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Forrest pitches a green Fortescue to super funds

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... emissions targets soon and plans to produce green hydrogen and green iron ore with the view of customers switching to them from coal. "Fortescue will come out in the next few weeks with firm s cope 3 emissions targets, and we will discuss on public record ...

ASX 100 missing key reporting metric: ACCR

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021
... injured, highlighted serious safety concerns for the contract workforce in the mining industry. "There is a perception among coal mine workers that a labour hire worker or contractor who raises safety concerns at a mine might jeopardise their ongoing ...

UniSuper moves on climate targets

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021
... progress by divesting positions, eliminating holdings in companies that generate more than 10% of revenue from mining thermal coal, and not adding to existing positions as the portfolio has grown. "There is no doubt in my mind that the collective action ...

Accountants warn of lockdown cost

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2021
An Australian-first survey of accountants asking for their views on the economic impact of COVID-19 has revealed a pessimistic outlook. Nearly half of surveyed accountants are "fairly" or "extremely" worried about the state of the Australian economy ...

Super ASX dominance trends down: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021
... interpretation is simplistic as these same trustees just tilted to global investments instead of local, which may be the canary in the coal mine telling us that Australia's stock market is already too concentrated, not diverse enough, so institutional ...

Top franked stock picks: Morningstar

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2021
... is trading at a 20% discount to our fair value estimate and offers a generous dividend yield over 7%, mostly franked. The coal-exposed businesses are relatively stable, and growth should come from the smaller bulk division. As for Perpetual, it is diversifying ...

S&P launches new ESG tilted NZ index

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2021
... incorporate ESG principles, while continuing to track the New Zealand large-cap equity market. Controversial weapons, thermal coal, and tobacco businesses are excluded from the index. And energy companies and casinos and gambling operators are also excluded ...

Hostplus announces board shakeup

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021
... industry superannuation fund have been replaced after one director faced mounting pressure to step down due to his links to the coal industry. Independent director Peter Collins, employer directors Mark Robertson and Mark Vaile, and alternative employer ...

Maine forces pension funds to dump fossil fuels

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021
... System to divest from fossil fuels. According to a report from Divest NY, the fund has been increasing its investments in coal in recent years, with analysis of its holdings showing acquisitions of coal outpaced its coal stock sales two to one in Q4 ...

BlackRock rejigs Aussie shares fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2021
... sustainability. From June 1, the fund is also formally excluding sectors including tobacco producers, controversial weapons, thermal coal (greater than 5% revenue from production and power generation), oil sands (greater than 5% revenue from production) ...