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UCA Funds Management adds Transfield Services to exclusions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... brought to Australia, among other statements on the subject. Earlier this year, UCA Fund Management announced its fossil fuel policy, which stipulates that it will not directly invest in companies involved in mining and/or exporting thermal coal, extracting ...

ARENA commits AU$18.5m to Energy Developments project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... demonstrating the potential to progressively deploy renewable solutions at off-grid locations as technology costs reduce and fossil fuel costs increase. "[ENE] intends to restructure its existing power purchasing agreement with the District Council of ...

AMP Capital lists fossil fuel exclusions for RIL funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... where there isn't any alternative. That's one aspect. The second one is focusing on the emission intensity of the fossil fuel itself, hence, a focus on thermal coal and a focus on oil sands, and the transport of the product. That focus was also the reason ...

Labour rights, NGO activism and governance cited as ESG trends

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... engagement experts. Julia Leske, senior ESG analyst, CAER "If we're going down the top of the list, I would point to the fossil fuel divestment debate," said Julia Leske, a senior ESG analyst at CAER. "I think there's a lot happening in that space. Another ...

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 ...