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Decarbonising economy requires sophisticated investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), calling for radical changes to make global financial systems greener by 2035 to avoid climate change threats, and the other from the New Climate Economy on how natural gas can be used during this transition period. ...

GRI defines four strategic goals to expand scope

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... intensify our efforts to enable smart policy that can address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. These include climate change, human rights, corruption and many others." The second priority is to build more reports and better reporting. ...

Experts warn of trustees' climate change litigation risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... investment experts have been advising superannuation fund trustees that they have an obligation to include evaluation of climate change risk in their overall governance and investment processes. But there may be new urgency to the calls, influenced by ...

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
The Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) has launched its expanded reporting framework. The framework goes beyond the previous guidelines, which focused on the management view of climate change-related risks and opportunities and greenhouse gas ...

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 ...

Technology to push sustainability reporting forward: GRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... data will require organisations to "align real-time decision-making processes with their communication on issues such as climate change and human rights," GRI said. This, in turn, will increase corporate accountability, as companies are seen as powerful ...

ANZ issues $600m green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... rate, priced at 99.384 and an 80 bps spread over the swap rate, with a coupon of 3.25%. The bond has been certified by the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI), with Ernst & Young providing independent, third-party verification of the bond against CBI standards. ...

LGS joins Portfolio Decarbonization Coalition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... target of US$100 billion in AUM across all asset classes by COP 21 in November. "Local Government Super has long considered climate change to be a significant risk for our members' long-term retirement savings," said Peter Lambert, CEO of LGS. "LGS joined ...

Vote Your Pension platform calls for global member action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
A coalition of non-government organisations including the Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP) and The Climate Institute have launched a platform to pressure asset owners to support a shareholder resolution at Chevron's annual general meeting later ...