CDP Australian Climate Leadership Report 2015
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Paul Dickinson Executive Chairman – CDP CDP was set up, almost 15 years ago, to serve investors. A small group of 35 institutions, managing US$4 trillion in assets, wanted to see companies reporting reliable, comprehensive information about climate change risks and opportunities. Since that time, our signatory base has grown Without doubt, decarbonizing the global economy is enormously, to 822 investors with US$95 trillion in an ambitious undertaking, even over many decades. assets. And the corporate world has responded to But the actions that companies are already taking, their requests for this information. More than 5,500 and reporting to CDP, show that corporate leaders companies now disclose to CDP, generating the understand the size of the challenge, and the Decarbonizing the world’s largest database of corporate environmental importance of meeting it. global economy information, covering climate, water and forest-risk We are on the threshold of an economic revolution commodities. is an ambitious that will transform how we think about productive undertaking, even Our investor signatories are not interested in this activity and growth. We are beginning to decouple over many decades… information out of mere curiosity. They believe, as energy use and greenhouse gas emissions from corporate leaders we do, that this vital data offers insights into how GDP, through a process of ‘dematerialization’ – reporting companies are confronting the central where consumption migrates from physical goods to understand the size sustainability challenges of the 21st century. And the electronic products and services. This will create new of the challenge, and data, and this report, shows that companies have assets, multi-billion dollar companies with a fraction of the importance of made considerable progress in recent years – whether the physical footprint of their predecessors. meeting it. We are on by adopting an internal carbon price, investing in Similarly, there is a growing realization that ‘work’ is the threshold of an low-carbon energy, or by setting long-term emissions no longer a place, but increasingly an activity that can economic revolution reduction targets in line with climate science. take place anywhere. And it no longer relies on the that will transform For our signatory investors, insight leads to action. physical, carbon-intensive infrastructure we once built how we think about They use CDP data to help guide investment to support it. productive activity decisions – to protect themselves against the risks In the 19th century we built railway lines across the and growth. associated with climate change and resource scarcity, globe to transport people and goods. Now we need and profit from those companies that are well to create a new form of transportation, in the form of positioned to succeed in a low-carbon economy. broadband. Investment in fixed and mobile broadband This year, in particular, momentum among investors will create advanced networks upon which the has grown strongly. Shareholders have come together communications-driven economy of the 21st century in overwhelming support for climate resolutions at can be built – an economy where opportunity is not leading energy companies BP, Shell and Statoil. There limited by time or geography, and where there are no is ever increasing direct engagement by shareholders limits to growth. to stop the boards of companies from using An economic revolution of this scale will create shareholders’ funds to lobby against government losers as well as winners. Schumpeter’s ‘creative action to tax and regulate greenhouse gasses. This destruction’, applied to the climate challenge, is set activity is vital to protect the public. to transform the global economy. It is only through Many investors are critically assessing the climate the provision of timely, accurate information, such as risk in their portfolios, leading to select divestment that collected by CDP, that investors will be able to from more carbon-intensive energy stocks – or, in properly understand the processes underway. Our some cases, from the entire fossil fuel complex. work has just begun. Leading institutions have joined with us in the Portfolio Decarbonization Coalition, committing to cut the carbon intensity of their investments. This momentum comes at a crucial time, as we look forward to COP21, the pivotal UN climate talks, in Paris in December. A successful Paris agreement would set the world on course for a goal of net zero emissions by the end of this century, providing business and investors with a clear, long- term trajectory against which to plan strategy and investment. 2
