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Finance sector calls for development of Sustainable Finance Roadmaps

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... the financial system is crucial for delivering on the goals of the Paris Agreement and tackling climate change," said Emma Herd, CEO of Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC). "In markets and economies all over the world, investors are seeing hard evidence ...

IGCC, global investors urge G7 to step up game on Paris Agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... Paris Agreement, support investment in the low-carbon transition and improve climate-related financial disclosures. Emma Herd, chief executive officer of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) The statement known as the 2018 Global Investor Statement ...

Government finds no legislative barriers to implementing TCFD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... stopping companies from fully adopting the TCFD framework and reporting their climate risks to the market" IGCC CEO Emma Herd said. "Investors are already calling on companies to report their climate change exposure with Board directors under pressure ...

IGCC survey finds institutional investors seeking to increase low-carbon investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... critical barriers to fulfilling these intentions, according to a new report by the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC). Emma Herd, chief executive officer of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) IGCC surveyed 19 participants - 13 asset owners ...

Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures releases final report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... Having a globally consistent framework for reporting on material climate change risks will accelerate this trend", said Emma Herd, chief executive officer of the Investor Group on Climate Change. The TCFD's final report is "an important and useful step ...

Investors decry decision by United States president to withdraw from Paris Agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... have condemned the decision by the president of the United States to withdraw the country from the Paris Agreement. Emma Herd, chief executive officer of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) "The Paris Agreement is key to providing the long term ...

IGCC, AIGCC publish investor disclosure guide aligned to TCFD recommendations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... on Climate Change (AIGCC - Asia) have published a new guide on climate change disclosure for institutional investors. Emma Herd, CEO, IGCC The guide, Transparency in Transition: A Guide to Investor Disclosure on Climate Change, is aligned with the draft ...

IGCC calls for action, investment to adapt at-risk infrastructure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... infrastructure at risk from the effects of climate change, and a calculation of the investment required for adaptation. Emma Herd, CEO, IGCC IGCC has commissioned a report investigating how to increase investment in infrastructure adaptation. The report ...

APRA calls for stress-testing of climate change risks in regulated entities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... the reality that climate change is a major economic force impacting the way we think about risk and opportunity," said Emma Herd, IGCC CEO. "The work of the FSB Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD) which followed in 2016 reinforced ...

Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures release draft guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... Financial Disclosures (TCFD) has released draft recommendations for comparable disclosures of climate change related risk. Emma Herd, CEO, IGCC The recommendations are structured around four themes -g overnance, strategy, risk management, and metrics ...