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EY: Direct Action Plan will offer opportunities for business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... Reduction Fund (ERF), which is the main funding vehicle for the DAP. EY notes in a briefing that there is "considerable scope for policy development ahead of its proposed 1 July 2014 start date." "In terms of the challenges, they will be around how the ...

CBA questioned over carbon emissions calculations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... carbon (CO 2 -e) by the end of June 2013, more than 10,000 tCO 2 -e head of their 20% target, for a 26% total reduction in Scope 1,2 and 3 emissions from 2008/2009 levels. However, included in that 45,208 t(CO 2 -e) was 3,500 t(CO 2 -e) labeled "reallocation ...

NAB, Westpac leaders in 2013 CDP Global 500

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... of 722 institutional investors representing US$87 trillion in assets under management. According to the CDP report, total scope 1 and 2 emissions from the Global 500 have fallen steadily from 4.2 billion metric tons CO2e in 2009 to 3.6 billion metric ...

Mariner Investment Group selects MSCI ESG Research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... can positively contribute to clients' long term investment goals. We look forward to working with Mariner as we expand the scope of our ESG research and reporting tools for the alternative asset management industry." Mariner Investment Group has approximately ...

Mandatory GHG disclosures for British listed companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... Companies Act 2006. From October, all companies quoted on the LSE and incorporated in the UK will have to disclose their scope 1 and scope 2 emissions, and the direct and indirect emissions categories of ISO16064-1, according to guidance from the British ...

ETS proposal put auctions, carbon hedging on tighter agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... 2014, which will be too late," de Wit said. "The CCA is set to report by February, and that's legislated. There's not much scope to bring that back, and in fact the CCA are on the record as saying they need all that time. Either the government will have ...

Impax Asset Management makes case for fossil fuel divestment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... opportunities for wider investment in large-scale renewable energy or energy efficiency assets, providing investors with a scope to tilt towards lower-carbon assets. The combination of growing consensus around climate science, the potential for tighter ...

Ernst Ligteringen: G4 and the third industrial revolution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... The overall goal is to create a system that captures the evolving role for standardised, comparable reporting of the full scope of material risks and opportunities for companies. "We are all going through massive change," he said. "I like how Jeremy ...

Fund managers assess retailers' risks in Bangladesh

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... Australian companies can have an influential voice through collaboration with NGOs, unions and other companies, and that gives scope. Collaboration will mean safeguarding not only the supply chain, but also avoiding brand risk, and avoiding having longer ...

StepUP loans provide social, economic return on investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... value of approximately $19.5 million. NAB has committed AU$130 million to microfinance programs, Mooney said, so there is scope to expand the loan from a capital perspective. "The recommendation to broaden the loan purpose a little bit more so that it's ...