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Australian Ethical Investment AUM up 13% in Q4

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... the quarter can be attributed to the portfolio construction - Australian Ethical does not invest in companies in the fossil fuel sector, and is tilted towards sectors such as healthcare. "We're out of resources, so we've benefitted in a sense from that," ...

Future Super goes carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... portfolio's carbon intensity and purchased offset credits with South Pole Group. "There's a business case for being fossil fuel free, and a case about risk and the management of stranded asset risk," said Simon Sheikh, managing director of Future Super. ...

Draft Low Carbon Transport Standard issued for bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... alone are expected to increase by 230% and 420%, respectively. It is crucial that low carbon transport, rather than fossil fuel based transport, is prioritised while recognising the special nature of the transport sector and the complexity of players ...

China "grown into" role as climate change leader

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... really you're addressing at the same time, climate change. For China, it's inseparable between this coal burning, fossil fuel burning, low carbon economy and addressing climate change."

Q&A: Richard Brandweiner, CIO First State Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... committed to making them the best in the market, and that means we're doing a few things. Firstly, we've introduced fossil fuel screens and we're bringing the screening in-house. At the moment, they're being done externally by our fund managers, but ...

Vote Your Super rallies support for AGL AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
The Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP)'s Vote Your Super initiative will rally support for resolutions for AGL's annual general meeting (AGM) demanding the company set a quantitative target for annual reductions on emissions from power generation ...

Cities increasing uptake of renewable energy: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... Report 2015, participating cities in the Asia Pacific region collectively receive 15% of their electricity from non-fossil fuel sources. By contrast, Latin American cities average 76% of their electricity from non-fossil fuel sources and European cities ...

Future Super, Thomson Reuters launch new indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... ex-fossil fuels, there are incidences that factor in various ESG issues, but there are very few if any combine a strict fossil fuel screen with an equally strict screen with ESG issues like alcohol, tobacco and gaming." The resulting indices are comprised ...

Demand for ethical products strong: Ethical Advisers' Co-Op

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... managed accounts (SMAs) to provide more bespoke solutions for clients. "That allows you to put up your own screens - fossil fuel screens come into that," he said. "We manage our dark-green fund in-house. Some firms do actively manage SMAs and some do ...

Teachers Mutual Bank cash product certified ethical

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015  |  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 is the first ...