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Telstra publishes 2015 Sustainability Report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... Telstra has valued its social and community contributions at AU$214 for the 2014/2015 year and reported reducing carbon emissions intensity by 27%, according to its sustainability report. Telstra reported an AU$4.3 billion net profit after tax, with ...

IGCC calls for emissions reductions targets with credible signal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... capital in managing the transition to a low carbon economy." Emma Herd, CEO, IGCC The Australian government has set an emissions reduction target of 26-28% below 2005 levels by 2030, as part of the negotiating work leading to a new global agreement on ...

PRI active on climate change, tax avoidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... that institutional investors are searching for strategies by which to measure and set targets to reduce their carbon emissions exposures, Reynolds said. To that end, PRI have published Discussion Paper: Reducing Emissions Across the Portfolio, outlining ...

ACCR considers appeal in Commonwealth Bank case

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... general meeting (AGM). Last year, ACCR put a resolution to CBA, requesting the bank report on the financing of carbon emissions. CBA declined to put the resolution to shareholders, and ACCR, joined by Environmental Justice Australia, challenged CBA in ...

ESG concerns a challenge for mining projects: MSCI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... compared to many other regions. After being pressured, banks are working to increase their disclosure of fossil fuel and emissions exposures, Vernon noted "The rate of disclosure is rapidly expanding from scope 1 across to scope 3. Not all carbon risks ...

Court back Commonwealth Bank in ACCR case

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... Responsibility (ACCR) and Environmental Justice Australia on the right of shareholders to put a resolution on carbon emissions disclosures to the annual general meeting (AGM). Last year, ACCR put a resolution to CBA, requesting the bank report on the ...

ACCR to lodge carbon disclosure resolutions for AGL AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... resolutions for AGL's annual general meeting (AGM) demanding the company set a quantitative target for annual reductions on emissions from power generation activities, among other concerns. ACCR will lodge the resolutions on 29 July, and has already ...

Investors consider corporate pay links to climate change goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... looking to expand how they address risks such as stranded assets and the impacts of tougher global standards on carbon emissions, and executive remuneration is one avenue. "This is absolutely something that institutional investors are thinking about ...

PRI outlines portfolio carbon reduction strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... new discussion paper from Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). PRI have published Discussion Paper: Reducing Emissions Across the Portfolio, outlining approaches for asset owners to consider in reducing emissions across the portfolio. The paper ...

CEFC reports investing $500 million in last year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... investment comprises 33% solar, wind 21%, waste-to-energy/bioenergy 7%, ocean 2%, energy efficiency 31% and other low emissions technologies 6%, CEFC said. The invested projects are expected to abate 4.2 million tonnes CO2-e annually, with a positive ...