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IFM Investors report carbon emission reduction in Australian infrastructure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... CO2 emissions per AU$1 million of investment. IFM Investors is currently thinking about how to calculate emissions reductions progress against targets for the 2019/20202 financial year, given that economic activity across infrastructure assets will be ...

Coronavirus forcing companies to virtual AGMs, full proxy voting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... (APPEA) and the Business Council of Australia (BCA). The second calls on both companies to set Paris-aligned emissions reductions targets, align capital expenditure with those targets, and incentivise executives to achieve those targets. A third resolution ...

Climate change, human rights risks intertwined: GCNA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... constitute a form of soft law. "Businesses are also going to have to ensure that they set really stringent emissions reductions markets, and setting those only against the Paris Agreement of 2 degree world is not going to be sufficient," Porter said. ...

Quantitative managers test ESG data as stand-alone factor in strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... research across the MSCI World index that demonstrates that companies that have the highest rate of carbon emissions reductions also demonstrate outperformance. According to the report, Sustainable investing: a "why not" moment "global companies that ...

Local Government Super direct property portfolio certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... habitat to native wildlife, conserve biodiversity and increase resilience to climate change. The international emissions reductions component of the offsets are delivered through investment in wind power in India, LGS said. "This achievement reflects ...

Institutional investors step up engagement as part of Climate Action 100+ initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... "We are seeing companies commit to improved climate change disclosures and set targets for greenhouse gas emissions reductions."

Cement companies need to "more than double" emissions reductions: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018  |  NEWS
The world's largest cement companies need to more than double their emissions reductions or risk missing the two degree target of the Paris Agreement, according to new CDP analysis. (Image courtesy CDP) CDP has published Building Pressure, and found ...

CEFC invests $150 million with IFM Australian Infrastructure Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... Hinwood said. "We're looking forward to drawing on our clean energy finance experience to help IFM drive carbon emissions reductions across its assets through an innovative approach to planning, construction and operations. "This is about investing in ...

Protecting impact from Greenwash - Duncan Paterson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but in order to earn credits a project proponent must demonstrate that the emissions reductions wouldn't have happened in the absence of the project. To manage this issue, they rely on the concept of 'additionality'. ...

CEFC, Australian Ethical Investment invest in Dexus Healthcare Wholesale Property Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... Australian Ethical Investments made a "major investment" without disclosing the precise figure. HWPF is targeting emissions reductions of 45 per cent in both new and existing buildings when compared with the Council of Australian Government (COAG) Baseline ...