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Mercer to analyse climate change portfolio risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... was as much about coming to grips with the ideas as it was about looking at the climate sensitivity and capacity for resilience in the portfolio. This second study aims to update the approach and focus in on regions, asset classes and some sectors, informed ...

NAB, Good Shepherd Microfinance launch national campaign

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... mobility - that is they're moving away from crisis and hardship to stability, to income generation and to longer term resilience." Good Shepherd Microfinance has robust repayment rates. "It confounds the sceptics who say that people on low incomes aren't ...

KPMG proposes framework to analyse externalities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... severe extreme weather events. Organisations are starting to consider the impact of future climate scenarios on business resilience. Some are considering value at risk and developing adaptation pathways that help them avoid these risks." KPMG's analysis ...

Carbon co-benefits valued as additional $664 per tonne

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... part of their broader sustainability programmes, covering total environmental impact, citizenship and supply chain resilience," the report said. "Carbon offsetting offers companies the opportunity to align their carbon reduction approach with other corporate ...

Challenges, opportunities in Australia's energy future

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... low carbon economy can be viewed within the prism of a wider push throughout the economy for higher productivity and resilience. The CEFC Has a role to play in that transition through its mission, to accelerate and catalyse investment in energy efficiency ...

PRI to target water risk in agricultural supply chains

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... between investors and businesses to stimulate improved transparency and risk management practices, and in turn promote resilience in food production in an increasingly water scarce world." See Also: ASX companies lag global peers in disclosing water ...

CDP: World cities report climate change business impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... action that reduced 45 of them. Cities can respond to such risks in one of two ways: by directly improving climate resilience of infrastructure or by enabling businesses to themselves adapt." Bulla cited New York City's response to the more than US$11 ...

Property developers advised to factor in climate change risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... financial institutions, insurers, and prospective clients that could have concerns about climate risk preparedness and resilience. Penalty refers to regulatory changes that may impact on how property developers consider climate change, such as state ...

Foresters Community Finance starts social entrepreneur fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... Enterprise Fund is geared towards providing social enterprise entrepreneurs with access to capital for improving financial resilience, extending services or products and improving their ability to deliver on their organisation's mission. The financing ...

Net Balance Foundation joins CitySwitch program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... other partner councils. "The CitySwitch program is closely aligned with Net Balance's ambition to enable and accelerate resilience, efficiency and innovation through sustainability in organisations right around Australia, irrespective of their size and ...