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Sustainable returns versus ESG risk analysis: Stewart Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... and insurance companies which fundamentally understand they have a license to operate. Their job is to support the real economy to sell products and services that are easy to understand. Our strong preference for simple savings and loan banks, versus ...

Local Government Super co-files ACCR-organised Rio Tinto shareholder resolution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... Agreement as well. "As long-term global investors we recognize that climate change will have detrimental impacts on the global economy," he said. "Therefore, AP7 has engaged in the effective implementation of the Paris agreement. I find it unacceptable ...

Peering into the sustainability crystal ball for 2018 - what lies ahead?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... the retail side, demand will continue to be strong for products that take advantage of the transition to the low carbon economy, said Simon O'Connor, CEO of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia. "A lot of ESG issues are playing out as front ...

Vision Super publishes Corporate Responsibility report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
... Super accepts the science of climate change, and that has led the fund to develop plans to transition to a low carbon economy in future. "We haven't divested," Wyrsch said. "The issue we have with divestment generally is that it is partisanship. When ...

UNEP FI select Oliver Wyman, Mercer as expert advisers on TCFD-related project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
... The Oliver Wyman and Mercer team will work on transition risks associated with different scenarios for decarbonising the economy. In addition, Acclimatise, a UK-based climate change advisory and analytics company, is also involved in the project and ...

Willis Towers Watsons joins Climate Bonds Partners Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
... and green bonds through three paths: "work to shift investment to rapidly delivering a low-carbon and climate resilient economy; participate in designing the market; contribute new ideas for structuring to policy measures and market design; and engage ...

New Forests to sell carbon credits via Emissions Reduction Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... also pursues restoration/conservation projects and seeks to leverage timber products as a contributor to the growing bio-economy, including replacements, a shift in resource use and production that includes "replacement of fossil-based energy, fuels ...

Clean Energy Finance Corporation backs large-scale solar developments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... investor. "Increasing the amount of renewable energy generation in our electricity mix is essential for the Australian economy to achieve net zero emissions in the second half of the century," said Monique Miller, CEFC large-scale solar lead. "Our investment ...

First State Super joins Australian Council of Superannuation Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... "We are committed to investing in ways that provide sustainable returns to our members and make a positive impact on the economy, the environment and the communities in which our members live, work and retire," said First State Super CEO Michael Dwyer. ...

APRA encourages entities to perform stress-test for climate-related risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
The "weight of money" is driving the transition to a low carbon economy, and "commercial imperatives such as investment, innovation and reputational factors, is increasingly driving that shift, rather than scientists or policymakers," according to Geoff ...