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Principles for Responsible Investment discuss agenda for 2017

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... future, reporting to the Principles for Responsible Investment will also include data on funds' actions around climate change risk and the SDGs, Reynolds said. "We haven't really had a lot of depth on the climate side of reporting, mainly because fund ...

Investment professionals identify key ESG themes for 2017

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
Climate change, corporate transparency, data and cyber security, consumer shift toward plant-based proteins and other issues are potential environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment themes that are both a source of risk and reward for investors ...

BetaShares launches ETHI sustainability-themed ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... ETHI) invests in 100 large global stocks from developed market countries, excluding Australia, that are considered climate change leaders, based on the calculation that a company must be 60% more carbon efficient than the average for the company's industry ...

Commonwealth Bank ranked in top ten of G100 Sustainability Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... are also developing a climate policy and looking to launch that this year as a way of demonstrating our role in climate change and climate transition." Mcfarlane also noted that the bank will be installing solar panels on 11 additional bank branches ...

Clean Energy Innovation Fund invests in Carbon Revolution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... transformative as other Australian innovations, such as wi-fi technology and the Cochlear ear implant." The CEFC cited Climate Change Authority statistics that light vehicles account for an estimated 10% of Australia's total emissions. Carbon Revolution's ...

Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures release draft guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) has released draft recommendations for comparable disclosures of climate change related risk. Emma Herd, CEO, IGCC The recommendations are structured around four themes -g overnance, strategy, risk management ...

Barcaldine Remote Community Solar Farm begins energy generation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... world on the contribution of solar PV to total electricity generation (at 2.5% in 2015). Modelling published by the Climate Change Authority has found that large-scale solar could make up as much as 18% of Australia's electricity generation by 2030 ...

NAB Asset Servicing launches Carbon Report product

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... with NAB Asset Services as providing asset owners with a means to take a strong first step in understanding their climate change risks, said Catalina Secreteanu, head of Australia for Sustainalytics. "From our perspective, the interesting component of ...

Investors discuss investing in two degree world at RIAA conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... the session. The NZ$30 billion New Zealand Superannuation Fund (NZ Super) recently announced the adoption of a climate change investment risk strategy that they will apply across their entire portfolio. NZ Super has developed a four-part strategy - carbon ...

IGCC, investor groups issue updated guide for oil and gas industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) and other global investor bodies have updated their guide to investor expectation for the oil and gas industry. Emma Herd, CEO, IGCC I nvestor Expectations for Oil and Gas Companies: Transition to a Lower ...