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Cbus signs Global Statement on Investor Obligations and Duties

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... the OECD and the European Union. It was launched in Paris and with the French Treasury and OECD. "Meeting the Paris agreement's goals will require the full mobilization of all stakeholders, including financial sector actors," said French Finance Minister ...

Companies obliged to consider climate change: Minter Ellison

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... and potential litigation, according to Minter Ellison. Sarah Barker, special counsel, Minter Ellison Lawyers The Paris Agreement that arose out of last year's COP climate change conference is a strong signal of the direction of how global markets will ...

IGCC outlines climate change policy priorities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... confidence and unlock capital for investment in low carbon solutions that are needed to achieve the goals under the Paris Agreement, said Emma Herd, IGCC CEO. IGCC calls for "broad bipartisan support for these policy priorities. "The intent wasn't to ...

Companies, investors assessing Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... this 'for-purpose' type of thinking seems to be increasingly permeating the institutions we work with. Post the Paris Agreement, there's a genuine sense of global motivation, drive and passion. The work we do at Mercer with investors' investment beliefs ...

Investor groups publish sustainable real estate guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... real estate assets therefore have a key role to play in helping to meet the climate change goals set out in the Paris Agreement through their investment decisions. The launch of this action framework means that real estate investors now have the tools ...

Is the electrical utility sector prepared for low-carbon economy?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... electric utility sector are not adequately prepared for the transition to a lower carbon economy signalled in the Paris Agreement, according to a global network of investors that have published a guide outlining the threats facing the sector and investor ...

Experts weigh implications of Labor's ETS proposal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... renewable energy by 2030, increase energy efficiency and reintroduce an ETS by 2020 as part of commitments in the Paris Agreement. Labor's policy moves further, faster than the government's current policy, but legal experts note that both major parties ...

Companies advised to stress test climate change scenarios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016  |  NEWS
This week, representatives from Australia and more than 150 nations gathered in New York to sign off on the Paris Agreement. Even as governments around the world face calls to set policies and legislation to fulfil their commitments, there is also new ...

VicSuper establishes Climate Change Steering Committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... investments. VicSuper has established this committee because they are working to integrate the implications of the Paris Agreement, Simpson said. "The Paris Agreement has triggered a whole lot of work that I imagine that a whole lot of firms are looking ...

New Forests launches ESG investment performance framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... client and are starting our business plan goal to build that to US$150 million over the next two years." Given the Paris Agreement coming out of COP21 last year, New Forests believes that there may be interesting potential generated should there be a ...