Contents Global overview 4 Australia and New Zealand 8 2015 Leadership Criteria 10 Low carbon investing hits mainstream 11 CDP 2015 Australian Climate Leadership Indices 12 CDP Australian Climate Leadership Awards 2015 13 Analysis of ASX 200 climate disclosure and climate performance in 2015 18 ASX 200 non-responding companies 19 ASX 200 responding companies, scores and emissions data 21 Investor signatories and members 23 Please note: The selection of analyzed companies in this report is based on market capitalization of regional stock indices whose constituents change over time. Therefore the analyzed companies are not the same in 2010 and 2015 and any trends shown are indicative of the progress of the largest companies in that region as defined by market capitalization. Large emitters may be present in one year and not the other if they dropped out of or entered a stock index. ‘Like for like’ analysis on emissions for sub-set of companies that reported in both 2010 and 2015 is included for clarity. Some dual listed companies are present in more than one regional stock index. Companies referring to a parent company response, those responding after the deadline and self-selected voluntary responding companies are not included in the analysis. For more information about the companies requested to respond to CDP’s climate change program in 2015 please visit: https://www.cdp.net/Documents/disclosure/2015/Companies-requested-to-respond-CDP-climate-change.pdf Important Notice The contents of this report may be used by anyone providing acknowledgement is given to CDP Worldwide and Carbon Disclosure Project Limited (CDP). This does not represent a license to repackage or resell any of the data reported to CDP or the contributing authors and presented in this report. If you intend to repackage or resell any of the contents of this report, you need to obtain express permission from CDP before doing so. CDP has prepared the data and analysis in this report based on responses to the CDP 2015 information request. No representation or warranty (express or implied) is given by CDP as to the accuracy or completeness of the information and opinions contained in this report. You should not act upon the information contained in this publication without obtaining specific professional advice. To the extent permitted by law, CDP does not accept or assume any liability, responsibility or duty of care for any consequences of you or anyone else acting, or refraining to act, in reliance on the information contained in this report or for any decision based on it. All information and views expressed herein by CDP are based on their judgment at the time of this report and are subject to change without notice due to economic, political, industry and firm-specific factors. Guest commentaries where included in this report reflect the views of their respective authors; their inclusion is not an endorsement of them. CDP, their affiliated member firms or companies, or their respective shareholders, members, partners, principals, directors, officers and/or employees, may have a position in the securities of the companies discussed herein. The securities of the companies mentioned in this document may not be eligible for sale in some states or countries, nor suitable for all types of investors; their value and the income they produce may fluctuate and/or be adversely affected by exchange rates. ‘CDP Worldwide’ and ‘CDP’ refer to: CDP Worldwide, a registered charity number 1122330 and a company limited by guarantee, registered in England number 05013650; and Carbon Disclosure Project Limited, an Australian charitable institution and a company limited by guarantee - ACN 148 974 323 © 2015 CDP Worldwide and Carbon Disclosure Project Limited. All rights reserved. 3
Global overview The case for corporate action on climate change has never been stronger and better understood. With the scientific evidence of manmade climate change becoming ever more incontrovertible, leading companies and their investors increasingly recognize the strategic opportunity presented by the transition to a low-carbon global economy. Business is already stepping up. The United Nations Global 2010 2015 Environment Programme estimates that existing Analyzed responses 1,799 1,997 collaborative emissions reduction initiatives involving Market cap of analyzed companies US$m* 25,179,776 35,697,470 companies, cities and regions are on course to Scope 1 5,459 MtCO2e 5,382 MtCO2e deliver the equivalent of 3 gigatons of carbon dioxide Scope 2 1,027 MtCO2e 1,301 MtCO2e reductions by 2020. That’s more than a third of the Scope 1 like for like: 1306 companies 4,135 MtCO2e 4,425 MtCO2e ‘emissions gap’ between existing government targets Scope 2 like for like: 1306 companies 794 MtCO2e 887 MtCO2e for that year and greenhouse gas emissions levels consistent with avoiding dangerous climate change. * Market capitalization figures from Bloomberg And they are acting to seize this opportunity. The Those investors who understand the need to at 1 January 2010 and 1 January 2015. latest data from companies that this year took part decarbonize the global economy are watching in CDP’s climate change program – as requested particularly closely for evidence that the companies by 822 institutional investors, representing US$95 in which they invest are positioned to transition away trillion in assets – provide evidence that reporting from fossil fuel dependency. companies are taking action and making investments By requesting that companies disclose through CDP, to position themselves for this transition. these investors have helped create the world’s most Growing momentum from the corporate world is comprehensive corporate environmental dataset. coinciding with growing political momentum. Later This data helps guide businesses, investors and this year, the world’s governments will meet in Paris governments to make better-informed decisions to to forge a new international climate agreement. address climate challenges. Whatever the contours of that agreement, business This report offers a global analysis of the current state will be central to implementing the necessary of the corporate response to climate change. For transition to a low-carbon global economy. 