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PRI outlines portfolio carbon reduction strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
Institutional asset owners with diversified, long-term portfolios will be exposed to costs associated with the risks of climate change, and they have a "positive and unique role to play", according to a new discussion paper from Principles for Responsible ...

Inflection Point Capital Management launches Zero Carbon

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... investment process, with a mix of best-in-class fossil fuel-based companies, low carbon solution providers, innovative carbon reduction technologies and solutions and so-called "transitioning companies" - companies actively seeking to reduce their carbon ...

CDP, We Mean Business partner for Road to Paris

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... environmental disclosure.... We've been encouraged by the strong level of interest to commit to science-based carbon reduction targets. Many companies already report their emissions reduction targets to CDP, but to date, those targets are not yet strong ...

Melbourne, Sydney join Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... approaches and tools to support cities aiming for carbon neutrality and implementing best practices "to achieve deep carbon reduction in urban transportation, energy use and waste systems," according to the City of Melbourne. The alliance will also focus ...

CDP recognise ASX companies for climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... energy consumption from tracked renewable energy. Woodside Petroleum was awarded most profitable investment in carbon reduction, having "reported that it achieved a 17,776% Return on Investment from a US$92,666 investment which achieves annual monetary ...

Carbon co-benefits valued as additional $664 per tonne

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... Value of Carbon Offsetting. Imperial College London conducted the research in partnership with the International Carbon Reduction and Offsetting Alliance (ICROA). The research was split into two approaches - data was collected from 59 offset projects ...

CFI a source of economic opportunity for Indigenous groups

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... carbon tax - which was intended to drive behavioural change, whereas a lowest bid approach, will drive low value carbon reduction. For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, transaction costs for projects are generally quite high, for example ...

CDP: investment in carbon reduction yields positive return

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
Companies that allocate capital to carbon emissions reductions generate positive return on investment (ROI) of 33.6%, creating US$15.1 billion in value, according to CDP's third annual Carbon Action report. CDP's Carbon Action initiative is backed by ...

CDP: ASX200 companies set short term goals for C02 reduction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
Only four ASX200 companies have set long-term carbon reduction targets, while most ASX200 companies focus on setting short-term targets for carbon emission reduction, according to the CDP Australia and New Zealand Climate Change Report 2013. "There's ...

Companies with carbon targets see higher reductions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... engagement campaign to 415 companies, double the 2011 level. The analysis from companies that responded shows that carbon reduction activities are generating satisfactory positive returns with average IRRs of 33% and payback within three years, with ...