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Super funds back Say on Climate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2022
... travel" as opposed to how their plans will align with the Paris Agreement, ACCR director of climate and environment Dan Gocher said. "The answer we hear a lot is 'direction of travel'," he said. "Sure, the companies' paths aren't aligned ...

Retail, corporate funds lack transparency on ESG votes

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021
... their voting records or support far fewer ESG proposals than their peers. ACCR director of climate and environment Dan Gocher said these six funds manage more than $748 billion or about 38% of APRA-regulated funds. "Their members deserve better transparency ...

Super fund ESG targets lack clarity: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021
... funds' declaration of targets is voluntary and patchy, which makes meaningful comparison between funds impossible, Dan Gocher, lead author of the report and ACCR's director of climate and environment, said. "The lack of consistent language and consistent ...

Funds' net-zero ambitions collide with Santos

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
... emissions account for approximately 80% of Santos' carbon footprint," ACCR director of climate and environment Dan Gocher said. "In April, more than 40% of Santos' shareholders called on the company to set Paris-aligned targets across its entire ...

Super fund proxy voting behaviour revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019
... AustralianSuper (41% to 73%), Macquarie (0% to 55%) and Hostplus (0% to 27%). ACCR director of climate and environment Dan Gocher said: "It is quite concerning that just nine of Australia's 50largest super funds have demonstrably supported a majority ...

Super funds must address climate risk: Market Forces

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2017
... index. "Australian regulators have made it clear that super funds need to assess climate risk," Market Forces analyst Daniel Gocher added. "Since this has largely fallen on deaf ears, it's no surprise that trustees now find themselves open to legal action ...

Major US pension fund divests Australian coal

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
... investors who manage our money to understand the threat climate change poses to their portfolios," Market Forces analyst Dan Gocher said. "Hopefully, this clear, common sense statement from one of the world's most influential pension funds will start ...

More transparency needed on fossil fuel investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
... each year by meeting their targets to expand fossil fuel reserves, Market Forces said. Analyst and report author, Daniel Gocher, said: "With the Paris agreement being ratified by the world's biggest economies and aiming to keep the world under two degrees ...

Super fund investment transparency can improve

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
... funds is at 16.6% and about 20 funds don't disclose any investment portfolio information. Market Forces analyst Daniel Gocher said: "At a time when investors around the world are under increasing pressure to disclose the carbon risk in their portfolios ...

AustralianSuper launches new SRI investment option

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
... members "will be left holding sinking fossil fuel stocks that contribute to global warming." Market Forces analyst Dan Gocher said restricting investments in companies with fossil fuel reserves is an unusual approach as other funds including First State ...
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