CLIMATE CHANGE

Funds management

The global asset manager’s new Climate Engagement Escalation Programme will require systemic carbon emitters to deliver net zero emission by 2050....

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Funds management

As governments and corporations commit to zero net carbon emissions by 2050, climate action will be the biggest investment ‘S’ curve in this lifetime, according to Munro ...

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Funds management

The three funds would give investors exposure to areas of future growth including climate change, food production, and the growing ageing population....

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Funds management

Environmental, social, and governance investing momentum is expected to continue into this year with almost half of institutional investors believing oil and gas had the ...

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Funds management

The asset manager will neutralise its net climate impact by offsetting its historical emission since its inception in 1996. ...

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Funds management

Almost 100% of companies in the ASX 100 are linking their business activities to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, according to a report by KPMG....

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Funds management

Aviva Investors has announced the launch of its Climate Transition Global Equity fund in Australia, aimed at supporting the transition to a low carbon economy. ...

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Superannuation

The superannuation fund’s member, Mark McVeigh, has created a precedent when it comes to funds’ fiduciary duties surrounding climate change risks....

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Funds management

Munro’s climate change theme focuses on clean energy, batteries, building efficiency, and packaging, water and waste as it believes the sector is becoming more important ...

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Funds management

Fund managers should avoid ignoring energy companies as they will be vital as Australia transitions to decarbonisation....

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Financial planning

Property data company, CoreLogic, has announced it has formed a partnership with climate risk modelling specialist and reinsurer Munich Re to help measure the impact of c...

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Superannuation

In the past three months, Cbus, HESTA and UniSuper have publicly stated their intention to move to net zero emissions by 2050, according to a new report. ...

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Financial planning

Collaboration between climate scientists and finance firms like NAB, Westpac and the Commonwealth Bank has produced guidance on assessing the physical risks of climate ch...

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Expert Analysis

Client pressure prompted by factors such as the bushfires is encouraging firms to consider their environmental, social and governance criteria, writes Matthew Picone....

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Funds management

Over the next 12 months, the environmental, social and governance theme most likely to outperform is climate change but only two climate-focused funds have made a return ...

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