Search Results

Showing 221 - 230 of 280 results for "resilience"

Investment in climate-related opportunities grow: IGCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... with companies including Glencore, Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton, Shell and BP as examples of engagement to seek increased resilience to climate risk. "In the absence of clear policies to achieve net zero emissions in line with the Paris Agreement investors ...

Global issuance of green bonds tops $100 billion to date in 2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... Water, Waste & ICT, increased green bonds, green loans and green equity funding can be directed towards mitigation, resilience and adaptation." Kidney predicted that European countries would top the lists of green bond issuers "as the combination of ...

Local Government Super direct property portfolio certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... being planted in Eastern Australia. This will provide habitat to native wildlife, conserve biodiversity and increase resilience to climate change. The international emissions reductions component of the offsets are delivered through investment in wind ...

Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative sets ambitious investment agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... capital to deliver on national and global sustainable development and climate goals; 2. Enhance the sustainability, resilience and stability of the financial system by embedding sustainability, climate and human rights considerations into financial markets ...

Local Government Super becomes signatory to Green Bond Pledge

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... public and private sector bonds financing long-term clean infrastructure need to incorporate mitigation, adaptation and resilience to climate impacts." LGS was the first Australian superannuation fund to invest in a green bond in 2012, and currently ...

Australia, New Zealand real estate tops GRESB benchmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... Top 100 Real Estate Investment Managers (participating with at least one fund). This year, GRESB featured a voluntary resilience module, which attracted 114 standing real estate investment portfolios, or 13% of participants. 2018 GRESB Sector Leaders ...

Climate Bond Initiative identifies nearly 400 green infrastructure projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... only Green Star (mostly 6-star rated) certified projects. Given the drought conditions in parts of Australia, water resilience was an area of focus during the presentation. "The biggest part of the focus on water infrastructure is resilience," noted ...

Reports analyse landscape for sustainability disclosures by corporate Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... provide information on how companies are future-proofing their strategies and assets. "It raises questions about the resilience of current balance sheets, where that climate risk hasn't historically been taken into account and questions around the readiness ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... underway, but much more needs to be done by governments to accelerate the low carbon transition and to improve the resilience of our economy, society and the financial system to climate risks," the joint statement said. ""We are concerned that the implementation ...

Green Bond Pledge launched to increase use of green bond finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... Initiative said. "Recognition of climate risks must transition to adoption of climate realities for infrastructure design, resilience and adaptation," said Sean Kidney, CEO Climate Bonds Initiative." The Green Bond Pledge will become the basis for cities ...