1. Improving climate actions globally 2010 9400= 94% 2015 89% 84% 8000= 80% 75% 8900= 8400= 64% 64% 63% 6000= 60% 7500= 50% 4700= 47% 4700= 47% 6400= 6400= 6300= 44% 3800= 38% 3400= 34% 5000= 2900= 29% 2700= 27% 4400= 2100= 21% Board Incentives Engagement Intensity Absolute Active Emissions Scope 1 data Scope 2 data or senior for the with emissions emission emissions data for 2 or independently independently management management policymakers reduction reduction reduction more Scope 3 verified verified responsibility of climate on climate targets targets initiatives categories for climate change issues issues change 4
the first time, CDP compares the existing landscape in 2010. Even more – 50% - have goals to reduce to when the world was last on the verge of a major emissions per unit of output, up from 20% in 2010. We are targeting the full climate agreement. By comparing data disclosed Companies are responding to the ever-more operational emissions in 2015 with the information provided in 2010, this compelling evidence that manmade greenhouse gas report tracks what companies were doing in 2009, for the organisation, emissions are warming the atmosphere. This helps ahead of the ill-fated Copenhagen climate talks at the including electricity, end of that year. build the business case for monitoring, measuring natural gas, diesel and and disclosing around climate change issues. But refrigerant gases used in The findings show considerable progress: with greater corporate engagement with climate change corporate and investor engagement with the climate is at least partly down to influence from increasingly operational buildings and issue; in leading companies’ management of climate concerned investors. fleets. risk; and evidence that corporate action is proving … Amid growing investor concern J Sainsbury Plc effective. However, the data also shows that much Since 2010, there has been a 54% rise in the number more needs to be done if we are to avoid dangerous of institutional investors, from 534 to 822, requesting climate change. disclosure of climate change, energy and emissions Growing corporate engagement on data through CDP. climate change… Investors are also broadening the means by which For the purposes of this 2015 report and analysis, CDP has changed the they are encouraging corporate action on emissions. we focused on responses from 1,997 companies, way investors are able to In recent years, they have launched several other primarily selected by market capitalization through initiatives. understand the impact regional stock indexes and listings, to compare with of climate change the equivalent 1,799 companies that submitted data For example, a number of institutional investors in their portfolio... in 2010. These companies, from 51 countries around have come together in the ‘Aiming for A’ coalition the world, represent 55% of the market capitalization to call on specific major emitters to demonstrate promoting awareness of listed companies globally. good strategic carbon management by attaining of what risks or benefits (and maintaining) inclusion in CDP’s Climate A List. are embedded into The data shows significant improvements in The A List recognizes companies that are leading investments. corporate management of climate change. What was in their actions to reduce emissions and mitigate leading behavior in 2010 is now standard practice. climate change in the past CDP reporting year. In Anna Kearney For example, governance is improving, with a higher 2015, following a period of engagement with the BNY Mellon percentage of companies allocating responsibility for companies, the coalition was successful in passing climate issues to the board or to senior management shareholder resolutions calling for improved climate (from 80% to 94% of respondents). And more disclosure at the annual meetings of BP, Shell and companies are incentivizing employees through Statoil, with nearly 100% of the votes in each case. financial and non-financial means to manage climate issues (47% to 75%). Investors are also applying principles of transparency and exposure to themselves. More than 60 Importantly, the percentage of companies setting institutional investors have signed the Montréal targets to reduce emissions has also grown strongly. Carbon Pledge, under which they commit to Forty four per cent now set goals to reduce their measure and publicly disclose the carbon footprint of total greenhouse gas emissions, up from just 27% 7+26+33628A 6+4262421109A 2. 2010 performance bands globally* 3. 2015 performance bands globally 4. Disclosure scores over time Globally 100 80 60 40 20 A - 72 D - 69 A - 113 C - 462 0 B - 335 No Band A minus - 79 D - 406 - 328 2010 2015 C - 411 B - 518 E - 207 Lowest Average Highest No band - 181 * in 2010 and 2015 not all companies were scored for performance 5
