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Amazon launches climate VC fund

ALLY SELBY | WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020

... billion. Amazon launched The Climate Pledge alongside podcast producer Global Optimism last year, a commitment to meet the Paris Climate Agreement 10 years early. Telecommunications company Verizon, hygiene and health product manufacturer Reckitt Benckiser ...

Mirova chief labels ethical investing pledges hollow

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020

... to not allow COVID-19 to derail work on sustainability. Its requests included supporting the Green Deal and upholding the Paris Agreement, prioritising net zero emissions economic solutions and prioritising human relief and job creation but not at the ...

Report reveals superficiality of ESG pledges

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020

... the fund actively considers every climate change resolution that it votes on and supports those that are in line with the Paris Agreement. He pointed out that in relation to a climate change BHP resolution which AustralianSuper did not support, the fund ...

AMP Capital cuts fees on equities fund

KANIKA SOOD | FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020

... in the area of fossil fuels, where we have conducted extensive research into how we can best support the United Nations Paris Climate Agreement with our investments," it said, adding that there was no change to the broader investment style.

Property manager bolsters leadership team

ALLY SELBY | FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020

An ASX-listed property manager has announced the appointment of an independent director and a fund manager, in a bid to drive value for investors. Eildon Capital Group has appointed Craig Treasure as an independent director and Laurence Parisi as a ...

Private asset consultant makes global hire

ALLY SELBY | THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020

A global private asset consultant and manager with offices in New York, Paris, Geneva and Singapore has made an executive hire, set to boost investment opportunities for local investors and super funds. Flexstone Partners, an affiliate of Natixis Investment ...

Time to step up or face the music

ALLY SELBY | THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020

... ratings will need to reflect how companies crucial to meeting policy objectives like the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Accord gather themselves to do business in a different way, re-setting course for a habitable, more equitable planet." ...

Super funds' dirty, poor performing stocks revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020

... us in completely the wrong direction, pursuing new fossil fuel projects and business plans that spell the failure of the Paris Agreement. And they're using our retirement savings to do it," Market Forces said. The companies Market Forces has grievances ...

Chief economist update: Coronavirus cures climate change

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020

... until the incidence of infections has peaked. The good news? The coronavirus is succeeding where the Kyoto Protocol or the Paris Agreement, and many other gabfests on climate change failed. Nature's rebalancing itself. Greta Thunberg must be plea ...

UNSW to ditch fossil fuels

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020

... university's divestment of fossil fuel assets in its investment portfolio supports its net zero emissions goal, in line with the Paris Agreement commitment to limit global warming to 1.5C. "UNSW has a proud history of being at the forefront of climate ...

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Macquarie AM splashes billions on Applied Digital Corporation

MATTHEW WAI | 12:42PM

Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) has pledged US$5 billion to NASDAQ-listed Applied Digital Corporation, which provides high-performance computing (HPC) data-centre solutions.

Subscription EVs attract HESTA, IFM interest

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | 12:41PM

IFM Investors and HESTA, by way of its mandate with the former, will take a 49% stake in Splend Group, a provider of subscription electric vehicles.

Economist's wishlist: Lower tariffs, bond yields settling

ELIZA BAVIN | 12:07PM

AMP deputy chief economist Diana Mousina has listed her top five wishlist items for 2025, with hopes for lower inflation and avoiding a trade war.

MUFG Pension & Market Services awards tech mandate

KARREN VERGARA | 12:16PM

MUFG Pension & Market Services (MPMS) has awarded Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) a mandate to help transform its retirement solutions business.

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