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NGS Super to reduce emissions 35% by 2025

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... the best financial interests of members," Squires said. The fund has conducted a baseline measurement of the carbon intensity in the Diversified (MySuper) investment option in which more than 70% of the membership is invested and has conducted scenario ...

Low carbon ETF launches on SGX

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... Securities Singapore Low Carbon ETF invests in the top 50 globally-listed Singapore companies and trusts with a lower carbon intensity than their industry peers and tracks the iEdge-OCBC Singapore Low Carbon Select 50 Capped Index. The index has achieved ...

Alcoa alumina refining project receives ARENA funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... reused, which Alcoa notes would save water and negate the need for stacks to vent the steam. "We are the lowest carbon intensity alumina producer in the world, and we have a technology roadmap of future-oriented research and development projects with ...

HSBC Asset Management launches ESG Asia bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... issuers with sound ESG profiles. The HSBC GIF Asia ESG Bond Fund is set up to have a higher ESG score and a lower carbon intensity score than its reference benchmark, the JPMorgan ESG Asia Credit Index. The fund will invest in Asian companies following ...

Weighing climate risk in corporate bonds: Insight Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... them to change, proceeds from maturing investments can be reinvested with the knowledge that the portfolio's carbon intensity is improving over time, said Joshua Kendall, head of responsible investment (research and stewardship), Insight Investment. ...

Plato Investment Management launches net zero hedge fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... sustainable funds." Hamson noted that the firm's quantitative analysis into the cumulative performance of high carbon intensity and low carbon intensity stocks showed return differentials, with low carbon intensity stocks performing better.

ESG overhaul for SSGA ETFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... Emerging LargeMidCap Carbon Control (AUD) Index, accessing large and mid-cap shares with greatly reduced average carbon intensity. It will also use screens to exclude certain securities. Further, the name of WXOZ is changing to SPDR S&P World ex Australia ...

Boral to go net zero by 2050

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... electricity for operations outside of the kiln, will happen by 2025, Todorcevski said. Boral will also address the carbon intensity of cement products by optimising the energy efficiency of its Berrima Cement kiln and accelerating adoption of its lower ...

ESG "the most important thematic for the next 30 years"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... sustainable funds." Hamson noted that the firm's quantitative analysis into the cumulative performance of high carbon intensity and low carbon intensity stocks showed return differentials. "We've looked at it within industries, because there's ...

Activist group files climate resolution to AGL AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... being a clear expectation of emissions intensive companies." Gocher noted that in the second half of 2020, the carbon intensity of AGL's operated generation assets was 0.95 tCO2-e/MWh, compared to an average of 0.70 tCO2-e/MWh in the NEM. Since 2015 ...