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Aware Super cuts carbon emissions by 40%

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020
... (formerly First State Super) has created a series of new listed equities benchmarks that will support the fund's goal of net zero emissions by 2050 by excluding the highest carbon emitters. By creating the benchmarks, Aware's passive and systematic investment ...

Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative launches

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
... Australia's financial system with the aim of recovering from the impacts of COVID-19 and delivering a transition to a net zero, resource-efficient and inclusive economy". The 37 recommendations are structured around four pillars - embedding sustainability ...

Super fund joins climate initiative

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
... Group and Aurecon have signed on to the Australian Industry Energy Transitions Initiative (ETI) to take action towards net zero emissions in supply chains. Australian Industry ETI focuses on the "hard-to abate" supply chains that contribute a quarter ...

AustralianSuper backs net-zero emissions

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
... its target. It has also committed to invest $1 billion in renewables by the end of 2022. The Climate Council describes net zero emissions as balancing the amount of greenhouse gas emissions produced and taken out of the atmosphere. Net zero means being ...

Aware Super backs electricity transition

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
... essential to providing our members with the best possible sustainable long-term returns," Graham said. "We support a net zero emissions target by 2050, and a key element of our strategy moving forward is to invest in initiatives aligned to this goal. ...

Rest climate case dismissed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020
... dealing with the financial risks of climate change on behalf of its members," the fund said. It committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and to a series of other actions in relation to climate change, all of which the fund said McVeigh ...

Climate change greater threat than COVID: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020
... income, is in industries exposed to economic disruption and risk from climate change. However, in contrast, delivering net zero by 2050 and consistent with keeping global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, could add $680 billion and grow the economy by ...

AMP Capital bets on AI

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020
... said: "This market-leading technology is another step towards reducing our carbon footprint, taking us closer to our net zero carbon aspirations and 2030 Sustainability strategy." Head of Country, Australia & New Zealand at BrainBox AI Ben Gill said ...

Aware Super shakes up SRI option

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020
... and Lendlease. The fund committed to reducing emissions in its listed equities portfolio by at least 30% by 2023 and a net zero position by 2050. The previous SRI options at Aware excluded fossil fuel producers with a greater than 20% market capitalisation ...

LaSalle joins 2050 club

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
... work and invest in," Jacobson said. "We are proud to stand with the ULI Greenprint Center for Building Performance on net zero carbon ambitions and commit to this industry goal, and look forward to creating positive, powerful change." The ULI Greenprint ...