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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 ...

Macquarie unveils green ambitions in New York

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
... close of $1 billion on an agricultural fund which will target improved on-farm energy efficiency and reduced carbon emissions through sustainable farm management. Wikramanayake said she was pleased with the firm's contribution to the UN's climate initiatives. ...

Climate change to erode returns: Frontier

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2019
... policy paths, with the downward revision based on best-case outcomes that government's around the world reduce carbon emissions and limit global warning. "There are costs of transitioning to a low carbon economy, but the long-term costs of global warming ...

AllianceBernstein wins industry fund mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2019
... broader transition to a low carbon economy," Wright said. AllianceBernstein's innovative approach of measuring carbon emissions and directly engaging with Australian companies brings a raft of benefits, she added. "Direct engagement with companies ...

IFM Investors sets significant emissions targets

KRISTI CHENG  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
... of activity sets an important example for other major infrastructure owners and managers in Australia. Cutting carbon emissions can deliver a long-term dividend to the environment and in most cases an improved financial performance." IFM head of Australian ...

Fund managers lag on ESG

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
... culture which improves the retention rates, J.P. Morgan said. PTM also purchases carbon credits to offset material carbon emissions. However, it did not provide indicators of employee satisfaction, disclose employee pay metrics, or the results of the ...