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Mercer joins net-zero club

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2021
Mercer Australia has committed to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 for its Australian funds and the Mercer-managed investment options within Mercer Super. This represents a combined $36.4 billion in assets under management as at 31 December ...

CFOs gain clout in ESG metrics

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
... (ESG) challenges," the report said. As an example, Accenture cited using public cloud infrastructure to lower a company's carbon footprint. The report also found about 73% of Australian chief financial officers had the final stay on the technology direction ...

VanEck readies new ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
... are demanding action on climate change and increasingly they are demanding investment products that facilitate a lower carbon future. CLNE responds to this need."

Woodside results vindicate divestment argument: Activists

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
... UniSuper's top 20 holdings in Australian shares as of the end of 2020, however, the fund has now committed to net zero absolute carbon emissions across its portfolio by 2050. This brings UniSuper in line with the Paris Agreement and with some of ...

BetaShares launches climate ETF

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
... the ETF comes as it is estimated that US$1-2 trillion per annum in additional investment is needed to achieve global zero carbon emissions by 2050. BetaShares chief executive Alex Vynokur said the impact of climate change presents opportunities to investors ...

PGIM invests in property VC fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2021
... analytics to provide enhanced experiences; using advanced building materials and methods to dramatically reduce cost and carbon impacts; or utilising artificial intelligence to develop safer assets and cities, there is a significant depth of opportunity," ...

Super funds bow to divestment pressure

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021
... climate change in mind. Nine of the 40 largest super funds in Australia have now announced divestment from some of the worst carbon emitting companies, according to research from Market Forces. The combined assets under management of the super funds ...

IFM to acquire energy company

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
IFM Investors, together with a global pension fund, are set to acquire a clean, low-carbon energy company Enwave. QIC has also bought into the same company in a separate transaction. IFM and the $210 billion Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board ...

Super fund ESG targets lack clarity: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021
... according to recommendations from the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR). ACCR has published Cutting Carbon: What the rush to divest fossil fuels means for emissions reduction and engagement, a report that examines the decarbonisation ...

BlackRock reinforces commitment to ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021
BlackRock will push companies to disclose plans for their transition to a net-zero carbon economy, chief executive Larry Fink stated in his annual letter to company leaders. Fink's annual letter to chief executives sets the engagement agenda for the ...