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PRI hires Nathan Fabian as policy director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... Responsible Investment (PRI) has hired Nathan Fabian as director of policy. Fabian is currently the CEO of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), an institutional investment collaborative association focused on climate policy and investment. He ...

CDP, We Mean Business partner for Road to Paris

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... Australia and WWF-Australia are collaborating to push a set of global initiatives in Australia for corporate action on climate change ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference in December. The three groups will work to encourage companies to adopt one ...

LGS publicly discloses proxy voting intentions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... including board diversity and independence, remuneration report recommendations, sustainability reporting disclosure and climate change. LGS has also engaged on ESG-related issues by filing shareholder proposals and board nominations. "By engaging in ...

Video: Fossil Fuel Divestment Exposure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... area. Brian Scott, CEO, Amundi Asset Management pointed to a report co-authored by pension fund AP4 and Amundi, Hedging Climate Risk, as one example. The panel was sponsored by MSCI and Amundi Asset Management Australia. Moderated by Rachel Alembakis ...

Local Government Super top AODP index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... again regained the top position on the global Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP) index for their work in managing climate risk, but 85% of the 500 largest asset owners globally are still not adequately disclosing or managing their risk. LGS regained ...

Investor groups publish climate change investment guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015  |  NEWS
The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) and its three international counterparts have published a framework for institution investors can use to develop strategies and solutions for addressing their climate change risks. Climate Change Investment ...

AODP, ClientEarth to challenge funds on climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... challenging pension fund trustees and managers around their fiduciary duties to protect investments from the risks of climate change. The Climate and Pensions Legal Initiative (CPLI) will see the two organisations work to examine the legal duties of ...

BP shareholders pass Aiming for A climate risk resolution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... getting them to demonstrate good management of the strategic carbon challenge by aiming for continuous inclusion in CDP's Climate Performance Leadership Index (CPLI). Inclusion in the CPIL requires achieving a CDP "A" performance band. "We launched the ...

Louise Davidson appointed ACSI CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... worked at IFM Investors. She has also worked as chair of the PRI Australia Network and secretary of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC). "I'm delighted to join such an influential organisation at such an important point in its development," Davidson ...

Experts evaluate ERF baseline mechanism

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... under the previous carbon pricing mechanism. Under the previous CPM, around 350 entities were liable, said Elisa de Wit, climate change partner at Norton Rose Fulbright said. The proposed safeguard mechanism is "relatively straightforward" de Wit said. ...