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Industry welcomes CEFC expert review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... Energy Agency (ARENA), which focuses on the research and development stage of project development. The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) said the CEFC can act to increase domestic investment in local projects. "The CEFC can 'crowd-in' more investment ...

LGS wins SuperRatings Infinity Award

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... Peter Lambert. "We are constantly working on development of systems and processes to identify, monitor and address ESG and climate change issues across all asset classes. We have recently launched a Sustainable Australian Shares investment option, and ...

Emerald Wrap launches, joins UNPRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... Investment Services and that all six of Hunter Hall's managed funds will be available on the platform. "The political climate, with both [the Future of Financial Advice] FoFA and the carbon tax, is helping the case for values based financial planning," ...

Voluntary sustainability disclosures carry legal weight

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... of water- related policies, strategies or plans. Meanwhile, 94% of the 371 respondents to the CDP's annual global 500 climate change study reported board-level oversight of climate change. "57% of 190 respondents considered water management as a board ...

Q&A with James Gifford, executive director of the UNPRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... more on the E and S issues, the Americans are focused on the G, and the Australians are focused on the G and the E and on climate change, thanks to all the work that the [Investment Group on Climate Change] has done. Q: So, analysis of social issues ...

Working group to develop Sharia-compliant green securities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
The Climate Bonds Initiative, the Clean Energy Business Council of the Middle East and North Africa and The Gulf Bond and Sukuk Association have formed a working group to develop best practices and promote the issuance of "green" sukuks, Sharia-compliant ...

Fourth Carbon Farming Initiative methodology approved

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... CFI will implement certain national obligations under the Kyoto Protocol and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and also creates financial incentives to undertake emission avoidance and sequestration offset projects and increase ...

KPMG: agribusiness needs national food policy framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... whereas resources have a more limited horizon." The agribusiness sector is facing significant challenges as a result of climate change, the carbon price and water scarcity issues, the report notes. Farmers are innovating to ameliorate the impacts that ...

FTSE launch carbon risk indices for Australia, Europe and Japan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... responsible investment, FTSE Group. "At the same time they are under increasing pressure to demonstrate action on integrating climate change and carbon-related risks in their portfolios. The FTSE CDP Carbon Strategy Index Series gives investors the ability ...

IGCC and others launch second global investor survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) and two other climate change investor groups have launched a global investor survey that will include a new, comprehensive assessment of low-carbon investments. IGCC, in conjunction with the European Institutional ...