their investment portfolios on an annual basis. It aims Good progress – but it needs to accelerate to attract commitment from portfolios totaling US$3 Companies disclosing through CDP’s climate We have a public trillion in time for the Paris climate talks. change program have made substantial progress in commitment to meet understanding, managing and beginning to reduce Investors are seeking to better understand the their climate change impacts. However, if dangerous 100% of electricity link between lower carbon emissions and financial climate change is to be avoided, emissions need to requirements through performance, including through the use of innovative fall significantly. renewables by fiscal 2018 investor products such as CDP’s sector research, and we will be investing launched this year, which directly links environmental Governments have committed to hold global impacts to the bottom line. Some investors are taking warming to less than 2°C above pre-industrial levels. in about 200 MW of solar the next logical step, and are working to shrink their The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change PV plants. carbon footprints via the Portfolio Decarbonization calculates that to do this, global emissions need to Infosys Coalition (PDC). As of August, the PDC – of which fall between 41% and 72% by 2050. Although more CDP is one the founding members – was overseeing companies are setting emissions targets, few of them the decarbonization of US$50 billion of assets under are in line with this goal. In most cases, targets are management by its 14 members. neither deep enough nor sufficiently long term. Leading to effective corporate action More than half (51%) of absolute emissions targets Companies are responding to these signals. In total, adopted by the reporting sample extend only to 2014 Google uses carbon companies disclosed 8,335 projects or initiatives to or 2015. Two fifths (42%) run to 2020 but only 6% prices as part of our reduce emissions in 2015, up from 7,285 in 2011 extend beyond that date. The figures for intensity (the year for which the data allows for the most targets are almost identical. This caution in target risk assessment model. accurate comparison). The three most frequently setting is likely the result of the uncertain policy For example, the risk undertaken types of project are: improving energy environment: many companies will be awaiting the assessment at individual efficiency in buildings and processes; installing outcome of the Paris climate talks before committing data centers also or building low carbon energy generators; and to longer-term targets. includes using a shadow changing behavior, such as introducing cycle to work However, a number of big emitters – such as utilities price for carbon to schemes, recycling programs and shared transport. Iberdrola, Enel and NRG – have established long- estimate expected future More than a third (36%) of reporting companies term, ambitious emissions targets that are in line with energy costs. have switched to renewable energy to reduce climate science. These companies recognize that their emissions. On average, the companies that there is a business case for taking on such targets Google purchased renewable energy in 2015 have doubled and setting a clear strategic direction, including the number of activities they have in place to reduce encouraging innovation, identifying new markets and their emissions, showing their growing understanding building long-term resilience. Many other companies or capacity to realize the benefits of lower carbon have pledged to do so through the We Mean business. Further, 71% (1,425) of respondents are Business ‘Commit to Action’ initiative. employing energy efficiency measures to cut their CDP aims to work along a number of fronts to help emissions, compared with 62% (1,185) in 2011, other companies, especially in high-emitting sectors, demonstrating that companies are committed to join them. With its partners, CDP has developed reducing wasted energy wherever possible. a sector-based approach to help companies set Companies are also quietly preparing for a world with climate science-based emissions reduction targets. constraints – and a price – on carbon emissions. In The Science Based Targets initiative uses the 2°C the past year particularly, we have seen a significant scenario developed by the International Energy jump in the number of companies attributing a cost Agency. to each ton of carbon dioxide they emit, to help guide Looking forward, CDP will encourage more ambitious their investment decisions. This year 4352 companies target setting through our performance scoring, disclosed using an internal price on carbon, a near by giving particular recognition to science-based tripling of the 150 companies