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Super funds accused of chest beating on climate change

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
... "virtue signalling" with little substance. UniSuper announced this week it is committed to achieving net zero absolute carbon emissions in its investment portfolio by 2050, a move the fund says is in align with the Paris Agreement. The $83 billion fund ...

UK pensions to factor in climate change risk

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
... the long-term financial risks and they are also in the ideal position to benefit from that change to a sustainable, low-carbon economy." Coffey said that any pension scheme that has not yet designed or implemented a plan for transition is risking its ...

Super fund expands investment exclusions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
... Manus Island at the time, but divested that holding in 2015. This comes after the fund announced it would reduce absolute carbon emissions from its investment portfolios by 33% by 2030, and will transition to zero carbon emissions by 2050. "Across our ...

Cbus pledges net zero emissions

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... financial institution to join the United Nations Convened Net Zero Asset Owners Alliance. The fund said by identifying the carbon emissions of companies and assets it holds, it will be able to reduce emissions in the real economy and avoid assets that ...

HESTA partners for global equities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... years to come," HESTA general manager, growth Steven Semczyszyn said. Partnering will also assist HESTA in achieving its carbon emission targets, he added. Also commenting, Martin Currie co-head of global distribution Kimon Kouryialas said the fund manager ...

Australian Ethical benefits from seismic cultural shift

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
... results but they only tell part of the story," McMurdo said. "Underpinning them are share investments that produced 75% less carbon than the benchmark and five times more investments in renewable power generation than the global share market. "This is ...

Northern Trust launches ESG capability

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020
... information can also be used to "gain fund-level oversight of environmental risks and drill-down to compare key scores and carbon footprint metrics across individual managers, portfolios, countries or sectors," Northern Trust said. The categories can ...

CEFC makes first foray into industrial investments

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2020
... The CEFC will work with the industrial fund to help demonstrate projects that exemplify energy efficiency solutions and carbon neutral developments. Charter hall will seek to influence tenant and supply chain emissions by looking into the use of solar ...

UK pension fund to go net zero

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... million members, has introduced a new investment policy aimed at achieving net-zero status by 2050 or earlier. It expects carbon emissions in its portfolio will have halved by 2030. The pension fund is immediately shifting close to $10 billion in equities ...

AustralianSuper partners with greenhouse gas giants

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
... super fund to have greater oversight into some of its investment's pathway to net zero emissions. "An effective low carbon economic transition is necessary to manage the investment risks from climate change and is therefore important for AustralianSuper ...