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Pension funds apply pressure on climate change

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
... readily treat ESG factors as economically relevant". This could limit pension funds' abilities to control the carbon emission impact their investments have.

HESTA doubles down on climate action

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
The $52 billion industry super fund has called on the Australian government to encourage institutional investors to take a greater role in a green recovery from the economic crisis. It comes just a month after it announced it would reduce absolute carbon ...

Australian Unity rejigs executive lineup

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
Australian Unity has appointed a new chief executive for its wealth and capital markets business, as it also launches a new green bond fund backed by Crestone Wealth Management. Esther Kerr-Smith is moving into the role of chief executive for wealth ...

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 ...

Mirova chief labels ethical investing pledges hollow

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... net zero emissions economic solutions and prioritising human relief and job creation but not at the expense of carbon emission reduction.

State Street rejigs international equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2020
State Street has relaunched an international equities fund for local investors looking for a climate change and ESG focused portfolio, with a new benchmark. The State Street Climate ESG International builds on a fund launched in 2016, which initially ...

COVID-19 recovery plans must heed climate science

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2020
A global network of companies, including ASX-listed Australian Ethical, is urging governments to pay heed to climate science in their COVID-19 recovery plans. UN Global Compact includes 155 companies that employ over five million people and have a combined ...

IFM cuts carbon footprint from Aussie infra assets

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
IFM Investors' local infrastructure assets, which include Ausgrid, major airports, ports and toll roads, cut their carbon footprint by 7.9% in the year ending June 2019. The industry-superannuation-owned fund manager started reporting its infrastructure ...

ESG-themed funds fall short of expectations

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020
New Morningstar research comparing the carbon emission risk in managed funds has seen some ethical-themed funds missing out on a low carbon designation. A low carbon designation was awarded by Morningstar to funds with a low carbon risk score for their ...

COVID-19 shines a light on ESG: First Sentier

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
The COVID-19 crisis has brought ESG to the fore and will give greater momentum to responsible investment processes, according to First Sentier Investors. Kate Turner, responsible investment specialist at First Sentier, said that ESG is at the top of ...