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Willis Towers Watson, MSCI launch Adaptive Capped ESG Universal Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... particularly in developing an approach to a range of ESG issues, rather than focusing on just one issue such as climate change, for example," said Louise Lew, head of sustainability, Australia, Willis Towers Watson. "In 2015, Willis Towers Watson worked ...

Climate Bond Initiative identifies nearly 400 green infrastructure projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... term future. Speaking generally of the global need to invest in green financing to meet the target of restricting climate change to 2 degrees of warming, Kidney noted that most of the projects are investible. "We have to invest about $90 to $100 trillion ...

Institutional investor appetite for low carbon investment strengthens: IGCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... appetite, but regulatory uncertainty threatens future growth, according to new research from the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC). Emma Herd, chief executive officer of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) IGCC has released Scaling Up ...

Responsible investment reaches tipping point, more work to come: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... Royal Commission into banking practices, headline news regarding wage theft of employees, and instability over climate change policy. "There are absolutely irresponsible activates occurring, and the responsibility turns back on us to work hard to influence ...

Finance sector calls for development of Sustainable Finance Roadmaps

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... of governments around the world establishing frameworks to align banking, insurance and investment with the UN Climate Change and Sustainable Development Goals is important for the global shift to an inclusive, resilient and low-carbon economy." Signatories ...

ASX200 stocks with strong ESG performance outperform: Regnan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... and responses into single scores for specific themes - such as ethics and conduct, workplace health and safety, climate change and board management - and into top level E, S and G scores, expressing Regnan's judgement across those categories," according ...

Reports analyse landscape for sustainability disclosures by corporate Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... Australian companies continue to improve their sustainability reporting, with focus on environmental issues such as climate change and water, however there are still laggards that are not reporting sufficiently or at all on sustainability issues, according ...

Institutional investors step up engagement as part of Climate Action 100+ initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... engage with systemically important greenhouse gas emitters that are producing 85 percent of carbon emissions on climate change. We are doing this because serious financial risks are in play across the global economy." The 61 additional companies were ...

Super funds continue to expand responsible investment activities: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... considering ESG, including an explicit focus on climate risk, a third of trustees are not. Meanwhile, 10 funds identify climate change risk as a key consideration in strategic asset allocation, which "takes the form of decision-making around asset allocation ...

IGCC, global investors urge G7 to step up game on Paris Agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... and improve climate-related financial disclosures. Emma Herd, chief executive officer of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) The statement known as the 2018 Global Investor Statement to Governments on Climate Change was delivered to the United ...