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Local Government Super co-files ACCR-organised Rio Tinto shareholder resolution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... it unacceptable that companies directly or through their industry associations, are lobbying against effective climate policy and thereby jeopardizing the long-term value growth of our pension portfolios. We see global investor collaboration as key in ...

Investment professionals identify key ESG themes for 2017

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... report, citing policy issues in both Australia and the US as large impacts on the coming year. "The 2017 Australian climate policy review is relevant for investors, as it should set the ambition and direction of local climate policy in the near term," ...

Commonwealth Bank ranked in top ten of G100 Sustainability Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... look at how we continue to have an organisation that reflects the diversity of Australia. We are also developing a climate policy and looking to launch that this year as a way of demonstrating our role in climate change and climate transition." Mcfarlane ...

Origin Energy endorses We Mean Business commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... 100% of electricity for its own operations and offices from renewable sources Responsible corporate engagement in climate policy Report climate change information in mainstream reports as a fiduciary duty Remove commodity-driven deforestation from all ...

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 ...