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Aviva Investors launches climate transition equity fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... low-carbon world. It avoids stocks exposed to coal, unconventional fossil fuels, Arctic oil and gas production or thermal coal electricity generation, and limits exposure to those producing oil and gas or gas-fired power generation. The basis for research ...

Industry fund lifts game on SRI options

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... the risks of climate change, including divesting from businesses that derived more than 10% of their revenue from thermal coal mining, representing $40 million of its equity portfolio. The cash gained from divesting from thermal coal producers will be ...

ESG in fixed income more than green bonds: Daintree

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... significant transition in the way we treat these assets over the next 10 years." Daintree excludes holding bonds from thermal coal and energy companies, because that exclusion "most closely aligned with the values we want to espouse in our funds." However ...

Retail sustainable investments grow by 21%: Morningstar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... significant portion of revenue from nuclear weapons, land mines, cluster munitions, etc. Gambling, adult entertainment, and thermal coal are the next largest group of exclusions. Morningstar noted that "in this time of climate awareness, more funds exclude ...

Superannuation funds accelerate climate action: ClimateWorks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... committed to achieve net zero by 2050 across their entire portfolio, and Aware Super's announced plans to divest from thermal coal miners and reduce emissions in its listed equities portfolio by at least 30% by 2023. "This is the first time that ...

Cbus Super announces net zero portfolio emissions target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... portfolio. In July, the $120 billion First State Super will divest $40 million of its equity portfolio holdings in thermal coal miners, including its indexed exposures, from thermal coal miners from October and will reduce greenhouse gas emissions in ...

Investors to increase climate-linked passive investments: DWS Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... companies doing business in his state have to divest from companies that derive 30% or more of their revenues from thermal coal holdings. "In Europe, there has been a significant change in regulation with more to come that forces every institutional ...

UK pension fund to divest half its portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... close to half of its entire portfolio to climate aware strategies and begin divesting from companies involved in thermal coal, oil sands and arctic drilling. NEST, home to more than nine million members, has introduced a new investment policy aimed at ...

First State Super-backed Victorian fund makes first investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... week, First State Super announced targets to reduce carbon emissions in its equities portfolio and a plan to from thermal coal miners as part of a Climate Change Portfolio Transition Plan. First State Super will divest $40 million of its equity portfolio ...

First State Super targets 30% emissions reduction in equities portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
First State Super has set targets to reduce carbon emissions in its equities portfolio and will divest from thermal coal miners as part of a Climate Change Portfolio Transition Plan. Liza McDonald, head of responsible investment at First State Super. ...