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Companies exposed to water scarcity risks: Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
Globally, companies that are exposed to water scarcity risks are managing those risks poorly, according to research from Sustainalytics. Sustainalytics has published Water Scarcity: Will Investors Be Left High and Dry?, which points to three key contextual ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... are "no longer economical to use either due to a shift away from fossil fuels or as a consequence of increased water scarcity." "These risks are not theoretical, they are today's reality for utility companies and their investors across all markets," ...

ASX50 companies not making strategic case for sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... identified global megaforces - population growth, climate change, energy and fuel, material resource scarcity, wealth, water scarcity, food security, deforestation, ecological decline and urbanisation. On average, ASX50 companies identified eight out ...

PRI finds limited disclosure of fracking activity, impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... (NL), RLAM (UK), SNS Asset Management (NL), Threadneedle Asset Management (UK) and Walden Asset Management (US). "Water scarcity and quality are starting to constrain shale gas and tight oil development," said Piet Klop, senior advisor responsible investment ...

CDP: increased water risk awareness, lagging board response

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... - 53% - reported negative impacts from water-related challenges, up from 38% in 2011. Negative impacts included water scarcity, flooding, rising compliance costs, regulatory uncertainty and poor water quality in the past five years, CDP said. At the ...

KPMG: agribusiness needs national food policy framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... horizon." The agribusiness sector is facing significant challenges as a result of climate change, the carbon price and water scarcity issues, the report notes. Farmers are innovating to ameliorate the impacts that carbon pricing will have -although the ...

Australian companies asked to disclose water exposure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011  |  NEWS
... asked 60 publicly listed companies to disclose their water exposure, but are not yet convinced that exposure to water scarcity will have a material impact on investments in the medium term, according to the chief executive of the Investor Group on Climate ...
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