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Investors commit to growing green bond market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... coming year, including working with organizations making commitments in other workstreams of the UN Summit - cities, low-carbon transport, clean energy. That applies to emerging as well as developed markets," said Sean Kidney, Climate Bonds CEO. "The ...

MSCI assesses future carbon exposure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
It is possible for institutional investors to reduce their portfolio carbon exposures without drastically increasing tracking error or reducing investment returns, according to MSCI. executive director, global head of ESG research, MSCI MSCI has recently ...

KPMG proposes framework to analyse externalities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... Companies are already internalising environmental, social and governance factors into their financial analysis, such as shadow carbon pricing integrated into long-term revenue and cost models and issues such as community dissatisfaction, labour relations ...

Local property companies continue GRESB outperformance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... reported to GRESB showed that in, in 2013, the commercial real estate sector reduced its energy consumption by about 0.8%, carbon emissions fell by 0.3%, and water consumption fell by 2.3%. GRESB also names regional leaders as part of the result. This ...

Carbon co-benefits valued as additional $664 per tonne

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
Offsetting one tonne of carbon dioxide can bring additional co-benefits of US$664 to the communities in which reduction projects are based, according to new research. Co-benefits of purchasing carbon credits include economic development opportunities ...

MSCI launches ESG CarbonMetrics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
MSCI has launched MSCI ESG CarbonMetrics, a suite of carbon and fossil fuel metrics and screening tools to measure and manage portfolio exposure to carbon-related risks. "With concerns about carbon stranded assets risk increasing in the investment community ...

Pollinate Energy to partner with Powershop

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... to replace kerosene lights, which pose a safety risk, are expensive, and pose environmental risks because of kerosene's carbon emissions. The enterprise calls on volunteers thus far from Australia that join the fellowship program to go to India and help ...

EY buys Net Balance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... services provider in Australia, with services in the areas of sustainability strategy, reporting and assurance, social impact, carbon, energy, health, safety and environment. The Net Balance brand will be integrated into EY, but the Net Balance Foundation ...

Challenges, opportunities in Australia's energy future

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
If Australia is to make a long-term transition to lower carbon energy sources, it will require ongoing policy support from state and federal government as well as long-term investment from the private sector, while recognising that the impacts of renewable ...

CDSB consultation finds broad support for framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... such as forest risk commodities and water. CDSB put the drafts out for consultation, and also issued separate papers on carbon asset stranding risks and boundary issues. Nearly 200 organisations and individuals registered on the online cnsultaiton platform ...