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HESTA doubles down on climate action

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
... a green recovery from the economic crisis. It comes just a month after it announced it would reduce absolute carbon emissions from its investment portfolios by 33% by 2030, and will transition to zero carbon emissions by 2050. In a submission to the ...

Australian Unity rejigs executive lineup

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... a new green bond fund that will invest in fixed interest securities with the primary purpose of helping lower carbon emissions. The fund is managed by Australian Unity's in-house cash and fixed interest team, Altius Asset Management led by Bill Bovingdon. ...

HESTA to go zero carbon

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

State Street rejigs international equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2020
... companies involved in tobacco and controversial weapons. In 2018, State Street changed the fund to 50% lower carbon emissions and reserves compared to MSCI World-ex Australia and targeted 20% improvement in overall ESG profile. The fund was then called ...

COVID-19 recovery plans must heed climate science

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2020
... cap of $3.7 trillion. Its Australian network is asking the federal government to incorporate tougher action on carbon emissions as a part of its COVID-19 recovery plan. It also wants the government to support businesses to reach net zero emissions target ...

IFM cuts carbon footprint from Aussie infra assets

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... solar-generated electricity. "In total the portfolio produced 19GWh (100% solar) during FY19, the same as avoiding the carbon emissions from 1,550 homes' annual energy use." IFM Investors owns about 17 Australian infrastructure assets. Four of these ...

COVID-19 shines a light on ESG: First Sentier

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
... investment community." Turner said from an environmental perspective, reduced travel and tourism is resulting in lower carbon emissions, but the focus needs to be on what happens when the crisis is over. "We have seen temporary benefits, but it will ...

Super funds' dirty, poor performing stocks revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
... wants to see HESTA divest. Woodside's planned Burrup Hub could become Australia's largest contributor to carbon emissions, with some estimates claiming the development would be the equivalent of building 35 new coal plants. Between January 16 ...

Carbon footpath important, not footprint: AXA

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
... polluters altogether. AXA Investment Managers found that listed companies are responsible for 18 gigatonnes of carbon emissions globally. Many investors are attempting to reduce the carbon footprint of their portfolios by divesting from these fossil ...

Qualitas launches build-to-rent fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
... supporting innovative investment products like QBIF that attract private sector investment into projects that reduce carbon emissions while delivering attractive returns," Learmonth said. "We look forward to leveraging Qualitas' track record in real ...