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350.org Australia issues ASX200 fossil fuel divestment study

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... many people who have jobs in the fossil fuel sector. There was fantastic analysis done by the Asset Owners Disclosure Project that found that if the pension fund sector was to increase their investment in low carbon by 3%, that would leverage around ...

LGS, VicSuper leaders in AODP climate investment index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... owners are failing to manage the growing financial risks posed by climate change, according to the Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP). AODP recently released its 2013-2014 Global Climate Investment Index, which evaluates asset owners on transparency ...

ICGN names Kerrie Waring managing director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... Australian Institute of Company Directors, the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees, the Asset Owners Disclosure Project, AMP Capital, Cbus, Easterbrook Consultancy, Governance Institute of Australia, Integrity Governance, Macquarie University ...

GRI makes appointments to Stakeholder Council

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
Julian Poulter of the Asset Owners Disclosure Project and Amanda Keogh of Fuji Xerox have been appointed to the Global Reporting Initiative's Stakeholder Council. Poulter, executive director of the Asset Owners Disclosure Project, will be a representative ...

RIAA to engage NZ investors on climate change, investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... in New Zealand, Nathan Fabian of the Investor Group on Climate Change and Julian Poulter of the Asset Owners Disclosure Project, RIAA said. Other topics include corporate governance in New Zealand, the benefits of sustainability to New Zealand businesses ...

HSBC calls for policies to support low-carbon financing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... matched by greater transparency on allocations to climate solutions, an agenda pioneered by the Asset Owners Disclosure Project." HSBC also said that there is a continuing risk/reward imbalance with conventional high-carbon options that dampens financial ...

NGOs, institutional investors seeking engagement pathways

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... superannuation can and cannot do. Hilary Spear, head of investor education, AustralianSuper The Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP) has been joined by the Australian Youth Climate Coalition (AYCC) on The Vital Few, a grassroots project that asks people ...

Investor questions about risks, oversight of coal seam gas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... exposed to these risks both directly and indirectly, said Julian Poulter, excutive director of the Asset Owners Disclosure Project. "The fund managers are wrapped up in the same gravy train and say these project provide incredibly high, stable returns," ...

Resource constraints could render pension funds insolvent

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... funds are responding to issues like the transition to a low-carbon global economy. In 2012, the Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP) released a report concluding that superannuation fund trustees are exposed to legal risks in the event of financial ...

Local Government Super leader on managing climate risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
The Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP) has released a global climate investment index ranking the world's largest institutional asset owners on how they invest to manage climate risk. Australia's Local Government Super (LGS) was ranked the top institutional ...