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Mining sector showing "signs of progress" on emissions management, face continued risk: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... ranked 12 of the largest publicly listed diversified miners based on their readiness for a transition to a low-carbon economy. CDP notes that "the companies in aggregate represent 66% of the global seaborne market in iron ore, 53% in copper, 42% in metallurgical ...

ANZ, NAB join initiative to pilot Task force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... (UNEP FI) said. "The message from financial heavyweights is clear - climate change poses a real and serious threat to our economy," said Erik Solheim, head of UN Environment. "At the same time, there are enormous business opportunities in taking climate ...

Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures releases final report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... strategy, and financial planning and to increase focus on risks and opportunities related to a transition to a lower carbon economy. The TCFD is comprised of 32 industry members, drawn from a wide range of industries and countries from around the world. ...

PRI, Willis Towers Watson partner on megatrends and impact on financial system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... will be launched in November 2017. Megatrends are "long-term, transformative changes that will affect and influence the economy, society and environment at large. They include social, technological, economic, environmental and political issues." The ...

Will Australia adopt the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures recommendations?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... strategy, and financial planning and to increase focus on risks and opportunities related to a transition to a lower carbon economy. "Let's go back one and look at the significance of the decision by the major central banks with the support of national ...

GRI, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade launch new Indo-Pacific program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... reporting can be used to "address challenges that prevent businesses in the region from fully participating in the global economy," and GRI's reporting standards will be the foundation of all projects started during this period, GRI said. GRI's work ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... commitments they made under the Paris Agreement to unlock the investment needed to move to a net zero emissions global economy." This announcement follows the recent release of a global investor statement signed by more than 280 investors representing ...

VicSuper affirms status as a tobacco-free superannuation fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... million people per year, a figure that is expected to rise to 8 million by 2030, Furthermore, smoking costs the global economy more than $1 trillion a year, far outweighing global revenues from tobacco taxes" as outlined in the investor statement." VicSuper ...

New Forests expands on forestry sector's role in investment, bio-economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... investment role to play in both removing and storing carbon from the atmosphere, as well as its contribution to a rising bio-economy, according to New Forests. David Brand, New Forests CEO New Forests, which has more than 400,000 hectares of plantation ...

Artisan raises $26 million for the Clean Energy Seed Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... has committed $10 million to the fund as well, said David Macri, Australian Ethical's CIO. "The need to transition our economy off fossil fuels is clear which will undoubtedly create many investment opportunities as well as risks. By investing in clean ...