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40% of Chinese Coal Power Plants are Losing Money: Carbon Tracker

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
Nearly half of China's coal power stations are making losses, and their owners could save "nearly US$390 billion by closing plants in line with the Paris Climate Agreement," according to an innovative new study by Carbon Tracker, Matthew Gray, Carbon ...

CAER urges investors to consider ESG risks of cannabis companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
With Canada and several large American states legalising the recreational use of cannabis, responsible investors should look to establishing policies addressing the emerging cannabis industry, according to CAER. In a recent article, CAER's Jacob Laurent ...

ASIC report finds 17% of ASX300 identify climate as material risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... ASIC undertook this report and published it adds additional weight to other statements by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), which has called upon regulated entities to disclosure their climate risks, and joins work such as the Hutley ...

Finance sector calls for development of Sustainable Finance Roadmaps

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... organisations across the finance sector to support a Sustainable Finance Roadmap - a set of recommendations across policy, regulation and finance practices that helps the finance sector contribute systematically to a more resilient and sustainable economy. ...

Listed franchise companies facing structural reform risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... have continued our engagement - we don't think it's an issue that will go away," John said. "There is that risk of regulation, and clearly the franchising Senate inquiry is part of that, the fair work ombudsman focus on that area poses challenges, and ...

Meat and fish producers not managing ESG risks: FAIRR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... antibiotics stewardship, with little or no measures in place to reduce excessive use of antibiotics - despite emerging regulation on issue. The FAIRR investor network is an initiative of Coller Capital, and is a collaborative forum for investors that ...

Responsible investment to become "the new normal": AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... investor demand, but Christensen noted "equally compelling, perhaps, is the 'stick' of reputational risk and increased regulation as the public become more attuned to and less tolerant of corporate misconduct." Christensen said that the convergence of ...

Cement companies need to "more than double" emissions reductions: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... HeidelbergCement, CRH, ACC, UltraTech Cement, CEMEX, Taiheiyo Cement, Cementir Holding and Asia Cement Corporation. CDP notes that regulation of the cement sector has been light, "but rising ambitions for low carbon cities and tightening building regulations ...

Examining the corporate governance implications of share buybacks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018  |  NEWS
When companies announce share buybacks, are they returning value to shareholders, propping up earnings per share statistics, or responding to perverse incentives in executive remuneration? Since the US government passed significant corporate tax cuts ...

Government finds no legislative barriers to implementing TCFD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... McKenzie released a review of Australia and the integration of the TCFD. The review looked at private sector disclosure regulation and guidance for companies, and climate change and disclosure-related aspects of superannuation fund regulation. "The report ...