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Canadian-based data platform wins ISPT mandate

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022
... in transforming a Melbourne CBD asset, rather than demolishing the building. The move is in favour of reducing carbon emissions, with the commercial asset of 500 Bourke Street set to become one of ISPT's most sustainable holdings. The base building will ...

NGS Super bolsters investment team

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2022
... production companies, including Woodside and Santos, and its interim target of a 35% reduction of scope 1 and scope 2 carbon emissions by 2025 within the Diversified MySuper portfolio. As previously reported by Financial Standard, NGS has restrictions ...

US Senate passes $1tn Inflation Reduction Act

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2022
... deficit reduction to fight inflation, the Bill aims to lower energy costs, increase cleaner production and reduce carbon emissions by roughly 40% by 2030. The Bill also allows Medicare to negotiate for prescription drug prices and extends the Affordable ...

NGS Super divests oil, gas producers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2022
... Santos. The divestment is in line with the fund's announced target of a 35% reduction of Scope 1 and Scope 2 carbon emissions by 2025 within the Diversified MySuper portfolio. The fund has restrictions on holding companies that generate more than ...

Qantas Super, CEFC back new ESG fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2022
... Ellerston Capital will invest solely in companies that afford consumers technology and services which help reduce carbon emissions. A joint statement by Qantas Super and CEFC said sustainability will be the core of the Ellerston 2050 Fund's investment ...

MSCI launches emissions measuring tool

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2022
MSCI has launched Total Portfolio Footprinting, helping financial institutions measure carbon emissions across lending and investments as part of the transition to a net zero economy. The global tools provider said in a statement "Total Portfolio Footprinting ...

Rest expands sustainability mandate

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2022
... stocks that contribute to the realisation of a low-carbon economy we can aim to reduce our equity portfolio's carbon emissions targeting net-zero emissions for our equity exposures by 2050," she said. Calvert managing director of responsible investment ...

Apex Group wins fund admin mandate

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2022
... head of private market sales Andrea Gallenca said: "As a carbon neutral business that has offset a lifetime of carbon emissions, Apex is the perfect fit to be supporting Octopus Australia as they invest in renewables." "Our robust and scalable technologies ...

IFM Investors launches climate transition fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022
The Australian equities fund aims to help institutional investors reduce carbon emissions exposures while aligning investments to Your Future, Your Super requirements. IFM Investors said it expects the Climate Transition Fund will have broad appeal ...

First Sentier launches ESG property fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2022
... by the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA), will build on the firm's ambition to minimise carbon emissions within the property sector. To do so, the fund will build a carbon overlay into the investment process, including both direct ...