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AGL commences construction on Nyngan Solar Plant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... shared with the industry in a guide to gaining regulatory approvals. Sharing knowledge helps build investor confidence, reduce risk and costs on future projects and paves the way for more solar energy plants to be built across the country. This project ...

CDP: progress stalling on supply chain emissions reductions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... The progress to reduce carbon emissions within supply chains is stalling, even as more companies are recognising climate risk in their supply chains, according to research from CDP and Accenture. In Collaborative Action on Climate Risk, the supply chain ...

Interest spurs new developments in social enterprise funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... The other main difference between the British SBB and the NSW SBB structure is that the Australian version has adjusted the risk profile such that the risk is shared between the investors and the government. Community bonds fall would have to adhere ...

IIGCC joins International Climate Bond Standards Board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... which have clear low-carbon credentials." The Investor Group on Climate Change and the Ceres Investor Network on Climate Risk are already board members. Other board members are the California State Teachers Retirement System, California State Treasurer ...

Kmart, Pacific Brands increase Bangladesh disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... the locations of its supplier factories in Bangladesh has been welcomed as a new level of transparency around supply chain risk. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, AMP Capital Target, which, like Kmart, is owned by Wesfarmers, will follow suit and disclose its supplier ...

LGS, VicSuper leaders in AODP climate investment index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
Local Government Super (LGS) and VicSuper are in the top five pension funds for their approach to managing climate risk, but overall, the world's largest asset owners are failing to manage the growing financial risks posed by climate change, according ...

CDP to broaden, enhance cities program with Bloomberg grant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... city governments worldwide-including Melbourne and Sydney - use CDP's platform to report on their GHG emissions, climate risk and actions to mitigate and adapt to climate change. In 2013, cities reported over 1 billion tonnes of GHG emissions through ...

Expanded EUAs could generate $4.5bn investment in Victoria

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... structure and its existence as a statutory charge makes the EUAs a form of senior debt, with significantly less investment risk to investors. It also matches the duration of energy efficiency savings. There are proposals out to state government to amend ...

Valuing ESG risks, return potential in real assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... change risks, but also noted that real assets provide investors with an entry point to gauge, monitor, and manage responses to risk like energy and water consumption, said Beck Dawson, general manager, corporate sustainability at Investa Office "If it's ...

CDP: ASX200 companies set short term goals for C02 reduction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... a target year of 2016 or beyond, CDP said. Day noted that not setting absolute emissions targets is not only a potential risk, but also a potential loss of opportunity. "Particularly for high emitting companies, we did research in 2012 that shows there ...