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AGL Energy joins We Mean Business Coalition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... commitments as part of the CDP-led We Mean Business Coalition. AGL will adopt responsible corporate engagement on climate policy, will report climate change engagement on climate policy, and align with the UN Global Compact's Business Leadership Criteria ...

PRI hires Nathan Fabian as policy director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), an institutional investment collaborative association focused on climate policy and investment. He will take up his new role in London on 30 June. As director of policy, Fabian will be responsible for the ...

CDP, We Mean Business partner for Road to Paris

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... to removing commodity-driven deforestation from all supply chains Commit to responsible corporate engagement in climate policy Commit to report climate change information in mainstream corporate reports as a fiduciary duty Commit to put a price on ca ...

APRA adds materiality to trustees' risk management declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... has a number of different aspects to it. It's not just about global climate regulation - we know that coordinated climate policy around the globe will be a long time coming. However, the changing attitude of institutional investors towards fossil fuel ...

IGCC: climate financing achievable, but needs policy clarity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... referencing either the Clean Trillion report from Ceres or the analysis we've conduced in conjunction with the Climate Policy Initiative on renewable energy flows, we're getting the idea that we need to come up with redirection of $1 trillion for the ...

CCA final report reveals future policy shock for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... price repeal and development of the Emissions Reduction Fund as a short-term trend," the IGCC said. This creates climate policy risk for institutional investors, which have long dated obligations to beneficiaries and clients. The government has proposed ...

NSW leasehold approved for Carbon Farming Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... abatement in line with the protection of Australia's natural environment. The Liberal coalition government has said its climate policy's main objectives are the repeal of the current Carbon Pricing Mechanism (CPM) and the implementation of a Direct Action ...

EY: Direct Action Plan will offer opportunities for business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... businesses to engage in abatement activities, according to analysis by EY. The Liberal coalition government has said its climate policy's main objectives are the repeal of the current Carbon Pricing Mechanism (CPM) and the implementation of the DAP. ...

HSBC calls for policies to support low-carbon financing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... resilient to climate shocks. However, actual investment figures have lagged HSBC's estimated figures - HSBC cites the Climate Policy Initiative suggesting that there was US$364 billion in financing for the climate economy in 2010/2011. Climate negotiations ...

Climate Change Authority backs Renewable Energy Target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... recommendations were also hailed by the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC). "A stable RET, as part of a stable climate policy environment, is critical to support the allocation of investment capital to Australia's low carbon economic transition," ...