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Future Super measures environmental impact of portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... wider community, said Kirstin Hunter, co-founder of Future Super. "We exist to build a prosperous future, free from climate change and inequality, and we do that through the power of money and campaigning for that future," Hunter said. "From an investment ...

HESTA to move to net zero carbon emissions in portfolio by 2050

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... move to net zero by 2050. Debby Blakey, CEO, HESTA The $52 billion industry superannuation fund will implement a Climate Change Transition Plan (CCTP) that seeks to effectively align the Fund's actions and investment portfolio with the goals of the Paris ...

CEFC invests $1.7 million in Australian agritech company

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... and increase farm value." The CEFC cited analysis of the impact of cultivation by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change suggesting that cropland soil has lost up to 60% of its organic carbon compared to pre-agricultural periods. The CEFC cited ...

First Sentier Investors launch Modern Slavery Toolkit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... manage that process,noted Kate Turner, responsible investment specialist at FSI. "Much in the way we've addressed climate change and broad human rights, we've brought together various parts of our investment team so that we can establish what we think ...

Maple-Brown Abbott Global Listed Infrastructure hires ESG analyst

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... Environmental & Human Rights Law LLM at the University of NSW and has completed a number of post-graduate industry courses on climate change risk, impact investing and sustainability including from the CFA Institute and the United Nations University. ...

Super funds lag on disclosing proxy voting record: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... 3.3% were invested in other assets. The report also noted that at least eight members of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) supported less than 50% of climate-related proposals (138 out of 686 proposals) between 2017 and 2019: Cbus, AustralianSuper ...

Maple-Brown Abbott appoints Emma Pringle as head of ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... and responsibility of investment managers to fully assess the risks and opportunities of ESG factors, including climate change, when seeking to deliver long-term benefits for our investors. In addition to our firm wide ESG approach, each of our investment ...

BetaShares ethical ETFs see nearly $300m in new inflows in 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... is based on a basket of 100 large global stocks from developed market countries (excluding Australia) that are climate change leaders. FAIR was launched in November 2017, and combines a positive climate leadership screen, with a broad set of ESG criteria ...

State Street Global Advisors launch Climate ESG International Equity Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... ex-Australia Index, subject to delivering climate and ESG objectives." "Australians don't need reminding of the risks of climate change," said Nathalie Wallace, global head ESG investment strategy for State Street Global Advisors. "A growing number of ...

Accounting bodies develop guidelines for disclosing to SDGs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... organisation. Then you have the TCFD, which drew a lot on the ideas on the IR framework. It's more specific about climate change, but it's not about the SDGs.... What we need to do with the SDGs is change how business is done, and think about the new ...