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Big super funds take a stand on climate

Big super funds have threatened to vote against company directors who do not ensure their businesses are committed to action on global heating that includes hitting net zero by 2050.

The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (Acsi), which represents investors that manage more than $1tn in retirement savings and hold about 10% of the shares in the top 200 companies in the country, said some boards were not tackling the climate crisis quickly enough.

Big super funds say some boards are not doing enough to avert a climate crisis quickly enough.

Big super funds say some boards are not doing enough to avert a climate crisis quickly enough. Photograph: Helmut Corneli/Alamy Stock Photo

Its tougher stance comes after a week in which regulators and ratings agencies stepped up the pressure on corporate Australia to properly consider climate risks and the US president, Joe Biden, increased the pressure on the Australian government to commit to emissions cuts sooner.

Australian companies attempting to find new markets due to the trade war with China face a risk that Europe will impose border taxes due to the country’s high emissions. At the same time, research released this week by insurance group Swiss Re estimates that Australia’s economy will take a hit of as much as 12.5% by 2050 if the globe warms by 2.6C.

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source: theguardian.com