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Investors have "no place to hide" from climate change impacts: BlackRock

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... analysis supporting the position that the increasing pace of change and the means by which the transition to a low-carbon economy may create risk as well as opportunity for some portfolios. BlackRock points to four main trends - technological advances ...

AMP Capital examines impact of disruptions on financial sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
Technological disruptions including driverless cars, the sharing economy and blockchain are top sources of both risk and opportunity for Australia's insurance and diversified financial services sector, according to AMP Capital. Kristen Le Mesurier ...

IGCC, others organisations press G20 countries to ratify Paris Agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... opportunity for public discussion of how climate change will affect finance and economic policy as well as behaviours across the economy. "Our focus will be on implementation of the Paris Agreement, but we will also be looking at making sure that our ...

LGS adapts investment screens for Sustainable Australian Shares option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... concerns that many of our members and our stakeholders have about some ASX-listed companies and particular sectors of the economy. "These environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues can also pose significant investment risks and these changes to ...

CEFC reports $837m in commitments for 2015-2016

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... AU$5.7 billion. "The CEFC is fulfilling its leadership role in transforming clean energy investment in the Australian economy," said Oliver Yates, CEFC CEO. "This year we committed more funds to a greater number and more diverse range of investments ...

Climate-aligned bonds total US$694bn: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... has said that "cumulative investment of $53 trillion is required by 2035 in the energy sector alone while New Climate Economy estimates that $93 trillion of investment is required across the whole economy by 203," according to the report. The report ...

Investors seeking ESG themes, factors in fixed income portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... fund, which actively invests in green bonds and "environmental projects that facilitate the transition to a low carbon economy." AMP Capital Investors does examine ESG issues as it impacts on corporate and sovereign bonds, and while the impact of governance ...

Companies obliged to consider climate change: Minter Ellison

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... the century. That, to me, is what directors have to look at - what does my business look like with a net zero emissions economy?" With that as the global markets signal of where regulatory, litigation, social and investment trends will go, directors ...

MEP Werke GmbH, Strasser Capital join Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... businesses that capitalize on the global energy transition and thereby accelerate the development towards a low carbon economy. Further to this, we are currently structuring a long-term note issuance programme, secured on a granular portfolio of MEP ...

Sandfire Resources completes DeGrussa Solar Power Project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... and draws together a number of technologies which are widely expected to have a transformational impact on the global economy over the next decade," said Karl Simich, Sandfire's managing director. "These include solar power combined with a state-of-the-art ...

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Podcast: From silos to synergy

THE GREENER WAY
First Sentier Investors' global head of responsible investment Kate Turner joins The Greener Way to discuss how accounting for the many inter-reactions and flow-on effects of addressing specific sustainability issues can lead to improved outcomes.

Plenti wins WA government mandate

KARREN VERGARA
ASX-listed Plenti Group has won a mandate from the Western Australian government to help the state accelerate the adoption of batteries.

Carbon tariffs on some imports urgently needed: Climate Energy Finance

KARREN VERGARA
Despite the raging global trade war, Climate Energy Finance (CEF) is calling for carbon tariffs on some imports and for Australia to lead the way for a regional Asian carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM).

Climate investing declines amid Trump's anti-clean energy regime

MATTHEW WAI
Although investors are withdrawing from climate investing due to uncertainty from the aggressive approach by the US President Donald Trump in his pro-fossil fuels and anti-energy agenda, it opens up opportunities further afield.

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