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CEFC evaluating potential project commitments ahead of July

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... the Green Climate Fund of the United Nations to encourage financing of projects to aid in the transition to a low carbon economy, Yates said that each vehicle is structured to meet differing strategies, local accounting standards and methods. The Green ...

NGOs, institutional investors seeking engagement pathways

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... about what a superfund can and can't do." On the issue of climate change preparedness and the transition to a low carbon economy, Poulter said that superannuation fund are not doing enough in terms of divestment and rely on external managers to handle ...

Climate Institute calls for long-term national carbon budget

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... times as much as other people globally to 2050," Jackson said. "Alongside the domestic transformation to a low pollution economy, credible pollution budgets can boost international momentum to address an increasingly hostile climate. "The Climate Institute's ...

Westpac focuses on demographics, environment in strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... more people spending more time in retirement and they will also be facing the changing fundamentals in the Australian economy - the changing housing market, volatile stock markets, and things that will impact on more entrenched beliefs about wealth creation. ...

UN Global Compact, GRI most cited CSR instruments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... principles. Those included the guidelines noted above. "If we are to truly achieve the transition to a sustainable global economy, there is an urgent need for all companies to embrace sustainability disclosure," Fogelberg said. "The question to answer ...

CEC to partner with American Council on Renewable Energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... a result of innovative policy and finance strategies. "As countries develop more sustainable energy to power the world economy, international cooperation on renewable energy is vitally important," said Admiral Dennis McGinn, president and CEO of ACORE. ...

University of Sydney opens Centre for Carbon, Water and Food

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... be given to understanding and mapping connections between energy, water, carbon, climate, agriculture, ecosystems, the economy and society to ensure Australia's future food security and to maintain resiliency in the face of future climate volatility ...

GRI and IIRC sign agreement for closer cooperation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... working to help create a better reporting environment that will generate benefits for businesses, investors and the wider economy. We want to end the cycle of compliance reporting and focus on what is most relevant to the creation of value and the execution ...

RIAA hires Simon O'Connor as chief executive

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... While at ACF, he played a critical role in leading the debate on issues including the financing of Australia's low carbon economy, carbon pricing, forestry and resources. He previously worked as director and senior economist for Economists at Large ...

Resource constraints could render pension funds insolvent

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... scenario will increase energy and commodity prices over the next century and at worse could create an uncertain and unstable economy. "All of the scenarios modelled in this report showed lower returns on assets and higher costs for schemes compared to ...