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Australian exposed to carbon bubble through coal resources

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... necessary to achieve internationally agreed targets of limiting global warming to 2 degrees Centigrade. The report assesses the risk to coal resources based on the idea of "unburnable carbon" - a concept that only around one third of current proven reserves ...

NGOs, institutional investors seeking engagement pathways

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... project that asks people to contact their superannuation fund demanding disclosure and transparency on details about climate risk and the extent of their fossil fuel based investments. "The aims are very simple - we know that transparency drives analysis ...

Clean Energy Finance Corporation gets investment mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... investment decisions. "Given half of the Corporation's investments will be in the renewable energy sector, there is a particular risk of impact on the market for Large-Scale Generation Certificates under the Renewable Energy Target," the government said ...

Publish What You Pay reexamining extractive companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... thought of introducing payment disclosure legislation in Australia to see if they think it would be beneficial to assess risk of extractive companies. " PWYP Australia is a multi-party organisation made up of human rights, aid, faith-based and environmental ...

Australian boards struggling with climate change adaptation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... strategic challenge, most other are struggling. Further, the report said that corporate boards need to reframe climate change risk, moving from a corporate social responsibility (CSR) remit and into a key strategic issue. "The large corporate and transnationals ...

IIRC publishes Integrated Reporting consultation draft

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... great promise for improving the dialogue between companies and investors about the real drivers of long-term performance, risk and value,' said Ann Byrne, CEO of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors. "We encourage all Australian listed ...

European Commission proposes standards for ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013  |  NEWS
Large European companies will be required to disclose environmental, social and governance information as part of their annual reporting under a proposal adopted by the European Commission. Internal Market and Services Commissioner Michel Barnier Companies ...

Investor questions about risks, oversight of coal seam gas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... the identified environmental and social risks of coal seam gas (CSG) production, but there are growing concerns over the risk of fugitive gas emissions and the impact on water supply and if regulatory frameworks are adequate for the job of overseeing ...

Assessing fossil fuel value in an "unburnable carbon" world

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... Slightly more than 14% of the ASX200 market capitalisation is based on fossil fuels, and the value of fossil fuel assets is at risk in a carbon constrained world, but the risk is not evenly distributed across all resources or across a long term time ...

Local Government Super adopts private equity ESG framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... investment committee," Hartnett said. "We're already starting to evaluate and better understand how general partners manage ESG risk in their portfolios and in their selection of underlying businesses. It means that if we don't get comfortable with what ...