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IGCC working group engages on green finance design, function

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... investments at superannuation fund HESTA. "The focus of the LCFWG is on complementary measures that provide funding for risk mitigation and/or to support adaptation initiatives with the clear purpose of promoting the transition to a low carbon economy," ...

Institutional investors put climate change into risk budget

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... investors could be hit by economic costs of carbon emission policies up to US$8tr by 2030. If the international community's mitigation response to carbon emission is strong, the industries that would be worse off include fossil-fuel industries such as ...

Highlights of a year in The Sustainability Report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... their investment decision making processes, and how ESG analysis can provide meaningful additional factors for risk mitigation and return generation Australian property funds top GRESB list Investor Profile: Colonial First State Global Asset Management ...

Durban agreements to impact Australia's ETS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... confirmation of the design and function of the Green Climate Fund, which will fund US$100bn/year to projects that finance mitigation and adaptation in developing countries. The fund will start in 2013 and is based on new financial commitments by developed ...

Climate Bond Standard to screen green bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Standard & Poor's, Aviva Investors and KPMG. Approximately US$1tr in in mitigation and adaptation investments is required each year between now and 2050, according to the International Energy Authority. Funds ...

Green bonds form basis of new institutional investment funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... renewable energy developments. While it is possible to source sufficient supply of bonds that are verifiably invested in mitigation and adaptation projects, for moment, the available pool of credit-worthy green bonds is mostly limited to supranational ...

ACSI release governance guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... disclose ESG policy and strategy within annual reports, with clear identification of ESG risks specific to the company and mitigation intentions to assure shareholders on how the company deals with those issues. ACSI's guidelines call for disclosure ...

Institutional investors begin analysis of carbon tax impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
Now that the government has announced its carbon mitigation scheme, institutional investors and their advisers are weighing how the proposals will impact on their assets and decisions going forward. As outlined Prime Minister Julia Gillard, the proposed ...

CBRE certified carbon neutral in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... CBRE separately reported that it achieved carbon neutrality globally for its 2010 operations by implementing carbon mitigation programs, such as green leasing standards and sustainable operation protocols, and then offsetting the remainder by investing ...

Institutional investors back carbon tax scheme

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
Institutional investors have expressed broad support for the government's proposed carbon mitigation scheme. Under legislation outlined by Prime Minister Julia Gillard, the scheme will start from 1 July 2012. For the first three years, it will run as ...