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CDSB publishes final draft of expanded framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... world," CDSB said in a statement. See Also: CDSB consultation finds broad support for framework CDSB tackles reporting of carbon asset stranding risks

Panel discusses fossil fuel divestment for super funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
A superannuation fund's decision around divestment from fossil fuel or high carbon emission intensity assets should be grounded in the fund's governance processes towards investment issues and is bounded by legal and regulatory standards for fund trustees. ...

Direct Action Plan, Emissions Reduction Fund approved

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... Fulbright. Elisa de Wit, partner, Norton Rose Fulbright Three months after the repeal of the previous Labor government's carbon pricing mechanism, the Abbott government passed its Direct Action Plan (DAP) with support from the Palmer United Party and ...

CDP recognise ASX companies for climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... its total energy consumption from tracked renewable energy. Woodside Petroleum was awarded most profitable investment in carbon reduction, having "reported that it achieved a 17,776% Return on Investment from a US$92,666 investment which achieves annual ...

LGS hires Scott Armstrong as property portfolio manager

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... members." Armstrong commenced his role at LGS on 7 October, replacing Andrew Kim. See Also: Local Government Super enhances carbon-related screens

Local Government Super enhances carbon-related screens

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
Local Government Super (LGS) will exclude companies with a material exposure to high carbon-sensitive activities and has opened the door to investing in nuclear energy. LGS CEO Peter Lambert LGS recently completed the review of its negative screening ...

ClimateWorks Australia: Australia can decarbonise by 2050

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
Australia could achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050 "without structural changes to the economy or lifestyle," according to recent research by ClimateWorks Australia and the Australian National University (ANU). The biggest changes needed to decarbonise ...

IGCC calls on PM to retain Renewable Energy Target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... the federal government to maintain its previous support for the Renewable Energy Target (RET). "Allocating capital to low carbon activities is one of the most critical climate actions globally," Nathan Fabian, chief executive of the IGCC told The Sustainability ...

Catholic Super makes case for global climate policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... featured new commitments by corporations and institutional investors to advance climate change action through a global carbon pricing regimes among other policies. Pegan and fellow panellists Jose Manuel Entrecanales, chief executive officer of Acciona ...

Mercer to analyse climate change portfolio risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... Scenarios - Implications for Strategic Asset Allocation, found that institutional investors could be hit by economic costs of carbon emission policies up to US$8tr by 2030. The study, which has been initiated, will be published in the first quarter of ...