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ANZ Bank identifies climate change as component within credit risk, talks TCFD guidelines in 2017 Annual Review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... Review. ANZ has provided further details of its carbon strategy, management, metrics and targets as aligned with the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) in its 2017 Annual Review. ANZ reported $6.9 billion in cash profit, and an ...

Considering the first 20 years of the Global Reporting Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... a reporting standard in its most recent Corporate Governance Guidelines. Black also pointed to the guidance from the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) as an example of this. The TCFD's recommendations are structured around four ...

Colonial First State Global Asset Management publish stewardship report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... client reporting purposes. This year as well, CFSGAM has reported climate risks and opportunities "aligned with" the Taskforce for Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and in line with the Investor Group on Climate Change's disclosure guidelines. ...

Mining sector showing "signs of progress" on emissions management, face continued risk: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... price on carbon, signifying a strong transition to a low-carbon economy. The recent recommendations of Mark Carney's Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD) is another factor of increasing investor pressure for companies to not only ...

ANZ, NAB join initiative to pilot Task force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... informed decisions," said Shayne Elliott, CEO of ANZ. " We are doing our part by being an earlier adopter of the FSB Taskforce recommendations, joining this initiative and thus signalling we will be seeking greater disclosure from our customers about ...

Will Australia adopt the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures recommendations?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... the global implementation of the TCFD recommendation, the recommendations are a first step. "The initial work of the taskforce needs a number of things to be done - it has to develop further guidance in supporting consistent disclosure, it's going to ...

Government to establish $1 bn National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... government said it "will settle the final details of the NHFIC following advice from the Affordable Housing Implementation Taskforce, due by mid-2017." The announcement was welcomed by the investment industry. "The intent of this national housing investment ...

Majority of largest asset owners recognise risk of climate change: AODP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... 2017. The Global Climate Index 2017 has rated asset owners and asset managers on three capabilities that align with the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD): governance and strategy, portfolio risk management, and targets and metrics. ...

Directors, senior executives have obligation to consider climate change: Norton Rose Fulbright

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... disclosure climate risks. In his speech, Summerhayes cited the Paris Agreement, a report by the Financial Stability Board's Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommending a global, framework for improving a wide spectrum of climate-related ...

IGCC, AIGCC publish investor disclosure guide aligned to TCFD recommendations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... a practical step forward for organisations looking to start aligning their reporting with the recommendations of the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosure." The guide is intended to assist investors in integrating the TFCD recommendations ...