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Companies advised to stress test climate change scenarios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... dynamic out there, and it is to do with science-based targets and is saying, the world is now committed to no more than 2 degrees of pre-industrial levels," said Chi Woo Chi Woo, partner, advisory, climate change and sustainability services at KPMG Australia. ...

Paris Agreement: implications for Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... significant action by countries who are party to the agreement. The Paris Agreement holds increases in temperature to below 2 degrees Celsius and pursuing efforts to limit temperature increases to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels through ...

Peter Woolcott outlines Australian priorities for COP21

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... which countries that are party to the process are similarly engaged on a pathway to cap global temperature increases to 2 degrees, according to Peter Woolcott, Australia's ambassador for the environment and lead negotiator at the upcoming Paris Climate ...

Mercer speaks on managing future risks, climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... can't get us there on their own - we need companies and investors to a.) understand, or have a better understanding that 2 degrees is a better outcome for everybody, an there is a widespread and growing concerns around that and b.) to stay within 2 degrees ...

Decarbonising economy requires sophisticated investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... economy, and Australian Ethical Investment says achieving the stated goal of capping global temperature increases to 2 degrees C requires a "sophisticated, holistic approach in shifting the market off fossil fuels." Australian Ethical supports divestment ...

Experts warn of trustees' climate change litigation risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... Conference result in a global agreement with hard commitments from countries to reduce emissions to cap global warming at 2 degrees C, there will be a significant impact on the amount of fossil fuels that can be extracted. This will have a material impact ...

Climate change impacts on investments "inevitable": Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... surprising conclusions in the report is the finding that under a scenario in which global temperature increases are capped at 2-degrees Centigrade, there are no negative return implications for long-term diversified investors at a total portfolio level ...

CDP, We Mean Business partner for Road to Paris

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... their emissions reduction targets to CDP, but to date, those targets are not yet strong enough to limit warming to below 2 degrees C. What that initiative is particularly focused on is raising the ambition of the target so they help companies to set ...

Local Government Super appoints second woman to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... heritage, according to her LinkedIn profile, and has served as a councillor at Woollahra Council since 2012. Morris has degrees in Law and Economics, and is a certified financial planner with more than 30 years' experience in financial services. He was ...

Westpac commits to recruiting 400 Indigenous university interns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... have graduated from university have taken permanent roles within the banking group. "We have had interns from a range of degrees and education areas, and they can step into a wide range of roles in the bank," Toohill said. "It could be an IT tech role ...