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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 ...

Supply chain vulnerable to climate change risk: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
Supply chains in Brazil, China, India and the United States are more vulnerable to climate change than those in Europe and Japan because of lack of preparation, according to CDP. CDP analysed suppliers from 11 countries in relation to their climate ...

Universities "fail" on climate risk mitigation: AODP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... The Climate Institute. Universities in Australia and around the world are doing little to mitigate exposure to climate change's financial risk, or failing to state their mitigation strategies at all, according to the Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP). ...

Looking ahead to sustainability trends in 2015

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... (ASIC) made in 2013. "The big triggers for this year include the ASX 7.4," said Chi Woo, KPMG Australia partner, climate change and sustainability practice.. "It will come into force from July 1 and it will be requirement for the reporting period ending ...

Good Super appoints Andrew MacLeod as managing director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... of generating member returns by investing to impact on thematic, long-term questions facing Australia, including climate change, changing demographics, and social justice issues. "I was attracted to an executive role with Good Super because I wanted ...

Australian Ethical surpasses $1 billion AUM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... ethical issues," Vernon said. "The impact of the [carbon asset] divestment campaign, and increased attention to climate change issues over the last 12 to 18 months have drawn attention to things. We've also had consistent investment performance - our ...

The Sustainability Report's top articles of 2014

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... of generating member returns by investing to impact on thematic, long-term questions facing Australia, including climate change, changing demographics, and social justice issues. Future Fund hires new head of ESG risk management The Future Fund has hired ...

Investment and the art of political maintenance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... stakeholders such as fund members, and the decisions they make in response to megatrends like demographic shifts and climate change mean that superannuation funds do have an influence on the political economy. Funds use tools such as ownership rights ...

Asia investments in sustainable strategies hit US$44.9B: ASrIA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... sustainability-themed strategies are growing at the fastest rate since 2011 "due to the rising importance of ESG issues such as climate change, energy and water security in the region," according to ASrIA. "Enabling change in Asia's sustainable investment ...