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CEFC signs $50m asset financing agreement with Firstmac

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... is very pleased to be working with CEFC to deliver this initiative which will save customers money and result in reduced carbon emissions." The CEFC-Firstmac finance program will also be aimed at commercial uptake and broadening of financing options ...

CDP, ClientEarth, CDSB in plea to UK's FRC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... considerable and material climate risks, and that factors including legislative and policy changes, and the growth of the low carbon sector need to be integrated into current investment decisions. Under UK law, incorporated businesses are required to ...

Early stages for ESG-factor investing: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... change considerations. Northern Trust recently released a research paper outlining the Northern Trust World Quality Low Carbon solution, which uses their proprietary Northern Trust Quality Score (NTQS) to construct low carbon portfolios. The Northern ...

Decarbonising economy requires sophisticated investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... "sophisticated, holistic approach in shifting the market off fossil fuels." Australian Ethical supports divestment from worst carbon-emitting fossil fuels, but it is also important to encourage divestment from and engagement with sectors that are the ...

BNP Paribas launches ESG reporting tool

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... portfolio on ES and G." BNP Paribas is also developing analytics to forecast risk around companies with high exposures to carbon, and how this exposure can impact on portfolios from the perspective of tracking error and market shifts akin to the global ...

Experts warn of trustees' climate change litigation risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... Implications for Strategic Asset Allocation, which found that institutional investors could be hit by economic costs of carbon emission policies up to US$8tr by 2030. Investing in a Time of Climate Change estimates the potential impact of climate change ...

VicSuper exploring developing climate change fund option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... there is potential demand for an investment option that addresses climate change by either divesting from fossil fuels and carbon intensive companies, or favouring companies that are actively reducing their climate change impacts. The fund's internal ...

Eureka Funds Management funds Sydney EUA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... EUAs is one of the most cost-effective ways for the commercial property sector to reduce ongoing operational expenses and carbon emissions." EUAs are agreements between a building owner, local council and financier to finance environmental retrofitting ...

Climate change impacts on investments "inevitable": Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... Implications for Strategic Asset Allocation, which found that institutional investors could be hit by economic costs of carbon emission policies up to US$8tr by 2030. Investing in a Time of Climate Change estimates the potential impact of climate change ...

LGS joins Portfolio Decarbonization Coalition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... to managing the investment risks and opportunities associated with climate change as well as continually improving the carbon performance of our portfolio." Last year, LGS implemented a negative screen on fossil fuels, and the superannuation fund has ...