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Best ESG super products recognised

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... for its investment leadership and best superannuation fund product in the annual Money magazine Best of the Best Awards. HESTA was named best innovation for ESG investment leadership, and Best ESG Super Products in the annual awards. HESTA also won Best ...

ESG funds continue strong performance: Rainmaker

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
ESG superannuation fund options continued to outperform in the latest Rainmaker Information league tables. The Rainmaker ESG Diversified Index returned an unchanged 0.6% over the 12-month period to the end of October 2020, outperforming the MySuper ...

Investors urge companies to broaden view of modern slavery risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... coalition of 24 investors, Investors Against Slavery and Trafficking (IAST) APAC, includes AustralianSuper, Cbus, Aware Super, HESTA, Australian Ethical and other fund managers representing $5.8 trillion in assets under management. IAST APAC sent a letter ...

Investors, assemble: Climate League launched

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... Institutional investors also participating at launch include Aberdeen Standard Investments, AustralianSuper, Australian Ethical, HESTA, Impact Investment Group, Lendlease Funds Management, Local Government Super, New Forests, Pendal Group, Pollination ...

Superannuation funds accelerate climate action: ClimateWorks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... Paris Agreement goal of net zero emissions by 2050. ClimateWorks Australia in particular highlights the statements by Cbus, HESTA and UniSuper, which have committed to achieve net zero by 2050 across their entire portfolio, and Aware Super's announced ...

Investors welcome Rio resignations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... operations and communities. This work will be ongoing and must be a feature of future appointments to the board," she said. HESTA CEO Debby Blakey also welcomed the decisions, but noted that changes in senior leadership "should not distract from the ...

Cbus Super announces net zero portfolio emissions target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... from October and will reduce greenhouse gas emissions in its listed equities exposures by at least 30% by 2023. In June, HESTA announced it would reduce the absolute carbon emissions in its investment portfolios by 33% by 2030 and will move to net zero ...

HESTA issues Statement on Working with Indigenous Communities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
HESTA will directly engage with 14 mining and energy companies on working with Indigenous communities, with a focus on understanding how companies manage risks associated with Indigenous heritage protection. In the wake of the destruction of the Juukan ...

ESG superannuation funds outperform in torrid year: Rainmaker

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... Fundamentals - BlackRock Global Allocation Fund at 4.0%, Australian Catholic Super Personal - Socially Responsible at 2.8% and HESTA Personal Super - EcoPool at 2.4%. In the retirement (balanced) category, UniSuper Pension - Sustainable Balanced was ...

First State Super targets 30% emissions reduction in equities portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... their climate factors, and we are really looking for the clear signals that companies can make." First State Super joins HESTA in making clear commitments to transition to a low-carbon portfolio. In June, HESTA announced it would reduce the absolute ...