10 August 2022 As a lender to Whitehaven Coal and Adani Enterprises, both companies investing heavily in expanding thermal coal mining, Deutsche Bank has been a financial institution of concern for some time. However the bank’s 2020 policy on thermal coal mining,...
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Media Release: 82% of Australian super funds at risk of legal action over climate failure
New analysis from environmental finance group Market Forces reveals 82% of Australia’s largest superannuation funds have provided inadequate or no tangible evidence they have considered climate risk in their investment portfolios. According to a new opinion also...
Legal opinion: Fund trustees should consider climate risk
1 August 2017 Market Forces has released a new legal opinion on the extent to which Australian law requires superannuation trustees to consider climate change risks when managing portfolios on behalf of their members. Commissioned by Market Forces, the memorandum of...