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BNP Paribas launches ESG reporting tool

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... is also developing analytics to forecast risk around companies with high exposures to carbon, and how this exposure can impact on portfolios from the perspective of tracking error and market shifts akin to the global financial crisis, Gayer added. See ...

CEFC invests $125 million in energy efficiency property trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... additional energy efficiency improvements to the commercial property sector can have a "substantial and beneficial cross-economy impact," Yates said. "About 20% of Australia's national greenhouse gas emissions come from buildings, and commercial buildings ...

Experts warn of trustees' climate change litigation risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... economic costs of carbon emission policies up to US$8tr by 2030. Investing in a Time of Climate Change estimates the potential impact of climate change on portfolio returns, asset classes and industry sectors out to 2050, using four potential change ...

VicSuper exploring developing climate change fund option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
VicSuper is conducting research with its members to see if there is potential demand for an investment option that addresses climate change by either divesting from fossil fuels and carbon intensive companies, or favouring companies that are actively ...

CDSB launches expanded reporting framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... 'what' of environmental reporting to the 'how' of linking that data to an assessment of risk and strategy and thereby to the impact on financial performance." See Also: CDSB publishes final draft of expanded framework

Climate change impacts on investments "inevitable": Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
Climate change will have an inevitable impact on investment returns, and investors need to factor it into their risk modelling as they would other factors, according to Mercer. Helga Birgden, head of responsible investing for Asia Pacific at Mercer ...

ANZ to partner with AWA in SE Asia program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... "One of the real challenges in Vietnam is water leakage from their pipes, and unregulated use of water. That's a major impact environmentally, economically and from a sustainability point of view as well. We can take the work that Australia has done ...

Expert panel discusses CSR practices in action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... perspective of patient capital, you're wanting better risk adjusted returns over the long term," MacLeod said. "The biggest impact you can have on that on that is the level of risk you have." MacLeod noted that, as an example, social licence to operate ...

GRESB issues real estate green bond guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
The Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) has released Green Bond Guidelines for the Real Estate Sector. The Green Bond Guidelines complement the Green Bond Principles with sector-specific guidance for origination or investment in green ...

ACCSR tracks Australian/NZ progress towards CSR innovation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
Corporate sustainability officers have an increased sense of optimism that corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices are driving innovation and impacting on environmental, social and economic challenges, according to the Australian Centre for ...