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Robeco extends exclusions

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
... "Our move to exclude investments in fossil fuels from our funds is a further step in our efforts to lower the carbon footprint of our investments, transitioning to a lower carbon economy. "As global leader in sustainable investing we are committed to ...

AMP Capital sells clean energy company

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2020
... energy infrastructure markets; improving Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) scores and reducing carbon footprint per sold megawatt hour by 20%; as well as strengthening of the management team and board. Martin Lennon, head of Infracapital ...

Northern Trust launches ESG capability

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020
... 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 also help asset ...

UK pension fund to go net zero

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... $10 billion in equities - roughly 45% of its portfolio - to climate aware strategies, instantly reducing its carbon footprint by the equivalent of taking 200,000 cars off the road, the fund said. The divestment includes its investments in emerging market ...

SG Hiscock, Morgan Stanley launch global equity funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
... to consistently compound shareholder returns over time, and the Global Sustain fund aims to emphasise the low carbon footprint, and excludes tobacco, gaming, adult entertainment, weapons, bulk commodities, fossil fuels, and gas/electrical utilities from ...

Create coalitions for change: Martin Currie

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
... identified the key material risks and opportunities for each industry we invest in. "We've also analysed the carbon footprint of our portfolios, identifying the overall profile and main contributors to the carbon footprint." Asset managers have a responsibility ...

AMP Capital cuts fees on equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020
... development," AMP Capital said in a letter sent to investors. The fund will also go from targeting 30% lower carbon footprint than its benchmark to targeting 50% lower carbon footprint. AMP Capital said implementing the above two changes may incur some ...

IFM cuts carbon footprint from Aussie infra assets

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... Investors' local infrastructure assets, which include Ausgrid, major airports, ports and toll roads, cut their carbon footprint by 7.9% in the year ending June 2019. The industry-superannuation-owned fund manager started reporting its infrastructure ...

Why Phillip Morris gets ESG points

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020
... outsources its shipping. A basic ESG screen or score without further interrogation may indicate Amazon has a smaller carbon footprint - however, that carbon has just been outsourced to another company. "Saying Wal-Mart is bad, Amazon is good is a perverse ...

Carbon footpath important, not footprint: AXA

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
... companies are responsible for 18 gigatonnes of carbon emissions globally. Many investors are attempting to reduce the carbon footprint of their portfolios by divesting from these fossil fuel producers. However, the investment manager argues investors ...