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NZ Super tackles climate change

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
... issue with risks for long-horizon investors. "In coming years the global energy system will transition away from fossil fuels. Some assets we invest in today may become uneconomic, made obsolete or face a dwindling market. Reducing the fund's exposure ...

More transparency needed on fossil fuel investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
... proportion of current fossil fuel reserves cannot be consumed." "Executive bonuses predicated on unearthing more fossil fuels when the world needs less shows the extent to which these companies' business model is broken. They are not just in a state ...

AustralianSuper launches new SRI investment option

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
... "They [members] told us three things mattered most: long term returns, impact on environment and climate caused by fossil fuels, and human and labour rights," the statement said. Financial activist group Market Forces welcomed the announcement but said ...

Research shows ethical investing at tipping point

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
... consumer will force the financial services industry to strongly consider divesting from unethical investments such as fossil fuels. "In order to avoid dangerous climate change... such a massive amount of capital needs to be moved in the next 30-35 years. ...

Super funds losing billions to fossil fuels

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016
... superannuation industry is failing to respond to its members' concerns about climate change and the damage caused by fossil fuels. "They claim to understand the risks and concerns, yet those who have bothered to take action have simply treated climate ...

Global divesting institutions reach 500

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
Institutions fully or partially divesting from coal and fossil fuels have reached 500, as the argument for divestment gains momentum. The campaign Go Fossil Free, coordinated by non-governmental organisation 350.org has gathered support from 499 global ...

Super fund chief in Paris for climate talks

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015
... Paris conference, then the chances of restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions link to restrictions on the burning of fossil fuels and that can accelerate to the major economic blocs," he said. "Logically taking it one step further, the valuation of ...

CBA embeds ESG into investment, wealth management

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2015
... respect to their impact on the environment; and actively support businesses and technologies that reduce dependence on fossil fuels and mitigate the effects of climate change." The bank has also disclosed the carbon emissions derived from CBA's business ...

New website gives advisers company ESG ratings

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
... companies as having direct or indirect involvement in areas such as gaming, alcohol, tobacco, defence, uranium and fossil fuels. The ratings process gathers a wide range of information, dating back to 2001, to gain a perspective on the environmental ...

Long-term investment under the spotlight

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
... strategies that can be implemented to work around the long-term investment of a more controversial industry such as fossil fuels. "Every industry has disruption to some extent. It's not just fossil fuels it can be almost anything - transportation, consumer ...