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Cities provide essential collaboration: C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... network of more than 80 of the world's greatest cities, representing 550+ million people and one quarter of the global economy. C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group is a collaborative network that is focusing on urban action to tackle climate change while ...

Impact Investing Australia launches inaugural Australian survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... superannuation fund, noted that while funds like his were increasingly considering their role as universal owners of the Australian economy, and considering how they impact on the society that their members retire into, there are challenges to making ...

Norton Rose Fulbright becomes Climate Bonds Initiative partner

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... Asian Development Bank ( ADB ). "Geothermal energy development will play an important part of the shift to a low-carbon economy," Kidney said when the bond was announced. "The Philippines and Indonesia in particular have enormous geothermal potential ...

Global Reporting Initiative to open Manila Office

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... used around the world to address challenges that prevent businesses in the region from fully participating in the global economy. I am delighted that GRI will increase its activities across Asia, and particularly the ASEAN region. I look forward to further ...

CEFC finances University of Melbourne upgrades

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... director - corporate and project finance at the CEFC. "Australia's 39 universities make a major contribution to the national economy and to the Australian community," McCartney said. "Yet they face the ongoing challenges of public budget restraint, intensifying ...

Investor groups publish real estate climate risk guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... pollution," said Eric Usher, acting head of UNEP FI. "Public private collaboration will be essential to finance a low-carbon economy, including the buildings sector. This new framework will allow real estate investors to play their role in making this ...

Senate inquiry to examine carbon risk disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... opportunity for public discussion of how climate change will affect finance and economic policy as well as behaviours across the economy. The vote was welcomed by investment, environment and climate disclosure bodies. "This is an important milestone ...

Governance Institute issues guide for political donation policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... policy that might affect a company, or they're trying to make sure there's an understanding of the company's' value in the economy," she said. "Given that political donations have reputational risks... it can be difficult for a company to make a justification ...

Global Canopy Programme appoints executive director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... eye, and helping to increase the flow of finance necessary to accelerate the transition to a deforestation-free global economy." The Global Canopy Project is a tropical forest think tank that "works to demonstrate the scientific, political and business ...

Can sustainability considerations drive corporate innovation?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... change and human rights. We're having that strategic conversation with chief-executive levels and what does a 2 degree economy mean." There is also a growing move of convergence to evaluate what sustainable development means, given commitments and constraints. ...

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Green Moves: ACSI, PRI, HOPE Housing

ELIZABETH FRY
PRI chief executive steps down, while ACSI strengthens its ESG team with a Greenfluence founder and HOPE Housing hires a director to raise capital.

Industry fund dumps sustainable option

JAMIE WILLIAMSON
Prime Super will remove the SRI Balanced option from its investments lineup, citing its poor performance.

Proposals against ESG, DEI to increase: Proxy advisor

MATT TOLEDO
Shareholder engagement is likely to change this year, ISS-Corporate says.

Australians reject net zero targets, polling claims

JAMIE WILLIAMSON
New polling suggests Australians are still not convinced a move to net zero is in their best interests, much preferring the government focus on affordability and reliability.

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