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Climate change realities necessitate superannuation response

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... absolute reductions in greenhouse gas emissions - as Australia has done - while others have chosen reductions in carbon intensity or reductions in greenhouse gas intensity. "Australia's pledge is an unconditional 5% reduction on 2000 levels by 2020," ...

LGS audit finds ASX has higher carbon, lower ESG risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... ESG is important for generating strong long term investment returns." As a way of both offsetting the risk of carbon intensity and to seek investment opportunities, LGS has allocated to a specialist mandate of international equities focused on low-carbon ...

Institutional investors put climate change into risk budget

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... scheme. However, a carbon price does set up a framework for long term structural change in the economy away from carbon intensity." The fund also analysed the impact of climate change-related policies and environmental impacts for their top 20 property ...

ICMM warns of risks of differing carbon pricing policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... reduce pollution. In contrast, BCAs are levied on importers to require them to purchase allowances equal to the carbon intensity of production, or to pay a tax equivalent to the carbon charge paid by domestic producers. BCAs are retained as policy initiative ...

Woolworths' employment, supply chain policies in 2011 report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... all private label products. In terms of Woolworths' environmental disclosures, the company reported that its carbon intensity - measured as tonnes of CO2 emissions (CO2-e) per million dollars of earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) - fell from 956 ...

Mercer: providing education and intervention on ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... allocation," Birgden said. "We also produce research on carbon. We also provide clients with assessment of the carbon intensity of client portfolios and provide them with advice on how to better manage their carbon footprint. "We also design and implement ...

Australia well placed to implement ETS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... Australia with a competitive advantage as the global economy makes the protracted and uncertain transition to lower carbon intensity," the report concludes. "Australia's financial markets provide a world-leading platform for Australian businesses and ...