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Australian Ethical Investment engages on sustainability of meat

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... But that brings increased risk to human health, over reliance on antibiotics, increased pollution and impacts on climate change. We think that with the rate of increase that's occurring, something needs to change." In the letter sent to the 16 companies ...

Impax Asset Management analyses environmental impact of portfolio

PIA LEFEVRE  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... Â£4.3 billion on behalf of institutional clients through listed and private equity strategies. "In the context of climate change there has been quite a growth in carbon footprinting (...) and we have always been a bit uncomfortable with that because ...

Investors have "no place to hide" from climate change impacts: BlackRock

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
Investors are exposed to increasing climate change risk in four areas: technological advances, regulatory impacts, increasingly frequent extreme weather events and social pressures for greater climate awareness, according to research from the BlackRock ...

AIGCC launches, releases survey on climate risk, responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... business, but more work is needed in the region, according to a new report from the new Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC). AIGCC launched this week in Singapore and published Investing for the climate in Asia, undertaken by Asia Research ...

Climate Bond Initiative releases climate performance data for buildings

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... sufficient information for investors to know that they will finance green building projects that will meet global climate change targets, said Jorge Chapa, the Green Building Council of Australia's executive director of market transformation. "Release ...

IGCC, others organisations press G20 countries to ratify Paris Agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) and five other global organisations have written to the heads of the G20 countries to urge them to ratify the Paris Climate Agreement. Emma Herd, CEO, IGCC IGCC, the Institutional Investors Group on Climate ...

NAB sets science based target for Scope 1 and 2 emissions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... standard framework or agreed methodology for science-based targets for finance-related activities." "The impacts of climate change and climate-related policy are having a growing effect on our business, our customers, and the communities in which we ...

EY, UN Global Compact evaluate state of sustainable supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... sustainable supply chains because of those business benefits, said Terence Jeyaretnam, Ernst & Young Australia climate change and sustainability partner. "Improving environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance throughout the supply chain directly ...

NZ Super earns A+ in UNPRI benchmark report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... the ESG space include continuing to engage with NZX listed companies on corporate governance, and finalising a climate change strategy to be released later this year. The fund was a founding signatory of the UNPRI in 2006. Since 2014, signatories are ...

Australian cities disclose emissions data to CDP cities program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
More than 500 cities representing 621 million citizens are reporting on their climate change-related activities, according to the CDP. CDP has issued its annual cities report, and noted that 533 cities have reported data to the CDP, an increase of 70% ...