Australia’s Leading CEOs Go Tobacco-Free
Hear from some of Australia’s leading CEOs on why they went tobacco-free, why tobacco-free finance is an important step on the sustainable journey, what they would say to super funds that haven’t gone tobacco-free and how they feel leading a super fund that is tobacco-free.
CalPERS made $856M through its tobacco exclusion
Californian public pension giant CalPERS has made $856m through its exclusion of tobacco since 2017, amounting to about 0.2% of the $389bn fund’s current assets, according to the latest analysis by investment consultant Wilshire Associates.
As You Sow Webinar – Smoke & Mirrors Webinar Launch
Tobacco Free Portfolios CEO Dr Bronwyn King AO was pleased to participate in the global webinar ‘Smoke & Mirrors: Healthcare company retirement plans are addicted to tobacco’, alongside As You Sow, the USA’s non-profit leader in shareholder advocacy, on Wednesday, October 28, 2020.
Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI) Webinar
In 2020, tobacco will kill five times more people than COVID-19—and is on track to kill one billion people this century. Furthermore, cigarette butts are the largest single type of litter by count, and have become the number one form of plastic pollution in the ocean, surpassing plastic straws. As the world moves to protect…
Rose McInerney, Sipping on Stories
June 2020 Newsletter
COVID-19 has presented many challenges to communities across the globe and we send our support to all those who have been and continue to be impacted. Many have emphasised how important Tobacco Free Portfolios’ work is right now, including finance leaders who continue to prioritise global health through new tobacco-free decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic….
Maritza Barone, Things You Can’t Un-Hear
Maritza Barone, Things You Can’t Un-Hear
Alecta Announced Tobacco-Free Position: USD 90B
As a long-term investor, Alecta said its investments need to be focused on companies that are well-managed and have a business model with a long sustainability date.