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Australia, EU Free Trade Agreement includes SDGs, climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... language and commitments around the SDGs and action on climate change, including commitments made as part of the Paris Agreement. While Paris Agreement commitments are voluntary, if both the EU and Australia agree that their respective jurisdictions ...

ACCR planning to lodge resolutions at Santos, Woodside Petroleum AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... Woodside Petroleum, asking the companies to set targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in line with the Paris Agreement. ACCR is currently campaigning to attract the 100 shareholder signatures for each company necessary to lodge a resolution at ...

Natixis joins the Climate Bonds Initiative Partners Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019  |  NEWS
... the financing of deals with a positive impact on both the climate and the environment, in accordance with the Paris Agreement goals. "Natixis has been active in green finance with a long-standing commitment towards sustainability and tackling climate ...

Sustainable Business Australia names John Hewson chair

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... results, lowering their risk profile, making better decisions and leading the solutions that are laid out in the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)." Hewson is an economic and financial expert with experience in academia, business ...

40% of ASX200 fall short of the carbon reduction requirements: MSCI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... all remaining sectors, and a third scenario that is aligned with Australia's required carbon budget under the Paris Agreement in a 2 degree world under which emissions are cut 52-56% on 2005 levels. MSCI found that approximately 40% of ASX200 companies ...

Local Government Super becomes signatory to Green Bond Pledge

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... infrastructure and capital projects need to address environmental impacts and climate risk, reflecting "the goals of the Paris agreement, and ask[ing] cities, county and state governments, and corporations to account for climate risk when designing future ...

Finance sector calls for development of Sustainable Finance Roadmaps

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... Initiative. "Getting the policy signals right in the financial system is crucial for delivering on the goals of the Paris Agreement and tackling climate change," said Emma Herd, CEO of Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC). "In markets and economies ...

S&P Dow Jones launches Carbon Price Risk Adjusted Index Series

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... supplied by Trucost's Corporate Carbon Pricing Tool, S&P said. "As the efforts to achieve the commitments of the Paris Agreement and the transition to a low carbon economy progress, future carbon prices could lead to significant increased costs for companies ...

Institutional investors step up engagement as part of Climate Action 100+ initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... opportunities to accelerate the transition directly at the regional and global level and help achieve the goal of the Paris Agreement of limiting global warming to well below two- degrees Celsius. We welcome the leadership ambitions that a number of ...

IGCC, global investors urge G7 to step up game on Paris Agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... investors from around the world have urged G7 governments to step up their actions to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement, support investment in the low-carbon transition and improve climate-related financial disclosures. Emma Herd, chief executive ...