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AODP releases 2016 Global Climate 500 Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... management with BP and Shell, and supporting 14 shareholder resolutions on climate change, around disclosure, lending and carbon asset risk. LGS has also "amplified" its ESG approach through divestment in high carbon shares and investment in low carbon ...

Is the electrical utility sector prepared for low-carbon economy?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... concerned that some companies in the electric utility sector are not adequately prepared for the transition to a lower carbon economy signalled in the Paris Agreement, according to a global network of investors that have published a guide outlining the ...

Experts weigh implications of Labor's ETS proposal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... current policy, but legal experts note that both major parties are now committed to a market-based approach to reducing carbon emissions. "Both Labor and government policies indicate that there will be a price on carbon - whether through the safeguard ...

LQRA to deepen verification collaboration with CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... is on CDP's verification working group. "Independent verification is fast becoming an integral part of global corporate carbon reporting, and LRQA's independent sustainability and climate data verification services lend support to CDP's aim of putting ...

Companies advised to stress test climate change scenarios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... target, countries have to make commitments and companies will also have to shift the way in which they emit and manage carbon emissions. "In light of Paris, not more than five months ago, there is a new dynamic out there, and it is to do with science-based ...

VicSuper establishes Climate Change Steering Committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... out. We want to do this properly." VicSuper is a signatory of the UN backed Montreal Pledge, and has published data on the carbon intensity of their equities portfolio on their website. The information is also included on member benefit statements to ...

Corporates implementing social return on investment frameworks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... hectares of investments in Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia, and the United States in forests, rural land, forest carbon assets, wetland and stream mitigation banks, and a tropical biobank. (See article here ) In the past, measuring SROI has not ...

New Forests launches ESG investment performance framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... the biological and economic productivity of our assets; ensuring that we support the provision of ecosystem services like carbon storage, clean water, and biodiversity conservation; implementing good governance, including openness to new ideas, transparency ...

Investors should measure climate risks: South Pole Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... specific internal capabilities in the area of climate change, South Pole Group has recommended to the Senate Inquiry on Carbon Risk Disclosure. Max Horster, director financial industry and managing partner climate neutral investments, South Pole Group ...

Laing O'Rourke pilots moveable solar-diesel power plant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... enabled the system to perform fault-free for the trial period," Rayward-Smith said. "SunSHIFT provides the financial and carbon benefits of solar with the speed of deployment, flexibility and modularity of a conventional diesel or gas generator. This ...