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Millions of trees needed to offset NFTs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022
... impact. A new calculator launched by NFT Club revealed it would take almost four million trees to offset the carbon emissions of the world's largest NFT collection. It takes 1.37 trees to offset one NFT sale, this would mean the number of trees needed ...

HSBC receives ESG accolades, criticism on same day

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022
... $10 billion revolving credit facility to Saudi Aramco, the world's single biggest polluting company in terms of carbon emissions. HSBC has significant ties to Saudi Aramco, according to Market Forces. HSBC was the only global bank playing a lead role ...

The top ESG themes for 2022

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JAN 2022
... that stand to benefit more from the transition, such as tech and healthcare, because of their relatively low carbon emissions," BlackRock said. For local companies, Martin Currie said the emphasis on sustainability will continue to be a significant feature ...

PGIM Real Estate appoints ESG lead for APAC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022
... in the years ahead." The appointment follows PGIM Real Estate's commitment to achieving net zero operational carbon emissions across its global portfolio of managed properties by 2050.

Pension scheme, UBS divest energy companies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 DEC 2021
... commitment to climate change action, the scheme is introducing a new carbon reduction target, aiming to reduce carbon emissions by 30% in public equities and fixed income by 2025. Its 2019 portfolio is the baseline. "COP26 showed the need for immediate ...

Sunsuper ESG expert in new global role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2021
... with our parent company Prudential plc. in transitioning to a low-carbon future and meeting its 2050 net zero carbon emissions goal." Wilson said he is looking forward to building on the firm's capabilities and further incorporating sustainability ...

Fidelity launches active ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2021
... controversial weapons. Fidelity recently launched a climate investing policy with a rating scheme in a bid to halve its carbon emissions by 2030. This includes the introduction of Climate Ratings which assess the net zero targets and alignment of investments. ...

ESG overhaul for SSGA ETFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021
... ETFs and, in the process, give Australian investors access to an ESG-focused global real estate ETF and reduced carbon emissions emerging markets ETF for the first time. From February 2022, the SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate Fund (DJRE), the SPDR ...

WTW Australia names head of sustainable investment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2021
... their sustainability goals," he said. "We want our actions and advice to result in significant reductions in carbon emissions in the real economy. This means that we need to be able to measure the impact of the advice that we provide and the changes ...

NZ Super Fund names head of portfolio investments

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2021
... environment. It came as the NZ Super Fund joined the Net Zero Asset Owners Commitment to support achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050. The initiative helps asset owners on the pathway to net zero by providing metrics and methodologies for sovereign ...