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Future Super measures environmental impact of portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... than 15,000 members. Top line numbers from Future Super include the calculation that their investment portfolios avoided carbon emissions similar to taking over 27,000 cars off the road, their ethical screening has "protected an estimated over $50 million ...

Insight Investment launches proprietary ESG risk rating system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... topics in 2019, up from 54% the previous year. "A lot of the environmental and social factors will have value, such as carbon emissions, health and safety and governance," Kendall said. "But if you look at a lot of the third party models, they will also ...

Ex-Rosenberg Equities executives launch Radiant ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... looking is management, how are they thinking about the future, whether it's social change, dealing with BLM, thinking about carbon, water risk. "Ultimately, we can call them E S and G, but they're sitting under management and the board, and our goal ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
HESTA will reduce the absolute carbon emissions in its investment portfolios by 33% by 2030 and will move to net zero by 2050. Debby Blakey, CEO, HESTA The $52 billion industry superannuation fund will implement a Climate Change Transition Plan (CCTP) ...

CEFC invests $1.7 million in Australian agritech company

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... Australian biotechnology company in the agritech sector. Ian Learmonth, CEO, Clean Energy Finance Corporation The Soil Carbon Company (SCC) is "developing a microbial treatment for seeds with the potential to increase the level of organic carbon in their ...

HKEX, SSGA join Climate Bond Initiative Partners Programme

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... education projects centred on growing "robust and sustainable green bond markets that contribute to climate action and low carbon investment," according to the Climate Bond Initiative. Partners assist in developing initiatives to grow investment in climate ...

Global stimulus an opportunity for sustainable investment: Ninety One

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... the transition to a sustainable economy and will provide expanded investment opportunities across three pathways to a low-carbon future - renewable energy, electrification and energy efficiency. "It's important to acknowledge that in terms of its size ...

Insure Our Future calls for halt to insuring oil and gas projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... restricted their cover for Arctic drilling and shale oil, and Swiss Re is gradually withdrawing cover for the world's 10% most carbon-intensive oil and gas production by 2023. "One challenge generally is that oil and gas industry is still a bigger part ...

Australian companies below global peers on reporting, targets: Refinitiv

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
Australian companies are "well below their global peers" in reporting and setting targets on carbon emissions, waste and water reductions, according to Refinitiv. Jamie Coombs, performance director - Asia, Refinitiv Refinitiv has released Financing ...

First State Super joins global call for SDG focus to post-COVID recovery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... of key externalities to "accelerate private and public sector collaboration to develop and approve models that price-in carbon emissions and other ways to incentivise sustainable business practices."