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LGS joins Portfolio Decarbonization Coalition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... target of US$100 billion in AUM across all asset classes by COP 21 in November. "Local Government Super has long considered climate change to be a significant risk for our members' long-term retirement savings," said Peter Lambert, CEO of LGS. "LGS joined ...

Vote Your Pension platform calls for global member action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
A coalition of non-government organisations including the Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP) and The Climate Institute have launched a platform to pressure asset owners to support a shareholder resolution at Chevron's annual general meeting later ...

Carbon Trade Exchange sells EU arm to EEM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... carbon market. Velasquez has more than eight years' experience in the voluntary carbon market, and comes to CTX from First Climate, an international advisory and offset brokerage company, where he was country head in Australia and the US. In his role ...

IGCC, peers launch Investor Platform for Climate Actions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) and other international climate change-related groups have launched an online platform that tracks global investors' actions on climate change. The Investor Platform for Climate Actions will track activities ...

PRI hires Nathan Fabian as policy director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... Responsible Investment (PRI) has hired Nathan Fabian as director of policy. Fabian is currently the CEO of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), an institutional investment collaborative association focused on climate policy and investment. He ...

CDP, We Mean Business partner for Road to Paris

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... Australia and WWF-Australia are collaborating to push a set of global initiatives in Australia for corporate action on climate change ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference in December. The three groups will work to encourage companies to adopt one ...

LGS publicly discloses proxy voting intentions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... including board diversity and independence, remuneration report recommendations, sustainability reporting disclosure and climate change. LGS has also engaged on ESG-related issues by filing shareholder proposals and board nominations. "By engaging in ...

Video: Fossil Fuel Divestment Exposure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... area. Brian Scott, CEO, Amundi Asset Management pointed to a report co-authored by pension fund AP4 and Amundi, Hedging Climate Risk, as one example. The panel was sponsored by MSCI and Amundi Asset Management Australia. Moderated by Rachel Alembakis ...

Local Government Super top AODP index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... again regained the top position on the global Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP) index for their work in managing climate risk, but 85% of the 500 largest asset owners globally are still not adequately disclosing or managing their risk. LGS regained ...

Investor groups publish climate change investment guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015  |  NEWS
The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) and its three international counterparts have published a framework for institution investors can use to develop strategies and solutions for addressing their climate change risks. Climate Change Investment ...