in 2014. Meanwhile, an targets. We are planning gradual changes to our additional 582 companies say they expect to be using scoring methodology that will reward companies that an internal price on carbon in the next two years. are transitioning towards renewable energy sources However, these efforts have not proved sufficient to at pace and scale. adequately constrain emissions growth. On a like- In addition, CDP is working with high-emitting for-like basis, direct (‘Scope 1’) emissions from the industries to develop sector-specific climate change companies analyzed for this report grew 7% between questionnaires and scoring methodologies, to ensure The numbers for companies using or planning 2010 and 2015. Scope 2 emissions, associated with that disclosure to CDP, and the actions required to to implement internal carbon pricing are based purchased electricity, grew 11%. There are many on the sample analyzed for Putting a price on show leading performance, are appropriate for each risk:Carbon pricing in the corporate world. Of factors that might explain this, not least economic sector. In 2015, we piloted a sector-specific climate the 1,997 companies analyzed in this report 315 growth but this rise in emissions is also considerably have disclosed that they set an internal carbon change questionnaire and scoring methodology lower than would have been the case without the price, with 263 planning to do so. For more privately with selected oil and gas companies, ahead detail, see https://www.cdp.net/CDPResults/ investments made by responding companies in of their intended implementation in 2016. carbon-pricing-in-the-corporate-world.pdf emissions reduction activities. 6
And business needs a seat at the table in Paris Conclusion The Paris climate agreement will, we hope, provide The direction of travel is clear: the world will need to vital encouragement to what is a multi-decade rapidly reduce emissions to prevent the worst effects The climate effort to bring greenhouse gas emissions under of climate change. And the political will is building to negotiations in Paris control. It will hopefully give private sector emitters undertake those reductions. The majority of those at the end of the year the confidence to set longer-term emissions reductions will need to be delivered by the corporate present a unique targets aligned with climate change. Companies world – creating both risk and opportunity. and their investors therefore will be, alongside opportunity for CDP and the investors we work with have played a national governments, arguably the most important countries around the participants in ensuring the success of the global formative role in building awareness of these risks world to commit to a and opportunities. Our data has helped build the effort to rein in emissions. prosperous, low carbon business case for emissions reduction and inform Companies that have an opinion on a global climate investment decisions. The corporate world is future. The more deal are overwhelmingly in support: when asked responding with thousands of emissions reduction ambitious the effort, if their board of directors would support a global initiatives and projects. But the data also shows that the higher the rewards climate change agreement to limit warming to below efforts will need to be redoubled, by both companies will be. But Paris is a 2°C, 805 companies said yes, while 111 said no. and their investors, if we are to successfully confront milestone on the road However, a large number of respondents (1,075) the challenge of climate change in the years to come. to a better climate, not stated they have no opinion, and 331 did not answer the grand finale. the question. This suggests either a lack of clarity around the official board position on the issue, or Unilever that many companies are not treating the imminent climate talks with the necessary strategic priority. A deeper dive into corporate Working towards environmental risk water stewardship Central to CDP’s mission is communicating the progress CDP has this year introduced the first evaluation and ranking of companies have made in addressing climate change, and corporate water management, using scoring carried out by our highlighting where risk may be unmanaged. To better do so, lead water-scoring partner, South Pole Group. CDP has introduced sector-specific research for investors. The questions in the water disclosure process guide companies This forward-looking research links environmental impacts to comprehensively assess the direct and indirect impacts that directly to the bottom line and directs investors as to how their business has on water resources, and their vulnerability to they can engage with companies to improve environmental water availability and quality. performance. Introducing credible scoring will catalyze further action. It The research flags topical environmental and regulatory issues will illuminate where companies can improve the quality of within particular sectors, relevant to specific companies’ financial the information they report, and their water management performance and valuation, and designed for incorporation