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Investors decry decision by United States president to withdraw from Paris Agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
Groups and institutional investors have condemned the decision by the president of the United States to withdraw the country from the Paris Agreement. Emma Herd, chief executive officer of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) "The Paris Agreement ...

IGCC, AIGCC publish investor disclosure guide aligned to TCFD recommendations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017  |  NEWS
The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) and the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC - Asia) have published a new guide on climate change disclosure for institutional investors. Emma Herd, CEO, IGCC The guide, Transparency in Transition ...

IGCC calls for action, investment to adapt at-risk infrastructure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) is calling for a national assessment of infrastructure at risk from the effects of climate change, and a calculation of the investment required for adaptation. Emma Herd, CEO, IGCC IGCC has commissioned a ...

APRA calls for stress-testing of climate change risks in regulated entities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
The Australian Prudential Regulation Agency (APRA) will emphasise to regulated entities that they should conduct stress testing for "organisational and systemic resilience in the face of adverse shocks" from climate risk. Sarah Barker, special counsel ...

IGCC, investor groups issue updated guide for oil and gas industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) and other global investor bodies have updated their guide to investor expectation for the oil and gas industry. Emma Herd, CEO, IGCC I nvestor Expectations for Oil and Gas Companies: Transition to a Lower ...

IGCC hails Australian ratification of Paris Agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
The Australian government has ratified the Paris Agreement, a move welcomed by investors. Emma Herd, CEO, IGCC The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) said that the Paris Agreement sent a "huge market signal" to investors that carbon risk is a financial ...

IGCC, investors outline climate risks, expectations for automotive sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
A global network of institutional investors, including the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) has published a guide outlining investor expectations regarding the automotive sector and climate change risks and adaptation. Emma Herd, CEO, IGCC Investor ...

AIGCC launches, releases survey on climate risk, responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
The Asian-Pacific financial industry has made a "significant shift" towards embedding climate risk and responsible investment into core business, but more work is needed in the region, according to a new report from the new Asia Investor Group on Climate ...

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 ...

IGCC outlines climate change policy priorities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) has identified seven climate change policy priorities for the next term of federal government that should be a foundation for managing risk and encouraging investment in low carbon finance opportunities. Emma ...