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MSCI issues guide for investor reporting to TCFD guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... vulnerability to scenarios, and enhance adaptive capacity. "TCFD provides a common language, and approach to reporting climate change risks and opportunities," said Michael Salvatico, executive director, client coverage, at MSCI. "It was very quickly ...

Extreme weather increases through Autumn 2019: Actuaries Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... Autumn of 2016 and the Summer of 2018/2019 showed more extreme high temperatures. The trend is consistent with climate change projections from Australia's Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO, the Actuaries Institute noted. This shows long-term trends in ...

MSCI Barra purchases data analytics firm Carbon Delta

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... purchasing Zurich-based environmental fintech and data analytics firm, Carbon Delta AG. Carbon Delta is a provider of climate change scenario analysis, and MSCI and Carbon Delta "will create an extensive climate risk assessment and reporting offering ...

Investment in climate-related opportunities grow: IGCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... climate-related investment opportunities continues to grow, with 90% of investors surveyed by the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) saying they are implementing low carbon strategies. Emma Herd, chief executive officer of the Investor Group on ...

Companies increase ESG reporting, but "glaring gaps" remain: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... six out of the eight companies that received a shareholder-proposed resolution in 2018 were asked for improved climate change disclosure and TCFD adoption. "Notably, support for these resolutions was also at unprecedented levels - Origin Energy (46% ...

BlackRock launches unlisted iShares ESG Global Bond Index Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... at the same low fee as non-ESG fixed income passive solutions." See Also: Investors have "no place to hide" from climate change impacts: BlackRock Video: Aligning Your Investments with the Sustainable Development Goals

Low Carbon Readiness Index measures motivation to reduce carbon

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... out of a moment like this when people were looking to take action and take steps in their own lives to counteract climate change, so we formed within the global divestment movement - and our role is to provide an outlet for people who are already climate ...

MSCI creates Climate Change Indexes tilted to low carbon transition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
MSCI has created a new set of Climate Change Indexes designed to "help investors navigate and measure the investment opportunities and risks associated with the transition to a low carbon economy." The new MSCI Climate Change Indexes re-weight securities ...

Local Government Super direct property portfolio certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... Eastern Australia. This will provide habitat to native wildlife, conserve biodiversity and increase resilience to climate change. The international emissions reductions component of the offsets are delivered through investment in wind power in India ...

Coca-Cola Amatil joins membership of BCSD Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
... do our part by continuing the switch to recycled materials," Watkins said. "We also recognise the need to act on climate change and will source 60% of our energy from low-carbon and renewables by next year. That's good news, but there's more to be done. ...