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Experts weigh implications of Labor's ETS proposal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... policy, but legal experts note that both major parties are now committed to a market-based approach to reducing carbon emissions. "Both Labor and government policies indicate that there will be a price on carbon - whether through the safeguard mechanism ...

Companies advised to stress test climate change scenarios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... countries have to make commitments and companies will also have to shift the way in which they emit and manage carbon emissions. "In light of Paris, not more than five months ago, there is a new dynamic out there, and it is to do with science-based targets ...

New Forests launches ESG investment performance framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... that there may be interesting potential generated should there be a spread of market-based vehicles to address carbon emissions. "In Asia, we certainly continue to operate on the basis that there's option value in a lot of the work we do with our investments," ...

Investors should measure climate risks: South Pole Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... through regulation. "On carbon footprint, best practice is certainly Sweden," Horster said. "The AP funds reported carbon emissions for the first time last year, but their reports were not comparable. They came together in the last quarter of last year ...

CEFC finances University of Melbourne upgrades

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... performance." The University of Melbourne expects the project to reduce grid electricity use by around 8% and deliver carbon emissions abatement of more than 9,000 tonnes per year upon completion, CEFC said. The university has 47,000 students and has ...

Senate inquiry to examine carbon risk disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... action, Connor said. "Many investors are realising that the world has changed and that the drive to get to net zero carbon emissions will bring opportunities and risks," Connor said. "However others are still unaware of how the shift to a climate-safe ...

Less than half of suppliers reporting CO2 data: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... less than half of suppliers participating in the CDP's annual supply chain survey have set a target to reduce carbon emissions. CDP has released the Global Supply Chain Report 2016. The report is produced by CDP and written by BSR. This year, 75 multinational ...

Can sustainability considerations drive corporate innovation?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... companies will begin to match their rhetoric with their strategy and policy and concrete commitments to reduce carbon emissions and exposures. "This will be a big area of focus in the coming year in the world of sustainability, for corporates and NGOs ...

Future Super goes carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... Australian pension sector found that the average person with a super balance of $50,000 has a portfolio that produces carbon emissions equal to 625kg CO2 per month, compared to the monthly emissions of 83kg of a Future Super portfolio, South Pole Group ...

The price of climate change to impact portfolios: BlackRock

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... the opportunities therein." The report also shows a link between reducing carbon intensity - as calculated by carbon emissions divided by sales - and improved firm productivity. BlackRock believes that if firms take a holistic view of the way they operate ...

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Podcast: From silos to synergy

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First Sentier Investors' global head of responsible investment Kate Turner joins The Greener Way to discuss how accounting for the many inter-reactions and flow-on effects of addressing specific sustainability issues can lead to improved outcomes.

Plenti wins WA government mandate

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ASX-listed Plenti Group has won a mandate from the Western Australian government to help the state accelerate the adoption of batteries.

Carbon tariffs on some imports urgently needed: Climate Energy Finance

KARREN VERGARA
Despite the raging global trade war, Climate Energy Finance (CEF) is calling for carbon tariffs on some imports and for Australia to lead the way for a regional Asian carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM).

Climate investing declines amid Trump's anti-clean energy regime

MATTHEW WAI
Although investors are withdrawing from climate investing due to uncertainty from the aggressive approach by the US President Donald Trump in his pro-fossil fuels and anti-energy agenda, it opens up opportunities further afield.

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