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Legal fight could change super game

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
... or sustainable investment options to members in the way that some funds do. However, the fund is a member of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment and says it is strengthening efforts to measure, monitor and report on climate-related ...

VicSuper hits sustainability target early

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
... 12% of its entire portfolio - a year early, while also claiming to have aligned member outcomes to eight of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). The announcements form part of VicSuper's attitude towards transparency, which includes ...

Macquarie unveils green ambitions in New York

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
... UN's climate initiatives. "I'm delighted that our Macquarie teams have been able to contribute to these important United Nations initiatives on climate mitigation and adaptation," she said. "Over the last decade we have played a leading role in facilitating ...

AMP, HESTA, Hostplus lose out in ratings

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2019
... holdings in the big four banks, Unilever and JD.com as well as its voting record. But HESTA has just been named in the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investing Leadership Group and in September was named by the Department of Environment and ...

Super funds recognised in UNPRI awards

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2019
... the UNPRI. The inaugural PRI Awards have been presented, highlighting individually excellent projects across the United Nations-backed Principles for Responsible Investment's signatory base. The only Australian fund to receive an award, First State ...

Impact investing under threat

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2019
... companies whose business isn't aimed at addressing a clear environmental or social problem, as outlined in the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investing Sustainable Development Goals, he says. Australian Ethical head of ethics research Stuart ...

Super fund launches new options

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2019
... has introduced new ethical options for its 27,000 members. Christian Super, which is a founding signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment, has launched two new options: Ethical Growth Plus and Ethical Index Shares. Ethical ...

ESG options outperform in the short term: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2019
... Balanced 8.7%. The analysis also found that Australia is one of the most active ESG supporters in terms of adopting United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) principles. Australia is ranked fourth across the world with 141 signatories ...

New climate risk government bond index launches

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2019
... expenditure on climate mitigation expected to reach almost $1 trillion a year for the next 30 years according to the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change," Bocquet said. London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) director of information ...

Former First State chief joins TCorp

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2019
... success of his leadership at First State Super." In addition to his new role, Dwyer is the chair of Australia for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. He was named a member of the Order of Australia in 2011 for his service to superannuation. ...