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Westpac Group issues $500m climate bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
Westpac Group has issued an AU$500 million climate bond to fund renewable energy and low carbon commercial property in Australia. Siobhan Toohill, Westpac The funds from the bond from the Westpac Climate Bond will be allocated to seven wind energy facilities ...

PRI considering integration of Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... would be a flow on in parallel to the work that investors will do out, for example, in investing in the transition to a low carbon economy, Reynolds said. In terms of regional developments, PRI has integrated the Association for Sustainable and Responsible ...

CEFC commits to Westpac Efficient Financing Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... projects that upgrade the energy efficiency of buildings, energy-from-waste projects, and projects registered for Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) under the Emissions Reduction Fund. Westpac customers will be able to access specialist expertise ...

CFSGAM publishes ninth responsible investment report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... risks. In the 2016 report, CFSGAM outlined its evolving approach to climate change disclosure. Instead of reporting on a carbon footprinting basis, the active equity teams are instead disclosing fossil fuel and non-fossil fuel exposures by percentage ...

AODP releases 2016 Global Climate 500 Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... management with BP and Shell, and supporting 14 shareholder resolutions on climate change, around disclosure, lending and carbon asset risk. LGS has also "amplified" its ESG approach through divestment in high carbon shares and investment in low carbon ...

Is the electrical utility sector prepared for low-carbon economy?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... concerned that some companies in the electric utility sector are not adequately prepared for the transition to a lower carbon economy signalled in the Paris Agreement, according to a global network of investors that have published a guide outlining the ...

Experts weigh implications of Labor's ETS proposal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... current policy, but legal experts note that both major parties are now committed to a market-based approach to reducing carbon emissions. "Both Labor and government policies indicate that there will be a price on carbon - whether through the safeguard ...

LQRA to deepen verification collaboration with CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... is on CDP's verification working group. "Independent verification is fast becoming an integral part of global corporate carbon reporting, and LRQA's independent sustainability and climate data verification services lend support to CDP's aim of putting ...

Companies advised to stress test climate change scenarios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... target, countries have to make commitments and companies will also have to shift the way in which they emit and manage carbon emissions. "In light of Paris, not more than five months ago, there is a new dynamic out there, and it is to do with science-based ...

VicSuper establishes Climate Change Steering Committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... out. We want to do this properly." VicSuper is a signatory of the UN backed Montreal Pledge, and has published data on the carbon intensity of their equities portfolio on their website. The information is also included on member benefit statements to ...