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Local Government Super top AODP index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... last year. At the country level, Australia ranked second only to Norway in terms of assets owners responding to climate change risks. "It's a real mixed bag," said John Connor, CEO of The Climate Institute, the Australian agent of AODP. "There has been ...

Investor groups publish climate change investment guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015  |  NEWS
The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) and its three international counterparts have published a framework for institution investors can use to develop strategies and solutions for addressing their climate change risks. Climate Change Investment ...

AODP, ClientEarth to challenge funds on climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... challenging pension fund trustees and managers around their fiduciary duties to protect investments from the risks of climate change. The Climate and Pensions Legal Initiative (CPLI) will see the two organisations work to examine the legal duties of ...

BP shareholders pass Aiming for A climate risk resolution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... investment, executive incentivisation during the low carbon transition, and public policy activity relating to climate change," according to a statement from the Church of England. CDP is not formally affiliated with Aiming for A, but CDP Chairman Paul ...

Louise Davidson appointed ACSI CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... IFM Investors. She has also worked as chair of the PRI Australia Network and secretary of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC). "I'm delighted to join such an influential organisation at such an important point in its development," Davidson said. ...

Experts evaluate ERF baseline mechanism

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... previous carbon pricing mechanism. Under the previous CPM, around 350 entities were liable, said Elisa de Wit, climate change partner at Norton Rose Fulbright said. The proposed safeguard mechanism is "relatively straightforward" de Wit said. "It requires ...

Climate Bonds Initiative looks to China's green bond market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... clients is, is the green bond the most appropriate financing structure," said Jenny Merkley, associate director climate change and sustainability group at KPMG in Australia. "They need to have a need to be raising debt in this way. Does that fit with ...

Climate Bond Standard releases draft bioenergy criteria

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... Board members are CalSTRS, the (US) Investor Network on Climate Risk, the (EU) Institutional Investor Group on Climate Change, the (Australian) Investor Group on Climate Change, NRDC, CDP (formerly known as the Carbon Disclosure Project), The International ...

Assessing likely process, impacts of first ERF auction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... participants. "The likely participants in the first auction will be existing CFI project owners," said Elisa de Wit, climate change partner at Norton Rose Fulbright. "Those projects cover landfill gas, alternative waste treatment, avoided deforestation ...

South Australia one step closer to building upgrade finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... property owners to access finance to retrofit buildings to improve water, waste and energy efficiency. South Australia Climate Change Minister Ian Hunter The legislation, Local Government (Building Upgrade Agreements) Amendments Bill 2015, will launch ...