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IGCC survey finds institutional investors seeking to increase low-carbon investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... was the incredibly strong appetite to increase investment and their desire to find a way to increase investment to low carbon investments," said Emma Herd, chief executive officer of the Investor Group on Climate Change. "We certainly didn't expect to ...

Climate-aligned bond universe jumps to US$895 billion: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... report found that majority of bonds have tenors of 10 years or more;, and the majority are also government-backed. Low Carbon Transport was the largest single sector, with $544 billion, nearly two-thirds of the total $climate aligned universe, followed ...

SSGA Global Index Plus Trust to exclude tobacco, controversial weapons

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... ESG risk and management, Shead said. Tobacco and controversial weapons have been frequent topics of discussion, with low carbon responses as the second most frequent. "We've certainly had plenty of discussion with clients about low carbon - that would ...

Mining sector showing "signs of progress" on emissions management, face continued risk: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... disclose but manage their transition risk." CDP also found that governance and remuneration are not aligned with a low carbon transition, noting "though seven of the 12 companies detail climate-linked performance metrics in their CEOs' remuneration plan ...

Investors decry decision by United States president to withdraw from Paris Agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... executive officer of Catholic Super and chair of IGCC. "As long term investors, we are actively looking to support low carbon solutions and work in partnership with government to ensure that policy delivers on ambition." The Australian government has ...

CEFC publishes report on best practice initiatives for property sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... practical information on efficiency measures will accelerate the market transformation needed to deliver high performance, low carbon buildings," said Tony Arnel, global director of Sustainability at NDY. "It's also important to recognise that buildings ...

Majority of largest asset owners recognise risk of climate change: AODP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... 500 largest asset owners recognise the financial risks of climate change, the opportunities in the transition to the low carbon economy, and are taking action, according to the Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP) Global Climate Index 2017. The Global ...

Investa Commercial Property Fund Issues $100 million certified green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... Initiative. The proceeds will be used to retire existing deb facilities and will be fully allocated against a portfolio of low carbon buildings in the ICPF portfolio, Investa said. The Investa Office Management Platform, which manages ICPF, has set a ...

IGCC, AIGCC publish investor disclosure guide aligned to TCFD recommendations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... pathways to high quality disclosure. The guide also recognises that investors are critical agents in the transition to a low carbon economy and so have a responsibility to deliver the information our stakeholders need," The guide is organised around ...

Chart: CDP assessment of APRA-regulated entities' climate disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... the Paris Agreement occurring in 2016, governments around the world have signalled their intention to move towards a low carbon economy. As such, investors are requesting that companies disclose information on how their strategy is driving action towards ...