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Abrdn launches active sustainable Asian ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2022
... leaders or improvers, utilising a separate ESG House Score to complement our bottom-up research, and targeting a carbon footprint that is at least 20% lower than the benchmark. "Asia represents the most economically dynamic collection of markets anywhere ...

Future Generation expands Plato mandate

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2022
... Fund, supporting its ambition to outperform the MSCI World Net Returns Unhedged Index while achieving a net zero carbon footprint. Launched in September last year, the Plato Global Net Zero Hedge Fund is a global equities long/short strategy, holding ...

CEFC invests in Macquarie cattle station fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2022
... of the Australian economy. "As an emissions intensive industry that contributes significantly to Australia's carbon footprint, we must redouble our efforts to help farmers do their important work sustainably," he said. He added that CEFC is excited to ...

NGS Super divests oil, gas producers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2022
... rolled out interim strategies to support that goal. In May, NGS Super announced that it is aiming to reduce its carbon footprint by 35% by 2025. The fund conducted a baseline measurement of the carbon intensity in the Diversified (MySuper) investment ...

IFM Investors launches climate transition fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022
... the latest development in its company-wide plan to reach net zero by 2050. It also plans to have reduced the carbon footprint of its infrastructure assets by 40% by 2030. Milestones reached so far include having its private equity portfolio certified ...

First Sentier launches ESG property fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2022
... environmental inaction, he added. Hayes said the team is also focused on working with landlords to improve their carbon footprint. "Comprehensive carbon measuring and reporting allows First Sentier Investors to decarbonise our real estate portfolio ...

SEC proposes new disclosure for ESG funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
... strategies would be required to disclose additional information regarding greenhouse gas emissions, including the carbon footprint and the weighted average carbon intensity of their portfolio. "The requirements are designed to meet demand from investors ...

NGS to reduce emissions 35% in three years

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2022
The super fund is aiming to reduce its carbon footprint by 35% by 2025 en route to its 2030 net carbon zero target. "We have set this very aggressive target of 2030 to decarbonise the portfolio, and we are much more confident at this point in time that ...

Robeco introduces new indices

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2022
... between climate laggards and climate leaders. Climate leaders are companies that might have a relatively high carbon footprint based on their current and past emissions, but are driving green innovations and are therefore essential in the transition ...

Plato launches net zero fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2022
... Plato Global Net Zero Hedge Fund. The global equities fund is managed in such a way that it incurs a net zero carbon footprint without the use of carbon credits. Managed by head of long/short strategies David Allen and Charles Lowe, the firm is calling ...