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Addressing the human crisis of climate change displacement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... "national and international land acquisition, planned and voluntary relocation, creating new national agencies and expanding political will," which, if implemented, can reduce the scale and suffering of human displacement because of climate change. "Land ...

Superannuation fund investments will shape future economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... is inevitable that superannuation will be asked to support the economy. So for superannuation funds, not being in the political debate is not an option." Superannuation funds are an example of universal owners in action, Noble pointed out, and as such ...

Don Henry named fellow at University of Melbourne

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... that this created. I'm looking to research how public action and collaborations across society can shape and influence political leaders and innovative policy making. My research will also look to the different approaches to climate change policy and ...

Senate rejects CPM repeal, business calculates liabilities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... snap election based on a double-dissolution trigger, something that RepuTex believes is "highly improbable". Amidst the political uncertainty, liable entities are continuing to operate under the assumption that the current carbon pricing mechanism would ...

Mercer: ESG as source of innovation in shifting economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... variety in how people are implementing it. That's the point - the point isn't that there's one way to do ESG. The global political economy is shifting and evolving, and these issues are changing the landscape for business. If you're investing internationally ...

Willingness to pay affects BlackRock sovereign debt scores

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
Political dysfunction in the United States has affected BlackRock's rating of its willingness to repay sovereign debt, according to the quarterly update of the BlackRock Sovereign Risk Index (BSRI). The BSRI focused on the US and what it labels the ...

PRI: ESG factors material to sovereign bond creditworthiness

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... - Moody's Investors Service, Standard & Poors Financial Services and Fitch Ratings do consider corruption in gauging political risk, those risks were underestimated. "The working group felt that Moody's, S&P and Fitch, which together control about 95% ...

EY: Businesses need long term carbon policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... protects existing commitments and supports long-term investments that reduce carbon emissions, according to EY. The ongoing political uncertainty surrounding the current carbon pricing mechanism and the lack of detail to the Liberal coalition's direct ...

WWF: ETS repeal to reduce renewable energy, increase prices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... energy coming from renewable energy by 2020. The results of RepuTex's analysis are part of WWF-Australia's call for political parties to commit to retaining the ETS in conjunction with the LRET and the forthcoming cap on greenhouse gas emissions from ...

Ernst Ligteringen: G4 and the third industrial revolution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... the information is also systemically available, but it must not be an issue of red tape or anti-business. That's where political rhetoric isn't always particularly helpful. We need forward- looking policies to help make sure that Australia remains co ...