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Climate-aligned bonds total US$694bn: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... trillion, and is still a drop in the bucket compared to the financing needs to contain global warming to less than two degrees Celsius. The report cites a figure from the International Energy Agency (IEA), which has said that "cumulative investment of ...

Companies obliged to consider climate change: Minter Ellison

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... the direction of how global markets will travel when it comes to limiting the increase of global temperatures to below 2 degrees C. While global agreements do not always translate to local law, the short- and long-term economic and financial risks and ...

Companies advised to stress test climate change scenarios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... dynamic out there, and it is to do with science-based targets and is saying, the world is now committed to no more than 2 degrees of pre-industrial levels," said Chi Woo Chi Woo, partner, advisory, climate change and sustainability services at KPMG Australia. ...

Paris Agreement: implications for Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... significant action by countries who are party to the agreement. The Paris Agreement holds increases in temperature to below 2 degrees Celsius and pursuing efforts to limit temperature increases to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels through ...

Peter Woolcott outlines Australian priorities for COP21

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... which countries that are party to the process are similarly engaged on a pathway to cap global temperature increases to 2 degrees, according to Peter Woolcott, Australia's ambassador for the environment and lead negotiator at the upcoming Paris Climate ...

Mercer speaks on managing future risks, climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... can't get us there on their own - we need companies and investors to a.) understand, or have a better understanding that 2 degrees is a better outcome for everybody, an there is a widespread and growing concerns around that and b.) to stay within 2 degrees ...

Decarbonising economy requires sophisticated investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... economy, and Australian Ethical Investment says achieving the stated goal of capping global temperature increases to 2 degrees C requires a "sophisticated, holistic approach in shifting the market off fossil fuels." Australian Ethical supports divestment ...

Experts warn of trustees' climate change litigation risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... Conference result in a global agreement with hard commitments from countries to reduce emissions to cap global warming at 2 degrees C, there will be a significant impact on the amount of fossil fuels that can be extracted. This will have a material impact ...

Climate change impacts on investments "inevitable": Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... surprising conclusions in the report is the finding that under a scenario in which global temperature increases are capped at 2-degrees Centigrade, there are no negative return implications for long-term diversified investors at a total portfolio level ...

CDP, We Mean Business partner for Road to Paris

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... their emissions reduction targets to CDP, but to date, those targets are not yet strong enough to limit warming to below 2 degrees C. What that initiative is particularly focused on is raising the ambition of the target so they help companies to set ...

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Budget 2024: A win for clean energy, not environment

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The Federal Budget is an "excellent down-payment" on clean energy - but fails on nature and biodiversity, gas, electrification, and ACCUs.

Stewardship resources should double

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Stewardship is under-resourced as investors grapple with assessing how organisations align with the ambitions of clients and beneficiaries.

ESG jobs in 2024: Salaries, career tips and more

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In this episode of The Greener Way, we hear from Simon Gvalda, manager of the ESG and Responsible Investment Recruitment team at Kaizen Recruitment, who recently released their much-awaited salary guide for ESG roles in 2024.

Fund selection risk a material issue

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Investors face fund selection risk and a substantial disparity in performance when choosing sustainable investment strategies, especially when it comes to ESG exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

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