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Will Australia adopt the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures recommendations?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
The G20 Financial Stability Board's Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) is preparing its final recommendations, which will be presented to the G20 Leaders' Summit in July. As the TCFD considers the final draft of the TCFD guidelines ...

VicSuper launches updated Socially Conscious investment option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... Conscious investment option, which invests in companies based on a custom index tailored to take into account action on climate change and on social issues like human rights and labour rights. Kirsten Simpson, VicSuper corporate responsibility manager ...

Sustainable Melbourne Fund, Victorian government to spread word on EUAs to SMEs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... particularly when we finance at fixed income rates over a long period for payback." Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change, Lily D'Ambrosio, launched the new agreement on-site at manufacturer Class Plastics. Cass Plastics recently agreed ...

Investors decry decision by United States president to withdraw from Paris Agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... United States to withdraw the country from the Paris Agreement. Emma Herd, chief executive officer of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) "The Paris Agreement is key to providing the long term policy signals that investors need to best tackle ...

CEFC publishes report on best practice initiatives for property sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... period of less than 10 years, demonstrating the very strong commercial benefits of clean energy." The guide indicates the climate zones where specific initiatives are likely to deliver the most positive benefits, and indicates potential upfront costs ...

New Forests expands on forestry sector's role in investment, bio-economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... Forests' investments, is articulating the case for how investment opportunities in the forest sector can help mitigate climate change. New Forests has AU$3.6 billion in investments. Investments and operations include more than 843,000 hectares of plantation ...

Artisan raises $26 million for the Clean Energy Seed Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... and abroad, part of their superannuation is now funding the clean energy entrepreneurs bringing Australia's innovative climate solutions to market."

ACSI names Ian Silk as new president, Antony Thow as deputy president

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... members requires strong returns over decades, not just years, putting ESG issues - including strong corporate governance, climate change, other environmental issues, health and safety, and labour rights in the supply chain - as key determinants of the ...

Demystifying ESG from Investor and Investee Perspectives: Michael Orzano

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... stakeholders. The panel included: Yolanda Beattie, Diversity and Inclusion Practice Leader, Mercer Terence Jeyaretnam, Partner, Climate Change and Sustainability Services Ernst & Young Martina Macpherson, Global Head of ESG Indices, Product Management ...

Video: Demystifying ESG from Investor and Investee Perspectives: Martina Macpherson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... stakeholders. The panel included: Yolanda Beattie, Diversity and Inclusion Practice Leader, Mercer Terence Jeyaretnam, Partner, Climate Change and Sustainability Services Ernst & Young Martina Macpherson, Global Head of ESG Indices, Product Management ...