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AODP releases 2016 Global Climate 500 Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... risk. LGS has also "amplified" its ESG approach through divestment in high carbon shares and investment in low carbon investments. "As a result of introducing a new exclusion on coal mining, coal-fired electricity generation and oil tar sands in November ...

Tax transparency an ESG consideration for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... of values. These people look at ESG data and come at it with a particular set of standards to- make sure that their investments are above a certain level of behaviour. They'll come at tax transparency from the point of view of ethics, wanting to see ...

Companies advised to stress test climate change scenarios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... current targets ready for 2 degrees, and if they are, what would it take to get there in terms of policy changes and investments, and they don't, what do they envisage in the policy environment that would be a plus or a minus for them?" Woo noted that ...

VicSuper establishes Climate Change Steering Committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016  |  NEWS
VicSuper has established a Climate Change and Investments Steering Committee, which will create the superannuation fund's strategy to manage climate change risk across their portfolio. The Climate Change and Investments Steering Committee is headed ...

FlexiGroup prices first green asset-backed security transaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... tranches in their securitisations where possible, further expanding the availability of liquidity for clean energy investments." The Climate Bonds Initiative estimates that labelled green bonds have grown from under US$5 billion in 2010 to nearly $42 ...

Corporates implementing social return on investment frameworks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... that its residential communities save residents in reduced health costs and reduced crime. Mirvac said that their investments in features including open spaces, connectivity and community facilities save up to $241 per annum per resident in reduced health ...

New Forests launches ESG investment performance framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... certified forest area, 95% certified timber production, and more than one-third of New Forests' 765,000 hectares of investments are being managed for conservation and as protected areas. "2015 was an important year for us, and we took on the strategic ...

CEFC, Palisade Investment Partners launch infrastructure fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... or PREF) to be launched in the second half of 2016 which will provide a broader range of investors with access to investments in renewable energy. Palisade currently manages two wind farms and is developing an expansion to one of these, funded by early ...

Mirvac launches social return on investment framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... in reduced health costs and reduced crime. Sarah Breavington, Mirvac sustainability director Mirvac said that their investments in features including open spaces, connectivity and community facilities save up to $241 per annum per resident in reduced ...

Investors should measure climate risks: South Pole Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016  |  NEWS
Investors should systematically measure climate risks for their investments as well as develop specific internal capabilities in the area of climate change, South Pole Group has recommended to the Senate Inquiry on Carbon Risk Disclosure. Max Horster ...