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Artisan raises $26 million for the Clean Energy Seed Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... Investment has committed $10 million to the fund as well, said David Macri, Australian Ethical's CIO. "The need to transition our economy off fossil fuels is clear which will undoubtedly create many investment opportunities as well as risks. By investing ...

Majority of largest asset owners recognise risk of climate change: AODP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... percent of the world's 500 largest asset owners recognise the financial risks of climate change, the opportunities in the transition to the low carbon economy, and are taking action, according to the Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP) Global Climate ...

IRRCi report analyses ESG integration behaviour of institutional investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... approaches of ESG integration: 1) The Believer, 2) The Cautionary, 3) The Statistician, 4) The Discretionary, 5) The Transition-Focused, and 6) The Fundamentalist. The report also establishes definitions to try and chart the extent to which organisations ...

Directors, senior executives have obligation to consider climate change: Norton Rose Fulbright

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017  |  NEWS
Board directors and senior management must give proper consideration to the risks of climate change, "with a view to ensuring that these risks are incorporated into strategic decision making, and appropriate consideration is given to the need for disclosure ...

Investa Commercial Property Fund Issues $100 million certified green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... green bonds helps drive essential capital to the climate solutions and energy efficient infrastructure needed for the transition to a net-zero emissions world," said Phil Vernon, managing director of Australian Ethical Investment. "Coupled with the underlying ...

IGCC, AIGCC publish investor disclosure guide aligned to TCFD recommendations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... new guide on climate change disclosure for institutional investors. Emma Herd, CEO, IGCC The guide, Transparency in Transition: A Guide to Investor Disclosure on Climate Change, is aligned with the draft recommendations of the G20 Financial Stability ...

Experts discuss impact of Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... organization's businesses, strategy, and financial planning and to increase focus on risks and opportunities related to a transition to a lower carbon economy. The TCFD's recommendations are voluntary, but Barker of Minter Ellison was firm on the fact ...

Climate Bonds Standard approves Deloitte France, Deloitte Luxembourg

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... are two fundamentals components to build the trust that this market will need in the future. Climate adaptation and transition financing needs are gigantic and both corporates and states will play their role, bonds being a key financing instruments." ...

Amanda Wilson stepping down as Regnan chief executive officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... research and engagement firm. Amanda Wilson, managing director, Regnan Wilson, who is departing today from Regnan, will transition to a portfolio career at the end of February, but will "continue to contribute to the success of the organisation she has ...

APRA calls for stress-testing of climate change risks in regulated entities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... focus." Summerhayes defined two risks to insurance companies and other APRA-regulated entities - physical risks and transition risks. "The general point is that the transition now in train could potentially lead to significant repricing of carbon-intensive ...