performance. Participants will benefit from peer benchmarking into investment decisions. Sectors covered to date include and the sharing of best practice. automotive, electric utilities and chemicals. The research is Water scoring will follow a banded approach, with scores made intended to support engagement with companies, providing public for those companies reaching the top ‘leadership’ band. actionable company-level conclusions. Scoring will raise the visibility of water as a strategic issue within To better equip investors in understanding carbon and climate companies and increase transparency on the efforts they are risk, CDP is also developing further investor tools such as a making to manage water more effectively. carbon footprinting methodology, and is working continuously to Furthermore, scoring will be used to inform business strategies, improve the quality of our data. build supply chain resilience and secure competitive advantage. We hope that keeping score on companies and water will reduce the detrimental impacts that the commercial world has on water resources, ensuring a better future for all. 7
Australia and New Zealand Companies in this region are demonstrating an Australia/NZ 2010 2015 increasing appetite to act on climate change, and Analyzed responses† 98 (13) 97 (7) have been steadily developing their approach to Market cap of analyzed companies US$m 1,338,617 1,292,207 climate change management. This is perhaps Scope 1 129.2 MtCO2e 136.5 MtCO2e indicative of a corporate understanding of the issues Scope 2 70.8 MtCO2e 57.4 MtCO2e that is greater than the political will to act. Despite the Scope 1 like for like: 61 companies 102.4 MtCO2e 134.1 MtCO2e Australian government scrapping its carbon pricing Scope 2 like for like: 61 companies 64.8 MtCO2e 52.9 MtCO2e mechanism, around a quarter of companies use an internally determined price per ton of carbon to guide † the number in brackets refers to companies that responded after the deadline, or referred to a parent their investment decisions. This demonstrates the company. They are not included in analysis. value that those companies see from carbon pricing, and their belief that it has a future. 9+20+38726A 3+41830207A 1. 2010 performance bands in 2. 2015 performance bands in 3. Disclosure scores over time in Australia and New Zealand Australia and New Zealand Australia and New Zealand 100 80 60 40 20 A - 10 D-8 A-3 C - 17 0 B - 21 No Band - 27 A minus - 4 D - 29 No Band 2010 2015 -7 C - 41 B - 18 E - 19 Lowest Average Highest 4. Improving climate actions in Australia and New Zealand 2010 2015 9700= 97% 9100= 91% 82% 7700= 77% 6900= 69% 8200= 64% 59% 57% 54% 4700= 47% 6400= 4200= 42% 5900= 5700= 3900= 39% 3900= 39% 5400= 34% 3300= 33% 3000= 30% 2100= 21% 3400= 1200= 13% Board Incentives Engagement Intensity Absolute Active Emissions Scope 1 data Scope 2 data or senior for the with emissions emission emissions data for 2 or independently independently management management policymakers reduction reduction reduction more Scope 3 verified verified responsibility of climate on climate targets targets initiatives categories for climate change issues issues change 8
35 Companies in this region are demonstrating an % increasing appetite to act on climate change, and have been steadily developing their approach to climate change management. This is perhaps indicative of a corporate understanding of the issues We have invested over AUS$3 that is greater than the political will to act. Despite the billion in new renewable energy Australian government scrapping its carbon pricing projects, including wind, solar and increase of companies mechanism, around a quarter of companies use an hydro projects and constructed the with active emission internally determined price per ton of carbon to guide southern hemisphere’s largest wind their investment decisions. This demonstrates the farm and are currently building the reduction initiatives. value that those companies see from carbon pricing, southern hemisphere’s largest solar and their belief that it has a future. PV installation. Since 2010 there has been a jump of at least 20 percentage points in the proportion of this AGL Energy sample using incentives to drive climate change management, setting intensity-based emissions reduction targets and seeking external verification for their Scope 1 emissions data. And this is leading Australian Real Estate management firm Investa into action: five years ago, fewer than half of the Office Fund notes that “tenant organisations are companies participating in CDP’s climate change increasingly interested in leasing environmentally program were actively moving to reduce their responsible and climate resilient office space” and emissions. This year, more than 80% have initiatives this gives them a strategic advantage to meet their in place to do so. clients changing requirements, while their New Zealand sector peer Kiwi Property Group echo this Further, Scope 2 emissions of the companies that sentiment of reduced operating costs and improved disclosed to CDP in both 2010 and 2015 have reputation as part of their strategic decision to install declined by 18%, suggesting that they have reduced large scale solar at their Sylvia Park shopping centre. the amount of power they use and/or its carbon While companies in this region have been moving in intensity. Indeed, energy efficiency projects are the right direction, they would benefit from policy that consistently the most popular approach to emissions will help accelerate their progress and lead to Scope reductions. 