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Ausbil outlines 2017 engagement activities in annual report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... the guidelines for disclosure of climate related risks. "We think the TCFD is a healthy shift away from purely looking at carbon emissions per se to looking at risk and opportunities," Carlsson-Sweeny said. "We particularly like the idea of scenario ...

SSGA launches State Street Low Carbon ESG International Equities Index Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018  |  NEWS
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) has evolved one of its international equities indices to reduce carbon emissions and reserves intensity by 50%. Susan Darroch, head of Global Equity BetaSolutions, Asia ex Japan, State Street Global Advisors The State ...

Rising importance of sustainability in the commercial real estate industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... between surveys, participants had reduced their corresponding water consumption by 0.5%, energy consumption by 1.1%, and carbon emissions by 2.2%. Australian commercial real estate organisations are at the forefront of GRESB, with a 2017 average score ...

Cement companies need to "more than double" emissions reductions: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... and Asia Cement Corporation. CDP notes that regulation of the cement sector has been light, "but rising ambitions for low carbon cities and tightening building regulations could drive change up the chain." CDP noted that the best performing companies ...

CEFC invests $150 million with IFM Australian Infrastructure Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... initiatives," Hinwood said. "We're looking forward to drawing on our clean energy finance experience to help IFM drive carbon emissions reductions across its assets through an innovative approach to planning, construction and operations. "This is about ...

Government finds no legislative barriers to implementing TCFD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... Barker, special counsel, Minter Ellison Lawyers Last year, the Senate Standing Committee on Economies issued its report, Carbon risk: a burning issue, which recommended "that government commit to implementing the recommendations of the Financial Stability ...

Man Group analyses tobacco considerations in investment strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... "universal" overlay, where there's an overlay of universal exclusions - one would be controversial munitions, or tobacco, or low carbon, or nuclear munitions." When considering tobacco divestment, investors often look at reputational risk of being invested ...

Protecting impact from Greenwash - Duncan Paterson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... environmental good have come about anyway?" A key responsible investment sector has already grappled with this issue - the carbon market. Regulators issue credits to projects that are reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but in order to earn credits a ...

New Forests given award for portfolio of carbon offset projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018  |  NEWS
The Climate Action Reserve has recognised New Forests' portfolio of carbon offset projects with the 2017 Carbon Project Developer of the Year award. David Brand, New Forests CEO Climate Action Reserve is "the premier carbon offset registry for the North ...

CEFC investing up to $100m in Lendlease-managed property fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB). The CEFC investment is targeting abatement of more than 40,000 tonnes of carbon emissions over the expected lifetime of the assets in the portfolio. The target of net zero is "well ahead" of the Australian ...