenditure by fossil fuel companies - the reserves question is getting a lot of attention," Fabian said. "There also issues around what are the energy ...

Ethical Investment Advisers launches fossil-fuel free SMA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... Advisers has launched a separately managed account (SMA) based on Australian equities that are screened to eliminate fossil fuel exposures. Louise Edkins, director, Ethical Investment Advisers The Ethical Investment Advisers Mid-Cap SMA currently has ...

Mercer: ESG as source of innovation in shifting economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... and is it something I consider, and what do I do about it." Globally, Mercer doesn't foresee wholesale divestment of fossil fuel companies by pension funds and institutional investors, but investors are raising issues related to the subject with their ...

350.org Australia issues ASX200 fossil fuel divestment study

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... time horizon of new projects. 350.org Australia partnered on the research to bolster their case for divestment from fossil fuel assets when engaging with institutional investors such as superannuation funds, said Charlie Wood, campaigns director at 350.org ...

UCA Funds Management sets exclusions in fossil fuel policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
UCA Funds Management has developed a fossil fuel policy that rules out future investments in thermal coal, unconventional oil such as shale and deep water drilling and in companies that extract gas through fracking. Michael Walsh, UCA Funds Management ...

AustralianSuper equities less carbon-intense than benchmarks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... appropriately considered." The AU$69 billion fund also commissioned Trucost to examine the portfolios' exposure to fossil fuel extractive companies, and found that both the Australian portfolio and the international portfolio are less exposed to fossil ...

CDSB expands natural capital in new reporting framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... that have suggested that you can't separate climate change from issues, such as water and forest risk commodities, fossil fuel, etc. The topic is so massive." The current CDSB reporting framework focuses on the management view of climate change-related ...

LGS, VicSuper leaders in AODP climate investment index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... their superannuation fund demanding disclosure and transparency on details about climate risk and the extent of their fossil fuel based investments. Poutler also pointed to ShareAction's Green Light campaign in the UK as another example. "ShareAction ...