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Mercer to analyse climate change portfolio risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... climate change scenarios and risk factors to assist partners in implementing investment strategies that consider climate risk with both a near and long-term view. The analysis also aims to be more granular." Cbus Super, New Zealand Super Fund and State ...

Investors commit to growing green bond market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... Zurich Insurance Group, with support from the Investor Group on Climate Change, and the Ceres Investor Network on Climate Risk. The signatories also called on climate science experts to "develop clear standards for the climate change impacts and benefits ...

KPMG proposes framework to analyse externalities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... modelling how internalisation impacts on financial health," Woo said. "One example of long term internalisation is in climate risk e.g., increasingly severe extreme weather events. Organisations are starting to consider the impact of future climate scenarios ...

CDP: World cities report climate change business impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... and guide each sector's actions. Singapore, for example, reports that it is synergistic for the city 'to develop climate risk management so that the insurance sector can be better informed of regional climate change risks.' The city has also conducted ...

IGCC: climate financing achievable, but needs policy clarity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... profile of the environment goes up because of policy volatility, there is an increased need for board competency on climate risk. This is an area we're looking at - what is the competency set of our directors on listed boards, and are they measuring ...

IGCC joins world peers in voicing fugitive methane concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... implementation of best practices to prevent venting of natural gas into the atmosphere. IGCC, the Investor Network on Climate Risk (INCR) and the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) have followed up on work carried out on in 2012 ...

CDSB expands natural capital in new reporting framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
( Ed. note: This article is updated throughout with comment from Lois Cuthrie, CDSB executive director) The Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) has expanded its reporting framework to include more information on natural capital calculations - ...

CDP: progress stalling on supply chain emissions reductions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... The progress to reduce carbon emissions within supply chains is stalling, even as more companies are recognising climate risk in their supply chains, according to research from CDP and Accenture. In Collaborative Action on Climate Risk, the supply chain ...

IIGCC joins International Climate Bond Standards Board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... which have clear low-carbon credentials." The Investor Group on Climate Change and the Ceres Investor Network on Climate Risk are already board members. Other board members are the California State Teachers Retirement System, California State Treasurer ...

LGS, VicSuper leaders in AODP climate investment index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
Local Government Super (LGS) and VicSuper are in the top five pension funds for their approach to managing climate risk, but overall, the world's largest asset owners are failing to manage the growing financial risks posed by climate change, according ...