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Aware Super progresses net zero efforts

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2021
... portfolio by 2030 and a minimum 30% emissions reduction in its listed equities portfolio by 2023. "We know that climate change is one of the most significant long-term financial risks to our portfolio and our members' financial security," Aware Super ...

NZ Super Fund commits $140m to sustainable real estate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2021
... said. It invests in venture and other pre-growth-stage companies focused on sustainability, decarbonisation and climate change mitigation technologies for the built environment. Climate change is a significant and under-addressed challenge for the property ...

abrdn outlines climate change action plan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2021
The group has developed a strategy to halve the carbon intensity of the assets it manages by 2030 and to reach net zero in its own operations by 2040. The global asset management has adopted a strategy focused on Net Zero Directed Investing (NZDI) ...

Munro Partners launches climate fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
... launched a new fund that provides exposure to companies benefiting from the move to decarbonisation. The Munro Climate Change Leaders Fund is available to Australian retail investors and is a portfolio of companies within clean energy, clean transport ...

Governments must act on net zero: Morningstar

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
... electricity generation. "Globally, asset managers and the broader industry have already committed to addressing climate change by signing up to industry-led initiatives. Governments have been lagging and now need to align their commitments with industry," ...

Ninety One launches net zero index

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2021
... climate report a 'code red for humanity', there can no longer be any doubt that we must act quickly to address climate change," head of fixed income Peter Eerdmans said. "The first step in tackling this problem is for investors to get better at assessing ...

Sunsuper, QSuper merger legislation passes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021
... members and for Queensland," Dick said. The passage of legislation comes as QSuper reinforces its commitment to climate change. Earlier this year QSuper, along with Sunsuper, was accused of lagging behind its peers when it comes to climate action. This ...

CFS joins firms in net zero alignment

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021
... Climate Action 100+, which ensure the world's largest corporate greenhouse gas emitters take necessary action on climate change. "There is a growing urgency to take action on climate change and as a long-term investor, CFS needs to manage both climate ...

HESTA pushes for net zero legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021
... losing a massive amount of green foreign investment, superannuation fund HESTA warned. At a recent Investor Group on Climate Change event, HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey called on the government to act and legislate a net zero by 2050 target or else ...

Rest firms up net zero pathway

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021
Industry fund Rest has released its roadmap to net zero and scenario analysis on the impact of climate change on investment returns. The scenario analysis is part of what Rest member Mark McVeigh requested from the fund when he took it to court for ...