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Corporate super fund sets net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... fund's objective of helping to provide a secure financial future for members, said Chris Davies, TelstraSuper CEO. "Climate change is a systemic risk that needs to be pro-actively measured and managed to help provide a secure future for our current and ...

Say on climate a "milestone moment" for ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... allowing for more robust targets and transparency in how companies approach how they will adapt to and mitigate climate change impacts. However, there are calls for this to become wider practice to allow clearer, more transparent comparisons of targets ...

Companies making net zero commitments they need to keep: investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... indicators for the Australian companies, said Laura Hillis, director of Climate Action 100+ at the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC). "Australian companies have performed really well on producing TCFD reports - all companies are producing TCFD ...

Global fund manager launches local climate transition fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... but up until now haven't been able to pursue those opportunities." The strategy enables the incorporation of climate change considerations into a rules-based equity solution and revolves around five distinct climate-aware components that aims to ...

Global digitalisation impacting environmental, social factors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... its approach to ESG factors. "Everything starts with consideration of the environmental and social megatrends - climate change and resource constraints, and when we talk about resource constraints, we talk about all resources, air land, minerals, biodiversity ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... and fund managers talk about increased engagement through bodies like Climate Action 100+, the Investor Group on Climate Change and others, and talk about making investments towards companies that are either implementing strategies to reduce their own ...

Diversity, human rights, climate change lead agenda: ASI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
Diversity and inclusion, human rights and climate change continue to be issues of engagement for Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI). In addition to joining the 40:40 Vision campaign, ASI has also developed its own diversity and inclusion expectation ...

Industry fund sets bar higher with Net Zero timing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
An industry superannuation fund has set the most ambitious climate change related target yet, aiming to attain a carbon neutral investment portfolio in nine years. The $12.8 billion NGS Super has set a target of carbon neutrality by 2030. The target ...

Social issues come to fore in 2020: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
Modern slavery, climate change and decarbonisation, engagement with indigenous people, waste and good corporate culture were key topics of engagement for Ausbil Investment Management. Ausbil recently released its engagement report covering its activities ...

Serving up meat's sustainability risks, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
The global meat supply chain carries risks including animal welfare, occupational health and safety and climate change, but companies around the world across the supply chain are enhancing their disclosures and practices. Global fund manager Robeco ...