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Investors consider corporate pay links to climate change goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
As institutional shareholders continue to engage with listed mining companies over risks like climate change and stranded assets, linking executive remuneration to achievements such as reserve replacement is one tool that is coming into consideration. ...

Queensland commits $3m to social benefit bond pilot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... has allocated AU$3 million to develop a pilot social benefit bond program in its budget this week. Daniel Madhavan, CEO, Impact Investing Australia Queensland Treasury will be allocated AU$2 million over two years to implement the social benefit bond ...

PRI outlines portfolio carbon reduction strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
Institutional asset owners with diversified, long-term portfolios will be exposed to costs associated with the risks of climate change, and they have a "positive and unique role to play", according to a new discussion paper from Principles for Responsible ...

CEFC reports investing $500 million in last year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... ministers have said the fund should focus on large-scale solar instead. "Receipt of the draft investment mandate does not impact on existing CEFC investments and co-financing programs," CEFC said in a statement about the proposed changes. "These and ...

New Climate Economy report tackles decarbonisation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
Decarbonising the global economy and keeping global warming under 2C is possible, but requires international coordination from policy makers, business, investors and other stakeholders. Kate Levick, director of policy and regulation, CDP For businesses ...

Investors, payday lenders engage on lending practices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... that Thorn Group and other goods rental businesses are most exposed to potential regulatory changes that could negatively impact on their business model. "We have reviewed the practice of payday lending and household goods rental in Australia and the ...

Community 21 closes share offering, raises nearly $750,000

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... accounts, savings accounts, credit cards, personal loans and home loans, all issued by Bendigo and Adelaide Bank to allocate "impact dollars" - real dollars taken from the profit it earns - to projects on the act. platform. Customers will choose where ...

CDP, ClientEarth, CDSB in plea to UK's FRC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... disclosure of climate risk by fossil fuel companies is staggering; they are continuing to behave as if climate targets will not impact their business models," said Mark Campanale, founder and executive director of Carbon Tracker. "This clearly isn't ...

BNP Paribas launches ESG reporting tool

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... is also developing analytics to forecast risk around companies with high exposures to carbon, and how this exposure can impact on portfolios from the perspective of tracking error and market shifts akin to the global financial crisis, Gayer added. See ...

CEFC invests $125 million in energy efficiency property trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... additional energy efficiency improvements to the commercial property sector can have a "substantial and beneficial cross-economy impact," Yates said. "About 20% of Australia's national greenhouse gas emissions come from buildings, and commercial buildings ...