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Businesses must innovate in response to carbon constraints

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... regardless of local or national regulations, the carbon dioxide content in our atmosphere will continue to rise and climate change will continue to disrupt weather patterns," Sharma said. "This will remain a major long-term societal and political problem ...

IIGCC calls for reform to EU Emissions Trading Scheme

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012  |  NEWS
The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) has urged European Union ministers to consider changes to the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) to ensure its viability. The IIGCC, a collaborative body of investors representing EUR7.5tr ...

Industry welcomes CEFC expert review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... Agency (ARENA), which focuses on the research and development stage of project development. The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) said the CEFC can act to increase domestic investment in local projects. "The CEFC can 'crowd-in' more investment ...

LGS wins SuperRatings Infinity Award

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... Lambert. "We are constantly working on development of systems and processes to identify, monitor and address ESG and climate change issues across all asset classes. We have recently launched a Sustainable Australian Shares investment option, and are ...

Voluntary sustainability disclosures carry legal weight

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... water- related policies, strategies or plans. Meanwhile, 94% of the 371 respondents to the CDP's annual global 500 climate change study reported board-level oversight of climate change. "57% of 190 respondents considered water management as a board issue ...

Q&A with James Gifford, executive director of the UNPRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... the E and S issues, the Americans are focused on the G, and the Australians are focused on the G and the E and on climate change, thanks to all the work that the [Investment Group on Climate Change] has done. Q: So, analysis of social issues seems to ...

Working group to develop Sharia-compliant green securities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... (CalSTRS), the Natural Resources Defense Council, the California State Treasurers' Office, the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), the Carbon Disclosure Project, and the Ceres Investor Network on Climate Risk (INCR). It has an industry working group ...

Fourth Carbon Farming Initiative methodology approved

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... implement certain national obligations under the Kyoto Protocol and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and also creates financial incentives to undertake emission avoidance and sequestration offset projects and increase carbon ...

KPMG: agribusiness needs national food policy framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... resources have a more limited horizon." The agribusiness sector is facing significant challenges as a result of climate change, the carbon price and water scarcity issues, the report notes. Farmers are innovating to ameliorate the impacts that carbon ...

FTSE launch carbon risk indices for Australia, Europe and Japan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... investment, FTSE Group. "At the same time they are under increasing pressure to demonstrate action on integrating climate change and carbon-related risks in their portfolios. The FTSE CDP Carbon Strategy Index Series gives investors the ability to redefine ...