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Investor groups publish climate change investment guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... exposure in portfolios, along with opportunities to invest in low carbon, clean energy and energy efficient assets, [and] adaptation investment actions - actions to reduce the vulnerability of existing assets to the physical impacts of climate change ...

Mirvac reports on first year of new sustainability strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... also identified 19 material issues, from waste, water and energy to materials, supplier governance, future cities and adaptation, affordability and social impact. In the 2013-2014 sustainability report, the company sets shorter term and longer term dates ...

Climate Bond Standard to establish water investment criteria

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... representatives from organisations including the OECD, Asia Development Bank, Imperial College London, Alliance for Global Water Adaptation (AGWA), D.C. Water, Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI). The working ...

Investors commit to growing green bond market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... Bonds CEO. "The response to climate change also requires substantial investments in areas such as water infrastructure; adaptation measures for communities; and the climate-proofing of existing infrastructure. It requires a rapid transition to a low-carbon ...

KPMG proposes framework to analyse externalities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... consider the impact of future climate scenarios on business resilience. Some are considering value at risk and developing adaptation pathways that help them avoid these risks." KPMG's analysis in the paper is an attempt to provide that analytical guidance ...

World's multilateral banks to continue focus on climate finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... "The European Investment Bank is committed to supporting investment that reduces greenhouse gas emissions and enables adaptation to the consequences of climate change," said Jonathan Taylor, European Investment Bank vice president responsible for climate ...

CDP: World cities report climate change business impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... 80% of global GDP, have more than half the global population and consume two thirds of the world's energy, so cities' adaptation and mitigation activities put them on the frontline of climate change. Graphic courtesy CDP "Climate change poses risks to ...

Westpac reports progress on sustainability targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... also reported that they have created three unique service offerings to assist customers in adapting to environmental adaptation since establishing their sustainability strategy last year, ahead of a target of two products by the end of 2014 and a target ...

Net Balance, Gold Standard report on co-benefits value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... demonstrating that robustly designed and audited greenhouse gas mitigation projects additionally help contribute to climate adaptation and other key global priorities such as the Millennium Development Goals, making finance go further for the biggest ...

IGCC: climate financing achievable, but needs policy clarity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... to C would cost only 0.06% of GDP per year to 2050. The IPCC estimates that total climate finance for mitigation and adaptation is estimated at US$343 to US$385 billion, based on data gathered on the years 2010-2012. But scaling up investment in low ...