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Experts warn of trustees' climate change litigation risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... Earth launched a project at challenging pension fund trustees and managers around their fiduciary duties to protect investments from the risks of climate change. The Climate and Pensions Legal Initiative (CPLI) will see the two organisations work to ...

VicSuper exploring developing climate change fund option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... member needs." This consideration of a climate-specific investment option is part of a larger climate management and investments project begun by the fund in December 2014. In the first phase, the fund analysed member concerns and presented the board ...

CEFC, NAB launch $120m green finance fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... AU$120 million program to provide finance for businesses seeking to reduce energy and operating costs through "green" investments. Oliver Yates, Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) CEO The CEFC-NAB program will be available across a broad commercial ...

Climate change impacts on investments "inevitable": Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... is made, and then ultimately, how that is constructed in the portfolio - tilting, allocations to sustainably themed investments, engaging with companies and policy makers, and so forth." The report notes that under the varying scenarios, there will be ...

ANZ issues $600m green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... as well as new investors," White said. "The new investors tended to be ESG mandates. From a volume perspective, the investments were smaller in size, but from a number size, they were substantial. Twenty percent of orders were from ESG or sustainable ...

NFPs must align investments with mission: Koda Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
Non-profits should reconsider the role of cash investments in their endowment portfolios and align their investment strategy with the mission of the non-profit, according to Koda Capital. David Knowles, partner, head of philanthropy and social capital ...

LGS joins Portfolio Decarbonization Coalition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... possible design investment strategies which meet risk-adjusted objectives and reduce the carbon footprint of their investments," Lambert said. PDC participants can use a range of strategies to decarbonise their portfolios, running the gamut from divestment ...

Materiality reviews a source of strategic value: ACCSR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... guidelines and recommendations from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC ) and the ASX have come into effect, such as the ASX Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations ...

IGCC, peers launch Investor Platform for Climate Actions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... resilient world. Over the next 15 years some $90 trillion are likely to be invested in infrastructure world-wide. Investments that are de-risked and green will be crucial for ensuring we do not lock in a high emission future but instead unlock a healthy ...

VicSuper signs on to Natural Capital Declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... "understanding natural capital considerations and supporting the development of methodologies to integrate them into investments, as well as working towards natural capital accounting and reporting frameworks," according to NCD. NCD is a finance sector ...