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Integrating just transitions into climate calculations: Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
Integrating the concepts of the "just transition" should become part of investors' decarbonisation strategies, according to Mercer. Mercer senior sustainability investment specialist Jillian Reid noted that investors need to "get much better at ...

Bringing a human rights lens to climate risk considerations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... a way that investors can integrate human rights into their existing frameworks," Parker said. The concept of a just transition as part of the global push to decarbonise was part of COP26, and it is part of the consideration of human rights in climate ...

Rest outlines net zero scenario, impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
Industry fund Rest estimates that its average fund member could be approximately $50,000 better off at retirement if the world acts on climate change. Rest has released the scenario analysis and stress testing of its investment portfolio and outlined ...

Accounting bodies commit to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... zero greenhouse gas emissions within their own organisations and to provide sound advice to governments for a just transition to a net zero emissions economy. Further, the professional bodies will providing training and guidance to members to support ...

Investors outline roadmap for mandatory climate disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... said IGCC director, policy Erwin Jackson. "The capital is available for new technologies, new industries and a just transition to net zero emissions by 2050. The phased implementation of climate risk disclosures in Australia, in coordination with allies ...

Oxfam Australia calls for stronger climate action amid GDP risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
Australia could lose as much as 12.5% per year in GDP by 2050 unless there is more ambitious action on climate change, according to Oxfam Australia. Oxfam Australia is calling upon G7 leaders and invited guest countries including Australia to cut carbon ...

Climate Action 100+ adds companies to engagement list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... signatories in these new engagements. Our teams are working with focus companies to identify a pathway to, and design a just transition for, a sustainable future." Because these nine new companies are only in the early stages of engagement, they will ...

Identifying potential risks of COVID-19 and modern slavery in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... the recovery phase in looking at the business model again, to make sure that decent work, gender justice and a just transition is at the core of the supply chain. The supply chain has been shown to be incredibly fragile and fallen apart." Investors are ...

Green tech can fuel net-zero transition, stimulus: ClimateWorks Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... equipment with zero carbon emissions." The challenges entail shifting beyond historical sectors and ensuring a just transition for industries that will be negatively impacted in the shift to a net zero emissions economy. "Some of the challenges are probably ...

First State Super on Climate Action 100+, engagement, and fund strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... achieve in terms of our engagement," McDonald said. "One of the elements will be how companies are thinking about a just transition as well as scenario analysis in terms of getting a bit more clarity around the scenarios used and assumptions being used ...
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