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IGCC calls on PM to retain Renewable Energy Target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
(Ed note: updates substantially with comment from Nathan Fabian of IGCC) The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) has published an open letter to Prime Minister Tony Abbott, urging the federal government to maintain its previous support for the Renewable ...

Catholic Super makes case for global climate policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... contacts and associations we have to get a carbon price introduced." Pegan spoke from his perspective as chair of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), and on Catholic Super's responsible investment strategies at the discussion. "Critics complain ...

Investors commit to growing green bond market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... (CalSTRS), Mirova, Natixis Asset Management, Pax World Management, and Zurich Insurance Group, with support from the Investor Group on Climate Change, and the Ceres Investor Network on Climate Risk. The signatories also called on climate science experts ...

ACSI lists ASX sustainability reporting leaders, laggards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
Although 85% of ASX200 companies provide some level of reporting on sustainability factors, more than 40% of those companies still rate in the bottom two categories of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI)'s annual review of sustainability ...

Climate Bonds Initiative proposes green property standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... responsible property investment, Hermes Real Estate and chair of the Property Working Group of the Institutional Investor Group on Climate Change (IIGCC). "But to do this effectively and at scale will require more confidence in the tools, standards and ...

AMP Capital lists fossil fuel exclusions for RIL funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... either engage with companies or contributed to a policy discussion, for example through our participation in the Investor Group on Climate Change, to manage that governance responsibility for all our funds on how we approach climate change. The thought ...

IGCC launches Perfect Storm Pension Fund video project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) and Mercer have produced a video training module featuring superannuation trustees and professionals acting in a trustee board meeting role-play that considers concrete steps for integrating climate change ...

IGCC: climate financing achievable, but needs policy clarity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... emissions intensive assets to low carbon sources should be a priority for governments and investors, according to the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC). "We see it as the UN catching up to the fact that private flows of finane significantly influence ...

CCA final report reveals future policy shock for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... "future policy shock" on climate ambition, which brings more policy uncertainty for investors, according to the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC). The CCA, chaired by former Reserve Bank Governor Bernie Fraser with a board comprised of former industrialists ...

IGCC joins world peers in voicing fugitive methane concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) has joined international investors groups that are expressing concern about fugitive methane leaks and are calling on oil and gas companies to adopt universal implementation of best practices to prevent venting ...