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NZ Super Fund commits $140m to sustainable real estate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2021
... challenge for the property sector, NZ Super Fund said, citing the fact that real estate is responsible for 40% of all carbon emissions in the US. "We're excited about the possibilities new technologies present for the real estate sector, which by some ...

Sunsuper, QSuper merger legislation passes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021
... action. This month QSuper said a rebalancing of its global equities portfolio has seen a substantial reduction in carbon emissions financed by QSuper members. "In tandem with engagement to encourage emission reductions by listed and unlisted businesses ...

CFS joins firms in net zero alignment

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021
... said. Meanwhile, 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 bonds ...

Fidelity moves on net zero

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2021
Fidelity International launched a climate investing policy with a rating scheme in a bid to halve its carbon emissions by 2030. The policy includes the introduction of Climate Ratings which assess the net zero targets and alignment of investments. They ...

HESTA pushes for net zero legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021
... confidence," she said. In 2020, HESTA unveiled its Climate Change Transition Plan, which sets out how it will reduce carbon emissions in its portfolios by up to 33% by 2030 and eventually move to net zero by 2050. To make this possible, Blakey told the ...

Rest firms up net zero pathway

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021
... and low-carbon assets to $2 billion by 2025 and aims to have directly owned property assets achieve net zero carbon emissions in operation by 2030. By 2026, the fund wants to allocate 1% of the portfolio to impact investments. It has also committed to ...

Economic recap: Week to October 1

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 OCT 2021
... demand for the "cheaper" energy alternative would only get hotter. But this, in turn, is also lifting the price of carbon emissions. Carbon futures surged by 305.1% to a record high of €61.74 a metric tonne (from their 2020 lows) at the end of September ...

Whitehelm Capital sells to German manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2021
... AUM to about EUR 5 billion, broadens its footprint in Asia Pacific and accelerates its goal to have net-zero carbon emissions by 2040, the firm said. PATRIZIA is aiming for a mid-term goal of segment to EUR 15 billion to EUR 20 billion in the segment. ...

Transition to renewables trumps divestment

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... and their transition capacity. "This is drawing on the fact that we have been historically looking at primarily carbon emissions and looking at that on a benchmark relative term. We now have - thanks to the third- party data providers - multiple metrics ...

Super funds back carbon startup

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2021
... Super has launched with former AMP chair Catherine Brenner on the board. Emmi will collect and analyse data on carbon emissions to assess businesses' financial risks, comparing this to carbon budgets created by climate scientists it will assess how business ...