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FTSE Russell launches All-World ex Coal indexes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... published annual report and accounts. "Later this year, senior politicians and businesspeople will attend the 2015 UN Climate Change Conference in Paris to discuss what is widely seen as one of the most important investment issues of our generation," ...

ACCR to lodge carbon disclosure resolutions for AGL AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... AGL was scored a 92 out of a possible 100 for disclosure and a B out of a scale of A to E for performance around climate change risks. CDP's scoring and analysis of AGL's disclosures fall squarely into the areas that ACCR is asking for greater disclosure ...

Super boards can add value with ESG focus: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... I read more than five years ago, saying that if superannuation has a 20, 30, 40 year time horizon, things like climate change and what we're going to look like becomes a first order issue for a superannuation trustee. It's a confronting thought, and ...

Investors consider corporate pay links to climate change goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
As institutional shareholders continue to engage with listed mining companies over risks like climate change and stranded assets, linking executive remuneration to achievements such as reserve replacement is one tool that is coming into consideration. ...

PRI outlines portfolio carbon reduction strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... Institutional asset owners with diversified, long-term portfolios will be exposed to costs associated with the risks of climate change, and they have a "positive and unique role to play", according to a new discussion paper from Principles for Responsible ...

Climate Bonds Initiative gain insurance body partner

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... Nations-backed Principles for Sustainable Insurance. We need collaborative, widespread and urgent action to tackle climate change as part of the sustainable development imperative." The Climate Bonds Initiative is "thrilled" to work with PSI, said Sean ...

Emma Herd appointed IGCC CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) has hired Emma Herd as the new chief executive officer. Emma Herd, CEO, IGCC Herd formally begins her new role on 10 August, and comes to the IGCC from Westpac, where she was head of sustainability. "Emma ...

Climate-aligned bond universe reaches $597.7bn

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... Sean Kidney, Climate Bonds Initiative chair The Climate Bonds Initiative has launched its annual report, Bonds and Climate Change: the state of the market in 2015. The market is comprised of US$53.8 billion in unlabelled climate-aligned bonds, and US$65.9 ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... should report information on how they are managing these climate-related risks. "There are financial risks from climate change for companies across all sectors of the economy, with fossil fuel companies particularly exposed as countries increase ambitions ...

Early stages for ESG-factor investing: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... years, it's now seeping into considerable decisions of responsible investors" The firm's focus on ESG also includes climate change considerations. Northern Trust recently released a research paper outlining the Northern Trust World Quality Low Carbon ...