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Analysis: climate change, Australia and the fierce urgency of now

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... expansion by services companies in investment portfolios." Public calls for divestment from coal, and other fossil fuel extraction activities is mounting. However, superannuation funds are governed by legal and fiduciary obligations to act in the best ...

Less than one-fifth of board, executive positions held by women globally: Vigeo Eiris

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
Globally, less than one fifth of board and executive-level positions were held by women in 2016, according to survey of Vigeo Eiris data. Julia Leske, CEO, CAER Vigeo Eiris has published research to coincide with International Women's Day, looking at ...

ANZ Bank identifies climate change as component within credit risk, talks TCFD guidelines in 2017 Annual Review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... a "select group of customers in the thermal coal supply chain," including customers with operations in thermal coal extraction, coal rail transport, coal-associated ports and coal-fired power generation. "We assessed these customers using two of the ...

IGCC, investor groups issue updated guide for oil and gas industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... these companies will also be expected to demonstrate they are taking steps to curb these emissions from oil and gas extraction, transportation and processing activities." The Marrakech Communique was adopted at COP 22 in Morocco on November 14, 2016. ...

BHP Billiton ESG downgrade prompts asset owner questions: MSCI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... general has prompted the industry to review its operations. Vernon last year conducted a review of the global mining and extraction industry sector, which gave greater context to events at BHP Billiton. He also pointed to industry protocols such as the ...

Teachers Mutual Bank installs solar panels, LED lights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... raised from lending to, or investing in, "large scale greenhouse gas polluting activities (from fossil fuel exploration, extraction, production and use)," according to Teachers Mutual Bank. The Debt Issuance Program was the first cash product to receive ...

Social license to operate key to achieving sustainability goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... developed a stakeholder engagement system - Stakeholder 360 - based on stakeholder mapping research at over 45 resource extraction and infrastructure projects on four continents in nine languages. He will be teaching a workshop on the topic with the ...

Teachers Mutual Bank cash product certified ethical

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... raised from lending to, or investing in, "large scale greenhouse gas polluting activities (from fossil fuel exploration, extraction, production and use)," according to Teachers Mutual Bank. The Debt Issuance Program is the first cash product to receive ...

FTSE Russell launches All-World ex Coal indexes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... All-World ex Fossil Fuels Index Series, an set of benchmarks that omit companies linked to exploration, ownership or extraction of fossil fuels. Recently, London Stock Exchange launched a full range of fixed income segments specifically designed for ...

Investors consider corporate pay links to climate change goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... into consideration. Thus far, there are no calls to explicitly tie a portion of executive remuneration at mining and extraction companies to climate change-impacted actions, but funds and engagement groups are looking to expand how they address risks ...