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IFM Investors sets 2030 emissions target

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021
The $174 billion manager owned by industry funds will reduce the carbon footprint of its infrastructure assets by 40% by 2030, as it heads down the path to net zero by 2050. IFM Investors has set its interim emissions reduction target for the infrastructure ...

Short-termism damaging climate outcomes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... looking at fundamentals that will impact the long-term profitability of a company. Freelance journalist and author of The Carbon Club Marian Wilkinson then turned to the issue of climate change, arguing that Australian companies have not yet come to ...

Transition to renewables trumps divestment

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... approach and their transition capacity. "This is drawing on the fact that we have been historically looking at primarily carbon emissions and looking at that on a benchmark relative term. We now have - thanks to the third- party data providers - multiple ...

Forrest pitches a green Fortescue to super funds

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... and we will discuss on public record how it will help customers," Forrest said. "Look around the world...and any major carbon emitter, heavy manufacturing, heavy industry company [that have] said right, we will follow Fortescue, we'll commit by 2030 ...

Emmi appoints head of business development

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2021
Investment carbon risk management system Emmi has appointed a head of business development, hiring from Conexus. Amanda Field has joined Emmi, she was previously head of business development at Conexus. The start-up is aiming for its method of scoring ...

Macquarie AM acquires logistics centre

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021
... Living will be focused on promoting decarbonisation and creating positive social value. The business will target net zero carbon operations for both its corporate and portfolio activities.

UniSuper moves on climate targets

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021
... now has 66% of investments aligned to Paris targets, up from 51% a year ago while 26% of the portfolio is or is set to be carbon neutral or net zero by 2022 including the unlisted property portfolio. Overall fossil fuel exposure has halved from last ...

News Corp grows Dow Jones with acquisition

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2021
... the oil, natural gas liquids and biofuels industries and a growing provider of insights and analytics in renewables and carbon pricing. The transaction includes US$1.150 billion in a cash transaction, subject to customary adjustments and also an expected ...

Ethical super could halve carbon footprint

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2021
... calculations show. Australian Ethical found that every person in Australia changing to an ethical fund was equivalent to a lower carbon footprint of around 78 million tonnes of carbon per year. This is equivalent to 16.9 million cars on the road, 4.6 ...

Fidelity adds new climate, gender policies

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2021
... sustainable investing Jenn-Hui Tan said. "We expect investee companies to do the same and have policies in place to reduce carbon and other greenhouse gas emissions. This includes setting and reporting on ambitious targets aligned to the UN's Paris Agreement ...