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Investment professionals identify key ESG themes for 2017

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... globally, with climate policy seemingly transforming in the past year from an enterprise generally conducted at a snail's pace to one characterised by leaps and bounds. We suspect this acceleration has been driven by the increasing viability of renewable ...

Monash University issues world-first certified green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
Monash University has issued an AU$218 million green bond, becoming the first university in the world to do so. Professor Margaret Gardner, president and vice chancellor, Monash University Proceeds from the bond will be allocated to a portfolio of development ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... change: Implications and strategies for all investors, BlackRock presents 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 ...

Renew Financial on PACE, US residential renewable energy market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
Renew Financial, a California-based clean energy financing company, is bringing the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing model to multiple states in the US, and enabling financing for residential and commercial renewable energy and water ...

Companies exposed to water scarcity risks: Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... global water demand is surging through population growth and changing diets, investment in water infrastructure is not keeping pace, and there is not a clear price signal to encourage efficient water use. Sustanalytics analysed companies in the food ...

Is the electrical utility sector prepared for low-carbon economy?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... sector. The risks and opportunities created by the transition to a net zero carbon global economy will continue to grow and the pace of change accelerate. It is vital that utility companies undertake comprehensive

GRI releases drafts for first six GRI Standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... standards - emissions, indirect economic impacts and public policy. "The sustainable development agenda has gathered significant pace in the last 12 months illustrated most notably by the Paris Climate Change Agreement opening for signature later this ...

Australian grain industry poised for export gains: ANZ

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... food, beverages and agribusiness global diversified industries The agriculture sector is currently undergoing change at a pace not seen since the 1960s, said Michael Whitehead, ANZ sector head of food, beverages and agribusiness global diversified industries. ...

Supply chain vulnerable to climate change risk: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... will use sustainability as a criteria for customer selection, particularly the ICT industry, with a lot of suppliers in the pace. They are aware that their ability to win contacts is predicated on their performance." Despite the vulnerability of certain ...

Universities "fail" on climate risk mitigation: AODP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... at their very core are supposed to be managing money for the long term. In particular with the toxic policies and the slow pace of politics, activism is surging and blossoming in this space. The pressure from students will continue to grow, but what's ...