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Jones calls for taxonomy to clarify greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2023
... government is reviewing the Your Future, Your Super performance test to ensure long-term goals like the government's net zero target and other issues like biodiversity and just transition are not in conflict with short-term performance concerns. ...

Rest signs mandate with Palisade Impact Fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 17 APR 2023
... Esposito. "Significant investment is required to address the scale of climate change and energy transition and the road to net zero creates investment opportunities." Australian-based Palisade Impact said it focuses on assets that target and contribute ...

CEFC, Crescent Capital Partners invest in decarbonisation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023
... decarbonisation pathways for each acquired company, exceeding the requirements of the Paris Agreement, with the goal of achieving net zero Scope 1 and 2 emissions within 10 years of acquisition. Crescent will also focus on value chain emissions, mapping ...

Super funds back new renewables platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023
... momentum is being driven by a combination of the inevitable retirement of fossil fuel generation, coupled with ambitious net zero targets across the Australian economy, requiring significant investment in renewable energy generation, storage and transmission," ...

Professionalise sustainability within funds: Panel

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... broadly; how much can super funds bite off at once?" She highlights investors have a lot of power in the push towards net zero targets, also citing the example of the shipping industry and the impact of the Poseidon Principal. "The Poseidon Principal ...

Spotlight shines brighter on climate reporting: Expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
... more information and greater transparency on how they are responding to climate change and supporting the transition to net zero." Alembakis explained that the framework will initially apply to large companies and financial institutions and over time ...

Janus Henderson launches new credit ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2023
... strategies in global equities (Global Sustainable Equity Active ETF (Managed Fund) ('FUTR')) and natural resource equities (Net Zero Transition Resources Active ETF (Managed Fund) ('JZRO')), the launch of GOOD provides Australian investors with an all-important ...

Final voting for ESG Power50 open

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023
... nominees represent a range of roles covering managing the risk and opportunities of transitioning their companies to a net zero carbon future, reporting and managing exposure to modern slavery and human rights exposures, covering the diversity, equity ...

NGS Super taps Robeco for major equities mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2023
... global equities portfolio. The developed markets enhanced indexing mandate is customised to meet the fund's 2030 net zero target and interim 2025 target, Squires said. "We obviously have a very strong focus on our carbon objective, and we have our ...

IFM Investors buys biogas developer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2023
... Mangini says it's not about driving an ESG outcome. The purchase of GreenGasUSA is part of IFM Investor's IFM Net Zero Infrastructure Fund (IFM NZIF). It is the first investment into the low-carbon fuels sector, which is a core target sector ...