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UNEP FI select Oliver Wyman, Mercer as expert advisers on TCFD-related project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
Oliver Wyman and Mercer have been chosen as expert advisers on a project examining climate-related risks and opportunities for financial institutions being undertaken by the United Nations Environment Programme - Finance Initiative (UNEP FI). UNEP FI ...

Willis Towers Watsons joins Climate Bonds Partners Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
Willis Towers Watson has joined the Climate Bonds Initiative's Climate Bonds Partners Program. Sean Kidney, CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative The Climate Bonds Partners Program is designed to support the development of the global market for climate and ...

New Forests to sell carbon credits via Emissions Reduction Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... verification and the assumptions that go into it." In total the project is expected to deliver up to 68,959 tonnes of CO2e climate abatement over 10 years. "The sequestration happens during the growth of the timber, so over the first 10 years of the ...

APRA encourages entities to perform stress-test for climate-related risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... landmark speech earlier this year, Summerhayes this week spoke about APRA's evolving view on the macro-prudential risks of climate change, and APRA's work to engage with regulated entities on climate-change related risks. Summerhayes noted that APRA ...

ACSI publishes revised Governance Guidelines, includes new ESG themes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... Investors (ACSI) has updated its revised Governance Guidelines, including practical examples of oversight on key themes of climate change, labour and human rights, corporate culture and tax disclosure. Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO The Governance Guidelines ...

CDP issues 2017 Climate Change Report for Australia/New Zealand companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... gas emissions, while within Australia and New Zealand, more companies are reporting data to CDP, according to CDP's 2017 Climate Change Report. CDP released the 2017 Climate Change Report with data specifically on Australia and New Zealand. CDP noted ...

Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility joins Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... irresistible." Deloitte's Reputation Risk and Sustainability advisory practice covers workplace health and safety, sustainability (climate risk and adaptation, and low carbon transition and energy management), crisis, and safety leadership, culture and ...

Fie, fi, foe, or friend? Consider the relationship between investors, boards: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  SUNDAY, 19 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... engagement tasks taken globally, including a public letter written to 62 global banks, asking for enhanced disclosure of climate risk aligned to the guidelines developed by the Taskforce for Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), the non-binding ...

ESG integration comes into its own in fixed income portfolios: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  SUNDAY, 19 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... with impact is that with integration, you're not optimising for impact. You're carefully considering the risks of, say climate change, and human capital management and governance, and that impacts your return profile. The impact comes separately as mentioned ...

ANZ Bank identifies climate change as component within credit risk, talks TCFD guidelines in 2017 Annual Review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
ANZ Group has identified climate change as component within credit risk, which it identified as a material risk to its business in its 2017 Annual Review. ANZ has provided further details of its carbon strategy, management, metrics and targets as aligned ...