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Human rights, trust, climate risk top sustainability agenda for 2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... extreme weather. As large investors, insurance firms can direct funding to companies and assets geared towards the transition to a low-carbon economy. However, a 2018 report by the Asset Owners Disclosure Project found that only 1% of assets invested ...

Infrastructure Capital Group launches Australian Renewables Income Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018  |  NEWS
... Income Fund is about creating new opportunities for institutional investors to take a larger role in our clean energy transition. "Through ARIF, investors will have exposure to a broad range of renewable energy technologies, providing attractive options ...

BlackRock Real Assets names Charlie Reid to lead Asia-Pac renewables

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
... over half of the global renewable infrastructure opportunity, Asia Pacific is the next frontier in the green energy transition," Reid said. "I am excited to extend our world-class renewable energy platform to the region and to continue to provide sustainable ...

Sustainable Business Australia names John Hewson chair

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... 2050," Hewson said. "How can we help to make our cities more sustainable and liveable? And how can business lead the transition to a sustainable world while still growing and delivering for shareholders?"

40% of ASX200 fall short of the carbon reduction requirements: MSCI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... lens of direct regulatory risk under carbon emissions reduction targets. The model tested the ability of companies to transition to a carbon constrained market under three proposed regulatory scenarios - the current NDC Australian Target for all sectors ...

40% of Chinese Coal Power Plants are Losing Money: Carbon Tracker

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... PRI. There are all these different initiatives which are trying to make sure that investors minimise losses from the transition to a low carbon economy, and key to that is the data provision. What we can do is help provide more accurate and timely data ...

ASIC report finds 17% of ASX300 identify climate as material risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... especially, but it is not called out as climate change adaptation specifically. The TCFD is very clear that in addition to transition risks, there are physical risks. We're not seeing that come through very strongly with early attempts with TCFD."

Future Business Generation outlines Millennial climate risk concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
Future Business Generation has called on the superannuation industry to provide more sophistication in climate risk assessment and management, on behalf of Millennials that will retire in the post-2030 world. Oshadee Siyaguna, committee member of Future ...

Finance sector calls for development of Sustainable Finance Roadmaps

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... recommendations of the Australian Fiduciary Duty Roadmap, and the important work already underway in the UK and Europe to transition to a financial system which puts the interests of customers and beneficiaries first". A n number of economic regions ...

S&P Dow Jones launches Carbon Price Risk Adjusted Index Series

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... Corporate Carbon Pricing Tool, S&P said. "As the efforts to achieve the commitments of the Paris Agreement and the transition to a low carbon economy progress, future carbon prices could lead to significant increased costs for companies which have not ...