Search Results

Showing 1561 - 1570 of 1875 results for "government"

Natural Capital Declaration named biodiversity champion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... mission is to "address the underlying causes of biodiversity loss by mainstreaming biodiversity considerations across government, society and business." "We are extremely pleased to consider the Convention on Biological Diversity as our newest official ...

CEFC invests $536 million across 39 projects in first year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... utilising these technologies as well as manufacturing businesses which focus on producing inputs to these technologies. The government led by Prime Minister Tony Abbott has said it will abolish the CEFC as part of its unwinding of the carbon pricing ...

RIAA to engage NZ investors on climate change, investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... The New Zealand Superannuation fund has NZ$23 billion in assets under management and invests money on behalf of the government to offset public pension costs. The New Zealand Superannuation Fund was set up with ethical investment considerations as part ...

IGCC welcomes CCA draft report on emissions targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... delaying the inevitable will cost the economy more." The CCA said that the 5% target by 2020 is inadequate because the government's conditions for moving beyond 5% have been met, and the 5% target "implies very rapid reductions on emissions in the period ...

Video Panel: Integrating ESG in Fixed Income Investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... Barclays. Moderated by Rachel Alembakis, publisher of The Sustainability Report, the panel featured Bill Hartnett, Local Government Super, head of Sustainability, Adam Kirkman, AMP Capital, head of ESG, Managing Director's Office, Michael Salvatico ...

Local Government Super names Joanna Davison director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
Local Government Super (LGS) has appointed Joanna Davison to its board of directors, replacing Ian Robertson who resigned after 16 years on the board. Davison currently serves as acting chief executive Fund Executives Association Ltd (FEAL).Davison ...

Investors ask companies for information on fossil fuel exposures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... with fossil fuel assets, requesting detailed responses before their annual shareholder meetings in early 2014. Local Government Super, Christian Super, LUCRF Super, Australian Ethical Investment and Five Oceans Asset Management are part of the initiative. ...

DLA Piper: climate change legal risk in property development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... considering property development proposals are leading to unexpected and unpredictable outcomes that expose companies and government authorities to legal risk, according to law firm DLA Piper. Mark Baker-Jones, special counsel at DLA Piper "There are ...

ARENA announces launch of wave-to-electricity unit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... future projects," said Ivor Frischknecht, ARENA CEO. "The project has improved collaboration between the research, government and industry sectors to deliver wave energy projects including coordination on regulatory matters, which will make the next ...

Willingness to pay affects BlackRock sovereign debt scores

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... finance position is 20% and financial sector health is 10%. BlackRock defines willingness to pay as a measure of a government's perceived effectiveness and stability, and factors such as perceived corruption. Meanwhile, BlackRock said Indonesia's Willingness ...