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Cultural factors influence ESG approaches: Morgan Stanley Investment Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... When speaking with Australian investors about fossil fuels, there are questions about global energy transition versus divestment, Bottega noted. Morgan Stanley Investment Management Global Sustain Fund clients are typically aligned with the firm's long-term ...

Assessing buy now pay later sector through an ESG lens

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... on top of existing credit cards and loans, that isn't necessarily a great thing." Fernie explains that U Ethical's divestment decision at the time was based on engagement with stakeholders on the ground, and notes that the company has taken steps to ...

Using quant approaches to implement climate change targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... single and sure way to decarbonise at the moment," Picone noted. "We believe applying a variety of approaches - some divestment, some tilting, some active ownership targeting climate laggards and having positive exposures to climate leaders is a sensible ...

Trustees squeezed by competing climate risk pressures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
Super fund trustees are "squeezed" when it comes to managing climate risk, between members seeking divestment, regulatory guidance on managing climate risk, and proposed legislation that may limit access to proxy advisers, according to the chair of ...

What's in a name: evaluating the goals behind net zero targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... emissions in their portfolio - including using purchased carbon credits to offset emissions they do not eliminate and divestment from companies that are either unable or unwilling to abate their carbon intensity. However, neither strategy is useful in ...

Industry fund sets bar higher with Net Zero timing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... carbon dioxide. This is why the fund aims for a "carbon neutral" goal as opposed to a "net zero emissions" goal. While divestment from some companies and stocks "will be necessary to achieve our 2030 target," the fund will use engagement to effect change. ...

Using ESG, ethical screens in multi-asset strategy investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... to a 'no' vote rather than just not voting for something," and works "on the same principle as the theory of divestment," said Palos. Currently, the team is debating whether they apply shorting to commodities such as fossil fuels on ESG grounds. ...

Aviva Investors puts companies on notice over climate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... they expect them to deliver net zero goals by 2050 and will back up its engagement with escalatory actions including divestment. Aviva Investors announced its Climate Engagement Escalation Programme, which is focused on its investments in 30 'Systemically ...

Divestment should be tool of last resort on climate: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... reduction and engagement, a report that examines the decarbonisation targets of superannuation funds to date, and how divestment impacts on real world emissions targets. ACCR says some superannuation funds are setting targets that they are executing ...

BlackRock seeks plans for company transition to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... progressing on those risks, BlackRock will vote against management in index portfolio-held shares, and will also consider divestment in discretionary active portfolios because of the risk to client returns. Fink noted that the "tectonic shift" to sustainable ...