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Investors have "no place to hide" from climate change impacts: BlackRock

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... storage and consumption that are undermining existing business models; regulatory efforts focused on curbing carbon emissions and improving energy efficiency; increasingly frequent extreme weather events, and social pressures for greater climate awareness ...

NAB Asset Servicing launches ESG reporting service

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... exposures between different portfolios and benchmarks," NAB Asset Servicing said. It can be used for monitoring carbon emissions, bribery events, board independency, board diversity, and greenhouse gas reduction targets, NAB said. As reported by The ...

Australian cities disclose emissions data to CDP cities program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... Adelaide works in close partnership with the Government of South Australia and we share a commitment for zero net carbon emissions in Adelaide by 2025. Our signing of the Compact of Mayors and Compact of States and Regions in Paris at COP 21 further ...

Stakeholders assess ESG policy priorities for Parliament

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... stranded in the vagaries of national policies." With the states and territories making commitments on net zero carbon emissions and development of renewable energy infrastructure, there is a risk of policy slippage between states and federal government. ...

CEFC provides $68m finance to Geelong office development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... financing deal, McCartney said. Achieving the extra NABERS half-star will result in an additional 25% decrease in carbon emissions, McCartney said. That 25% in added reductions is particularly meaningful given that many commercial buildings can have ...

Companies obliged to consider climate change: Minter Ellison

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... "One of the bits of the Paris Agreement that really gets to the heart of the matter is the call to be net zero carbon emissions by the end of the century. That, to me, is what directors have to look at - what does my business look like with a net zero ...

Local Councils "missing out" on clean energy solutions: CEFC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... of their infrastructure, improve their energy efficiency and increase their use of clean energy to limit their carbon emissions." The CEFC runs the CEFC Local Government Finance Program, which provides access to tailored finance for clean energy and ...

Sandfire Resources completes DeGrussa Solar Power Project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... adopting the technology, Simich added. The project is expected to reduce Sandfire's diesel consumption and cut carbon emissions by more than 12,000 tonnes of CO2 per annum. "Cutting-edge technology is being demonstrated at the site, with advanced lithium-ion ...

Westpac Group issues $500m climate bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... annum. That is enough power for around 450,000 average Australian households, avoiding approximately 2m tonnes of carbon emissions per year, Westpac said. The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has invested AU$90 million in the bond, and there has ...

AODP releases 2016 Global Climate 500 Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... generation and oil tar sands in November 2014, we divested $25 million of high carbon shares," Lambert said. "Our carbon emissions for listed shares are well below both ASX and international benchmarks. We currently have over $700 million invested in ...