Unburnable Carbon: Wasted Capital and Stranded Assets, 2013, Published by Carbon Tracker in collaboration with the Grantham Research Institue on Climate Change and the Environment. This report explains that unused fossil fuels are overvalued as if they were to be utilized it would breach the global carbon budget leading to a greater than two degree rise in average global tempertures. As such, these assets are effectivly 'stranded', and cannot be used. Download report
Assessing Climate Change Risks and Opportunities for Investors - Property and Construction Sector/Oil and Gas Sector/Mining and Minerals Processing Sector Published by the Investor Group on Climate Change in March 2013, these guides provide information to help investors assess and integrate climate risk and opportunity in the oil and gas sector, the mining and minerals processing sector and the property and construction sector into investment analysis. Download the guides here
Through The Looking Glass: How investors are applying the results of the 'Climate Change Scenarios' study, 2012, published by Mercer, reports the findings of discussions held with investors following the publication of Climate Change Scenarios in 2011. The object of the discussions was to gain an insight into the action that has, or will, take place as a result of the aforementioned publication. Download report
Cutting Clutter, 2011, published by the The Financial Reporting Council, discusses the problem of clutter in annual reports. Clutter obscures relevant information in annual reports, and makes it harder for users to find the salient points about business performance and prospects for long-term success.The report provides preparers of annual reports with practical aids for reducing clutter, suggesting how disclosures might look without the clutter, and identifying factors to consider when planning the annual report process. Download report
ESG Reporting Guide for Australian Companies, 2011, published by the Financial Services Council and the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors, outlines the essential information which investors nequire to accurately price, analyse and manage ESG risks. Download report
Unburnable Carbon - Are the world's financial markets carrying a carbon bubble? 2011, published by the Carbon Tracker Initiative, calls into question the treatment of oil reserves as assets if the enforcement of GHG targets means that the reserves cannot be combusted or sold. Download report
World Investment Report 2011: Non-equity modes of International production and development published by UNCTAD, highlights the increasing focus on corporate social responsibility standards within the investment policy landscape, by means of voluntary and regulatory initiatives.The report singles out the investment opportunities in renewable energy which combine competitive financial returns with environmental and social gains. Download report
Climate Change Scenarios - Implications for Strategic Asset Allocation Public Report, 2011, was researched by the Mercer Team, with support from the International Finance Corporation and the Carbon Trust. The report states that traditional approaches to modelling strategic asset allocation have not taken climate change risk into account and that new modelling approaches are needed. Managing climate change risks could lead to increasing allocation to climate-sensitive assets. Download report
Transition to a Low Carbon Economy: Public Goals and Corporate Practices, 2011, is a background document circulated at the 10th OECD Roundtable on Corporate Responsibility document for a session on climate change. It includes a report documenting business practices to address climate change; and a list of issues for possible consideration in the update of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. Download report