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Northern Trust launches low carbon strategy

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2021
... carbon, while employing risk efficiently and without sacrificing performance, the strategy helps investors manage climate risk while achieving their investment objectives." NTAM global head of sustainability and stewardship Julie Moret added: "Sustainability ...

ASIC review of ESG products underway

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021
... product or investment strategy is as "green" or ESG-focused as claimed". This follows on from the regulator's review of climate risk disclosures by large, listed corporates, which found disclosure had improved in recent years but also that some sustainability-related ...

Maine forces pension funds to dump fossil fuels

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021
... other pension fund and legislature in the USA. It is past time for every other public pension to address the mounting climate risk in their portfolios by holding onto fossil fuel investments. These are a ticking time bomb and fiduciaries must act," according ...

Super funds back carbon startup

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2021
A new carbon risk management startup backed by Aware Super, Energy Super and Future 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 ...

Lessons from GPIF: Mizuno

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021
... portfolio performance is subject to what happens to the whole market. "Do your homework. If you find out that there's a climate risk that should be addressed, raise your voice and interact with your government," he said. "If you really analyse what is ...

JANA appoints head of sustainability

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2021
JANA has hired Westpac's executive manager for risk for the newly created role of head of sustainability. Rachel Halpern will work closely with JANA's head of responsible investment Tim Conly, taking the team to six people, the firm said. Halpern will ...

More super funds make climate commitments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2021
... positive by 2025. U Ethical has committed to programs to deepen the engagement with the companies with the highest climate risk profile in investment portfolios. Through Climate League 2030, organisations pledge to support the headline goal of the initiative ...

TIAA commits to net zero

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021
... Responsible Investment. "We engage with the management teams of thousands of companies every year to advocate for managing climate risk and other ESG initiatives," Nuveen head of responsible investing Amy O'Brien said. "Engagement will remain a critical ...

APRA releases draft climate change guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021
... financial risks created by climate change." "The draft APRA guidance sends a clear message to directors and trustees that climate risk is financial risk," Herd says. "It means assessment, disclosure and management of an organisation's climate risk ...

Cbus awards $240m mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
... partnering with Cbus on the mandate. "Asset owners are increasingly prioritising climate change mitigation and considering climate risk in their investment decisions," he said. "The Impax Climate Strategy responds to that need, but also to our belief ...