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WorldGBC launches Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... of carbon emissions equivalent (CO 2 e) from their buildings by 2050. That is the equivalent of 44.7 million cars off the road for one year. Signatories are required to "evaluate their current energy use and associated emissions across their portfolios ...

US activists target banks over finance to for-profit prisons, detention centres

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... representatives of a more targeted campaign, called Corporate Backers of Hate and led by the Center for Popular Democracy and Make the Road New York, protested outside of J P Morgan Chase's CEO Jamie Dimon's house last week. According to a media report ...

Finance sector calls for development of Sustainable Finance Roadmaps

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
Finance sector institutions representing more than 300 institutions with $10 trillion in assets have called for the development of Sustainable Finance Roadmaps for Australia and New Zealand. The statement was released at the end of the 2018 United Nations ...

Konica Minolta on working towards ethical supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
With the recent introduction of the Modern Slavery Bill to Parliament, companies with annual turnover of $100 million are in line to report annually on their actions to address modern slavery in operations and the supply chain. The bill is widely expected ...

Nanuk Asset Management explores themes underpinning New World Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... ourselves as providing diversified access to the SDGs," Siegloff said. "This whole area is developing, where the rubber hits the road, with the SDGs, but also the Global Compact - we're all coming together now to say, what can we do with this, what is ...

Future of mobility requires key action by business, policy makers: SBA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... park-wide employees driving alone. This saves 23,464 tonnes of CO2 each year, the equivalent of taking 4,992 cars off the road," the report noted. While the report is focused on the urban experience, there is applicability to rural and remote areas of ...

SSGA launches State Street Low Carbon ESG International Equities Index Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... Australia index. "We worked with MSC to create this index because clients wanted something that went further down the ESG road, so yes, this fund has existing clients in it," Darroch said. "With the focus of ESG type investing in Australia, we expect ...

Evolution towards autonomous vehicles present infrastructure investment: AMP Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
While driverless cars will "eventually" disrupt road transport, in the short and medium term, there are opportunities for infrastructure investors during the transition, according to AMP Capital's Global Listed Infrastructure team. Andy Jones, AMP Capital ...

Green bond issuance from China reached US$37.1 billion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... second-largest market for green bonds, with further catalysts to come. The report noted five catalysts for growth: a greener 'Belt and Road Initiative'; increasing green sovereign and sub-sovereign issuance; inter-country capital flows supporting green ...

Australia faces challenges in adapting to autonomous vehicle technology: KPMG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... take acting in four areas to "safeguard the liveability and productivity of our cities in the autonomous era." Implement road pricing reform as a matter of priority to manage demand for car travel, and as a policy lever to encourage ride sharing. Assist ...