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Australia, NZ assets perform strongly in GRESB Infrastructure Assessment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... GRESB. "The development and operation of infrastructure projects will play an important role in achieving the ambitious carbon reductions goals set out by the COP-21 agreement in Paris. The involvement and engagement of institutional investors, such ...

IGCC hails Australian ratification of Paris Agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) said that the Paris Agreement sent a "huge market signal" to investors that carbon risk is a financial risk. "This announcement sends an important signal to the world that Australia supports action on climate ...

Carbon footprint impacts on company share price: AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
The carbon footprint of a company impacts on share price, with greatest potential impact on companies in the utilities, energy and materials sectors, according to new research from AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM). Kathryn McDonald, director of investment ...

NZ Super adopts new climate change investment risk strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... portfolio. Anne-Maree O'Connor, head of responsible investment, NZ Super NZ Super has developed a four-part strategy - carbon footprint reduction, analysis, engagement and searching for new investment opportunities, the fund said. "What we're doing is ...

Cambridge Institute for Sustainable Leadership to offer director program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... advisor. "This course is designed to give board directors adequate information to ask the right questions, whether it is carbon pricing, climate resilience of the supply chain, human rights risks, or reputational risks around sustainability," Jeyaretnam ...

Opportunities in the Emissions Reduction Fund for the waste industry

PIA LEFEVRE  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... opportunities in abatement, Bruce emphasised that there are two different pathways for generating and monetising Australian Carbon Credit Units ACCUs. The most traditional pathway is through the auction process, however in addition to that process "there ...

Corporate governance, quality linked as investment factors: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... that's excellent, but there may be significant environmental risk associated there - 10 years from now, if they put on a carbon tax, companies with a significant carbon intensity exposure might be a disadvantage." The results of their internal research ...

BNP Paribas to develop products around Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... Equitics methodology which maps the SDGs against the companies' products, services and behaviours. The methodology applies a carbon footprint exclusion filter, and excludes companies with "major involvement in disputed activities such as nuclear, tobacco ...

IGCC, investors outline climate risks, expectations for automotive sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... Emma Herd, CEO, IGCC Investor Expectations of Automotive Companies - Shifting gears to accelerate the transition to low carbon vehicles is a guide for both the automotive sector and investors in those companies within the sector. Noting that the UN has ...

CEFC, Commonwealth Bank launch energy efficient finance program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... reduce operating costs, but we're seeing businesses increasingly aware of other benefits to their business, reducing their carbon footprint, adding value to their brand and improving their productivity," said David Farr, Commonwealth Bank managing director ...