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QSuper members call for greater climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... against REST Super have written a letter to QSuper on behalf of two members who want that fund to strengthen its climate change risk management. Equity Generation Lawyers has written to QSuper board chair Don Luke asking him to "explain why QSuper has ...

A little more conversation and a lot more action

PIERRE LENDERS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... has finally moved into mainstream investment management because it is no longer possible to ignore the science of climate change, nor deny the conclusion that we are at a tipping point in terms of the global environment. Action needs to be taken, now. ...

IGCC names new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) has hired a new chief executive officer. Rebecca Mikula-Wright joins IGCC from the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC), where she has been executive director for almost five years. Mikula-Wright ...

Investors outline roadmap for mandatory climate disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
Major global investor networks including the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) have outlined a plan to bring mandatory financial disclosure of climate change risks to Australia by the end of four years. IGCC, CDP and the Principles for Responsible ...

Hostplus ESG head jumps to HESTA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... destruction. HESTA has also committed to commit to a total portfolio net-zero emissions target by 2050 as part of a Climate Change Transition Plan and was the founding investor of 40:40 Vision. "Engaging with companies we invest in on issues like cultural ...

Profile: Fiona Reynolds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... Looking back over the time in which she worked at the global organisation, Reynolds highlights the exploding focus on climate change. "Certainly, when I started at the PRI, climate change was hardly on the agenda of most investors," she said. "It wasn't ...

Assessing impacts of nature-based solutions: CMI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... interest in carbon markets and gauges the increasing business appetite for investing in nature-based solutions to climate change in the Asia-Pacific. "Carbon markets can be an opportunity not just for leveraging private investment into developing countries ...

New firm to address nature-based solution market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... biodiversity, improved water quality, and supporting local communities," Berkinshaw said. "It's linked not just to climate change, but to tackle the restoration of natural landscapes and local communities." Image courtesy of Greening Australia

Super fund invests in Australian Unity Green Bond Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... part of a broader implementation plan across the business that will see us play our part in stemming human-induced climate change." The target builds off of the fund's existing work around ESG integration, including having previously screened out ...

Climate change, diversity, inequality top engagement agenda: T. Rowe Price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
Climate change, diversity, and systemic inequality topped the engagement list for T. Rowe Price, with the global fund manager pressing for improved disclosure from corporations and asset managers on ESG issues. T. Rowe Price has issued its third ESG ...