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| | | Good Shepherd Microfinance and Suncorp have launched Essentials by AAI,a microinsurance policy for renters and car owners on low incomes. Launch of the Essentials by AAI microinsurance, (l-r) Adam Mooney, CEO, Good Shepherd Microfinance, Jenny Elvey ... |
| | | | ... will look at investment areas including clean water projects, water treatment infrastructure, agricultural usage, storm and flood drainage and protection. The group will also look at energy efficiency thresholds required to qualify for climate bond certification ... |
| | | | ... climate change. In Rio de Janeiro, the low-lying West Zone is home to the cities' finance and service industries, and could flood from 1 meter of sea level rise, which could happen within this decade. These risks have global economic implications - the ... |
| | | | ASX listed companies in water-sensitive sectors are more likely to be exposed to near-term water risks than global peers, but only 46% of those ASX companies disclosed information to the CDP for its Australia Water Report 2013. Graphic courtesy of CDP ... |
| | | | ... if it can be shown that climate change impacts were not considered before construction. Baker-Jones cited the Queensland Flood Commission Inquiry which investigated flooding in Brisbane during 2010/ 2011. Operational release of water from the Wivenhoe ... |
| | | | Water risks are a threat to growth for the largest companies in the metals and mining sector, and those companies that manage water strategically are better financial performers, according to a report from CDP and Eurizon Capital. Fifty-seven of the ... |
| | | | The leader of the Australian Greens party has called for the Future Fund to divest its investments in coal companies. Senator Christine Milne "Earlier this year the Future Fund ditched its tobacco investments in response to a campaign led by the Greens," ... |
| | | | Most large Australian companies are struggling to find strategic responses to climate change adaptation challenges, "apparently paralysed by short-term profit first thinking, uncertain political risks and a corporate culture unused to volatility and ... |
| | | | ... interdependencies with electricity and telecommunications. The property sector is at the stage of early preparation for damage from flood and bushfire, degradation of foundation and impaired health and productivity. The electricity, road and rail and ... |
| | | | More companies globally are reporting awareness of the risks of water-related issues to the Carbon Disclosure Report (CDP), but there has been no change in number of companies with board-level oversight of water strategies. CDP invited 318 companies ... |
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