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Impax Asset Management analyses environmental impact of portfolio

PIA LEFEVRE  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... calculations, a £10 million (AUD 17 million) investment in Impax's Specialists Strategy in 2015 produced a net carbon reduction, which is an estimated equivalent of taking 5,000 cars off the road. Impax Asset Management recently published its Environmental ...

Can sustainability considerations drive corporate innovation?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... partner, climate change and sustainability practice. "The challenge is connecting current corporate level targets on carbon reduction to the commitment for a sub-2 degree future.... This is beyond are you reporting scope 1 and scope 2 emissions. It's ...

CDP publishes Aust/NZ climate leaders report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... said. "Investors will be interested in the very high returns on investment achieved by many companies on their carbon reduction initiatives. Returns on investment as high as 10,000% were achieved by PanAust, 3,500% by Rio Tinto, and over 1,000% by Commonwealth ...

Climate Friendly certified a B Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... Pole Group. "Climate Friendly was created for the sole purpose of helping business create value through smarter carbon reduction and renewable energy choices that provide impactful environmental and social benefits," said Freddy Sharpe, CEO of Climate ...

PRI active on climate change, tax avoidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... included applying responsible investment analysis to fixed income, Reynolds said. See Also: PRI outlines portfolio carbon reduction strategies PRI hires Nathan Fabian as policy director

PRI outlines portfolio carbon reduction strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
Institutional asset owners with diversified, long-term portfolios will be exposed to costs associated with the risks of climate change, and they have a "positive and unique role to play", according to a new discussion paper from Principles for Responsible ...

Inflection Point Capital Management launches Zero Carbon

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... investment process, with a mix of best-in-class fossil fuel-based companies, low carbon solution providers, innovative carbon reduction technologies and solutions and so-called "transitioning companies" - companies actively seeking to reduce their carbon ...

CDP, We Mean Business partner for Road to Paris

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... environmental disclosure.... We've been encouraged by the strong level of interest to commit to science-based carbon reduction targets. Many companies already report their emissions reduction targets to CDP, but to date, those targets are not yet strong ...

Melbourne, Sydney join Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... approaches and tools to support cities aiming for carbon neutrality and implementing best practices "to achieve deep carbon reduction in urban transportation, energy use and waste systems," according to the City of Melbourne. The alliance will also focus ...

CDP recognise ASX companies for climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... energy consumption from tracked renewable energy. Woodside Petroleum was awarded most profitable investment in carbon reduction, having "reported that it achieved a 17,776% Return on Investment from a US$92,666 investment which achieves annual monetary ...