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Paris Agreement refers to mitigation co-benefits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
In the text of the Paris Agreement adopted at the COP 21 United Nations Climate Change Conference, there is reference to the concept that co-benefits of adaptation efforts can contribute to mitigation, which experts believe can open new pathways for ...

Mercer speaks on managing future risks, climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... investment Ambachtsheer was in Australia this week, speaking at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference in Brisbane on the topic of innovation and safeguarding return for funds in a low yield/slow growth economy. Ambachtsheer ...

RIAA calls for actions to create responsible financial markets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... Delivering Responsible Financial Markets A Preliminary Paper on Industry Priorities at its annual responsible investment conference in Sydney on Thursday. The paper calls for changes that will result in two main objectives - focusing capital on the long ...

NZ Super publishes white paper on ESG beliefs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... O'Connor told The Sustainability Report during an interview at the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) conference. "We are always actively looking for continual improvement in ourselves across the asset classes and opportunities, and ...

RIAA conference to discuss future of responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... one of the main themes of discussion for the upcoming Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) 2105 RI Conference, said Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO. "We're asking, what are the next big drivers [for responsible investment]," O'Connor said. ...

CDP Names Climate A List in 2015 report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... independently verified. CDP releases this annual report three weeks ahead of the launch of COP21, the UN Climate Change conference. "We must take swift and bold action to address the root causes of climate change," said Meg Whitman, president and CEO ...

Origin Energy endorses We Mean Business commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change on its NAZCA web portal, and will be tabled at the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris (COP21), starting on 30 November. "In making these commitments, Origin joins a growing list of over 200 major companies ...

China "grown into" role as climate change leader

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... time period, Qi Ye noted. China was blamed for the lack of strong commitments after the 2009 Copenhagen Climate Change Conference (COP 15), he said. "To recall, only five, six years ago, China was criticised for the failure of Copenhagen," he said. "Remember ...

HESTA creates first Reconciliation Action Plan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... HESTA is also a supporter of Indigenous Allied Health Australia (IAHA), providing sponsorship for the IAHA national conference. HESTA, which is a AU$32 billion industry superannuation fund for health and community services, will work to drive reconciliation ...

IGCC calls for emissions reductions targets with credible signal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... 2030, as part of the negotiating work leading to a new global agreement on climate change at the Paris Climate Change Conference (COP 21), which starts on 30 November. IGCC welcomed the release of the target, but said that institutional investors expect ...