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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 ...

Responsible investment reaches 50% total AUM: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... the report said. Responsible investment is also a more mainstream discussion point, led by debates over the role of fossil fuel assets in investment portfolios and the decision by fund managers and superannuation funds to divest from tobacco assets. ...

ESG concerns a challenge for mining projects: MSCI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
The risk of stranded fossil fuel assets, increased environmental regulations and community group and environmental movement opposition are raising questions over the long term prospects and investment value of mining projects in Queensland, according ...

FTSE Russell launches All-World ex Coal indexes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... this debate, and has been at the forefront of developing benchmarks to assist market participants to manage their fossil fuel exposure. We will continue to innovate across the sector and support our customers' requirements as they increasingly seek to ...

Investors consider corporate pay links to climate change goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... scenario?" "There are a range of things around the decarbonisation question - we will be doing more and more on the fossil fuel question and incentives will be one way we address that," George said. "We position ourselves on the environmental and social ...

Inflection Point Capital Management launches Zero Carbon

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... on the basis of Inflection Point Capital Management's research and investment process, with a mix of best-in-class fossil fuel-based companies, low carbon solution providers, innovative carbon reduction technologies and solutions and so-called "transitioning ...