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MSCI assesses future carbon exposure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... understand, given the reserve mix of each of the companies in a particular portfolio what the future contribution to climate change is going to be. It's the reserve data that we think is the more forward looking snapshot." By using information such as ...

KPMG proposes framework to analyse externalities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... "Mega forces are increasingly part of managements' and boards' dialogue," said Chi Woo, KPMG Australia partner, climate change and sustainability practice. "This is in part due to the interconnectedness of issues and the volatility in the local and global ...

World's multilateral banks to continue focus on climate finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... Bank Group (WBG) released a joint statement in which they pledged to maintain a "strong institutional focus" on climate change by "leveraging additional private sector investment, continuing to innovate and promote more robust and transparent climate ...

EY buys Net Balance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
EY has bought Net Balance in a move that will see Net Balance staff integrated into EY's Climate Change and Sustainability Services team. "This move to acquire Net Balance is about boosting EY's existing services to ensure we have the capability to ...

Challenges, opportunities in Australia's energy future

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... globally, $5.7 trillion dollars will have to be invested from now to 2020 into green infrastructure to mitigate climate change. It is important that institutions like the CEFC and other investment funds around the world such such as the NY Green Bank ...

CDSB consultation finds broad support for framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... how the standard aligns with each other." The current CDSB reporting framework focuses on the management view of climate change-related risks and opportunities and greenhouse gas emissions. The new draft framework also covers fossil fuels, water stewardship ...

Forest protection CFI project issued 160,000 carbon credits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... The CFI implements national obligations under the Kyoto Protocol and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and also creates financial incentives to undertake emission avoidance and sequestration offset projects and increase carbon ...

Business begins unwinding of carbon tax arrangements

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... carbon tax represented as part of the overall costs of their products, said Elisa de Wit, a partner and head of climate change at Norton Rose Fulbright. "One of the issues is whether the unwinding is already contemplated within a contractual arrangement," ...

Universe of climate-linked bonds expands to US$502.6bn

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... Initiative's 2014 market report. Bridget Boulle, programme manager, Climate Bond Initiative According to Bonds and Climate Change: the state of the market in 2014, the total universe of bonds linked to climate change solutions has increased over last ...

CDP: World cities report climate change business impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
Cities recognise that climate change is a threat to businesses located within their municipalities, with impacts on property, capital, infrastructure and social impacts to communities, according to research from CDP. CDP has published Protecting Our ...