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Westpac sets 2030 net zero commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... committed to reducing its Scope 1, 2 and 3 financed emissions by nearly a quarter by 2030 as part of a package of new net zero by 2050 commitments. Westpac has also joined the UN-convened Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) as part of these commitments. ...

Stewart Investors identifies progress to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... invested in companies that are making direct or indirect contributions to climate change solutions, while building towards a net zero 2050 target. The Sustainable Funds Group, which managed US$21.5 billion as of the end of 2021, released its 2021 climate ...

EY partners to deliver Australian sustainable finance taxonomy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... intended to enable the finance sector to direct more capital to companies and assets that will drive the transition to net zero in Australia. ASFI's work will build on what has been done in other taxonomies, which have been developed to provide credible ...

CEFC, Qantas Super back low carbon "enabler" fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... just under a quarter of its $8.5 billion portfolio with the goal of reducing emissions by 24% by 2025 on the road to net zero by 2050. The corporate super fund selected Calvert Research and Management and Goldman Sachs Asset management to manage a $2 ...

Risk management includes expanded ESG list: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... involve a risk management component, including requests for climate change risk disclosures, genuine commitments to achieve net zero targets, and divestment from fossil fuel assets." The guide identifies social risks as including "workplace bullying ...

Apply a holistic ESG lens to emerging markets: PGIM Fixed Income

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... opportunities, including the strong demand for clean technologies and the potential for "explosive growth" over the next decade in Net Zero Emissions leading to a clean energy market worth a cumulative USD $27 trillion by 2050, Ploeg said. "Most of the ...

Zurich accelerates net zero commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... operation has committed to reducing the carbon intensity of its investment portfolio by 25% by 2025 while committing to hit net zero for its operations by 2030. Zurich announced new targets and initiatives for its operations in Australia and New Zealand. ...

BNPP AM releases "biodiversity footprint" for investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... if a company is above or below biodiversity target levels. We see more and more corporates and investors talking about net zero alignments, this will take some time for biodiversity to get there but it will happen." BNPP AM is also working with WWF Switzerland ...

Avoid greenwash by linking exec pay to ESG: Maple-Brown Abbott

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... boards to set out our expectations and meetings." Maple-Brown Abbott Global Listed Infrastructure is a signatory to the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative, affirming its commitment to align its strategy with net zero emission by 2050 and has set an interim ...

UniSuper sustainability exec departs for Vanguard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... light on long term risks and opportunities of our investments to members in a decarbonising economy." UniSuper set a net zero target in 2020, and at the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) annual conference earlier this year, Dixon ...