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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 ...

CDP to broaden, enhance cities program with Bloomberg grant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... city governments worldwide-including Melbourne and Sydney - use CDP's platform to report on their GHG emissions, climate risk and actions to mitigate and adapt to climate change. In 2013, cities reported over 1 billion tonnes of GHG emissions through ...

Ethinvest rallies support for BHP Billiton board candidate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... he's been head of the Australian Coal Association. He has detailed understanding of the issues, and is very aware of climate risk and the risk of climate change of impact on business models over the next 25 years, which is the timeframe under which BHP ...

Property developers advised to factor in climate change risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... immediately or face significant financial risk, according to Net Balance. "While the local government have understood climate risk and opportunity for some time, the property sector is lagging behind," said Neil Salisbury, Net Balance director. "Climate ...