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Investor groups publish real estate climate risk guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
Investors have a new guide for addressing climate risk and reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in real estate portfolios, published by the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) and other industry bodies. UNEP Finance Initiative, The Principles ...

Senate inquiry to examine carbon risk disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
The Senate Economics References Committee will study carbon risk disclosure. Emma Herd, CEO, IGCC Parliament voted this week to establish the Inquiry into Carbon Risk Disclosure, which will report by 22 June. The inquiry is an opportunity for public ...

Fund members concerned about climate change risk: CFGAM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
Superannaution fund members are concerned about climate change and how it will impact on their retirement savings, but very few have thus far moved their funds to lower carbon alternatives, according to research from Colonial First State Global Asset ...

Governance Institute issues guide for political donation policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... donate may apply their donation." In addition to the regulatory issues that need to be evaluated, there is also reputational risk to making political donations - Fox noted that shareholder groups such as Australian Shareholders Association question political ...

Less than half of suppliers reporting CO2 data: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... than US$2 trillion in procurement spend have sought data from 7,879 key suppliers regarding carbon emissions and climate risk strategies. This year, CDP received information in 4,005 suppliers, meaning that 49% of companies did not respond to customers' ...

Can sustainability considerations drive corporate innovation?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... will think about what this means, and use it as a way of innovating." This innovation will not be limited to climate change risk, but extends across a rubric and down the supply chain. "What we started to see at the end of last year and what we'll see ...

CEFC receives new investment mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... measure of investment flexibility necessary to build a portfolio that in aggregate has an acceptable but not excessive level of risk appropriate to the sector," said Jillian Broadbent, Clean Energy Finance Corporation board chair, in a statement to the ...

Investors question payday lenders at AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... other legislation governing standards for responsible lending. We also note that compliance with these regulations presents risk for shareholders in the company." Cash Converters provided a verbal response to Walsh's questions at their AGM, while Money3 ...

Panel discussion: Investing and human rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
Human rights are a growing concern for investors around the world, and investors are looking how to manage human rights exposures in their investments, as well as how to positively impact and improve on areas such as education, healthcare and safety. ...

Global Investors sign Paris Green Bonds Statement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... Investor Group on Climate Change has signed on as a support of the statement, along with Ceres Investor Network on Climate Risk. The Climate Bonds Initiative coordinated the Paris Green Bonds Statement. "Enormous opportunity exists to deploy green bond ...