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| | | ... with the forthcoming Paris Climate Summit (COP21) where there is a clear focus on engaging private finance to meet the adaptation and mitigation needs to keep the world on a capped path to a 2 degree limit on warming. "For 20 years, governments have ... |
| | | | ... The climate performance band assesses the level of action, as reported by the company, on climate change mitigation, adaptation and transparency, and is presented as a band from A-E, with an A being the highest. Climate change disclosures improved this ... |
| | | | The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) is further embedding its policy on gender diversity on ASX-listed boards by considering recommending against the re-election of directors of companies which perform poorly on that measure. Louise ... |
| | | | ... exposure in portfolios, along with opportunities to invest in low carbon, clean energy and energy efficient assets, [and] adaptation investment actions - actions to reduce the vulnerability of existing assets to the physical impacts of climate change ... |
| | | | ... also identified 19 material issues, from waste, water and energy to materials, supplier governance, future cities and adaptation, affordability and social impact. In the 2013-2014 sustainability report, the company sets shorter term and longer term dates ... |
| | | | ... representatives from organisations including the OECD, Asia Development Bank, Imperial College London, Alliance for Global Water Adaptation (AGWA), D.C. Water, Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI). The working ... |
| | | | ... Bonds CEO. "The response to climate change also requires substantial investments in areas such as water infrastructure; adaptation measures for communities; and the climate-proofing of existing infrastructure. It requires a rapid transition to a low-carbon ... |
| | | | ... consider the impact of future climate scenarios on business resilience. Some are considering value at risk and developing adaptation pathways that help them avoid these risks." KPMG's analysis in the paper is an attempt to provide that analytical guidance ... |
| | | | ... "The European Investment Bank is committed to supporting investment that reduces greenhouse gas emissions and enables adaptation to the consequences of climate change," said Jonathan Taylor, European Investment Bank vice president responsible for climate ... |
| | | | ... 80% of global GDP, have more than half the global population and consume two thirds of the world's energy, so cities' adaptation and mitigation activities put them on the frontline of climate change. Graphic courtesy CDP "Climate change poses risks to ... |
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