1 emissions reductions. 5. Proportion of 2015 companies and emissions by sector in Australia and New Zealand % of responders Consumer Discretionary - 10% Financials - 30% IT - 2% Utlities - 3% Consumer Staples - 3% Healthcare - 3% Materials - 21% Energy - 9% Industrials - 14% Telecomms - 5% % of emissions Consumer Discretionary - 0% Financials - 1% IT - 0% Utlities - 11% Consumer Staples - 4% Healthcare - 0% Materials - 54% Energy - 18% Industrials - 10% Telecomms - 1% 9
2015 Leadership Criteria Each year companies that participate in CDP’s climate change program are scored against two parallel assessment schemes: performance and disclosure. The performance score assesses the level of action, carbon footprint, its climate change strategy and risk as reported by the company, on climate change management processes and outcomes. mitigation, adaptation and transparency. Its intent is The highest scoring companies for performance and/ to highlight positive climate action as demonstrated or disclosure enter the A List (Performance band A) by a company’s CDP response. A high performance and / or the Climate Disclosure Leadership Index score signals that a company is measuring, verifying (CDLI). Public scores are available in CDP reports, and managing its carbon footprint, for example by through Bloomberg terminals, Google Finance and setting and meeting carbon reduction targets and Deutsche Boerse’s website. implementing programs to reduce emissions in both its direct operations and supply chain. In 2015 the climate change scoring methodology was revised to put more emphasis on action and as The disclosure score assesses the completeness a result achieving A is now better aligned with what and quality of a company’s response. Its purpose the current climate change scenario requires. is to provide a summary of the extent to which companies have answered CDP’s questions in a CDP operates a strict conflict of interest policy with structured format. A high disclosure score signals regards to scoring and this can be viewed at that a company provided comprehensive information https://www.cdp.net/Documents/Guidance/2015/ about the measurement and management of its CDP-conflict-of-interest-policy.pdf What are the A List and CDLI criteria? Communicating progress To enter the A List, a company must: Central to CDP’s mission is communicating the progress companies have made in addressing Make its response public and submit via CDP’s climate change, and highlighting where risk may Online Response System be unmanaged. To better do so, CDP is changing Attain a performance score greater than 85 how our climate performance scoring is presented, Score maximum performance points and we have introduced sector-specific research for on question 12.1a (absolute emissions investors. performance) for GHG reductions due to Banding performance scores emission reduction actions over the past year 4% or above in 2015) Starting with water and forests in 2015 and including climate change and supply chain in Disclose gross global Scope 1 and Scope 2 figures 2016, CDP is moving to present scores using an Score maximum performance points for approach that illustrates companies’ progress verification of Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions towards environmental stewardship. Each reporting (having 70% or more of their emissions verified) company will be placed in one of the following Furthermore, CDP reserves the right to exclude bands: any company from the A List if there is anything Disclosure measures the completeness of the in its response or other publicly available company’s response; information that calls into question its suitability for inclusion. CDP is working with RepRisk in Awareness measures the extent to which the 2015 to strengthen this background research. company has assessed environmental issues, risks Note: Companies that achieve a performance score high and impacts in relation to its business; enough to warrant inclusion in the A List, but do not meet all of the other A List requirements are classed as Management measures the extent to which the Performance Band A- but are not included in the A List. company has implemented actions, policies and To enter the CDLI, a company must: strategies to address environmental issues; Make its response public and submit via CDP’s Leadership looks for particular steps a company Online Response System has taken which represent best practice in the field of environmental management. Achieve a disclosure score within the top 10% of the total regional sample population* We believe that this approach will be clearer and easier to understand for companies, investors and *Note: while it is usually 10%, in some regions the CDLI cut-off other stakeholders. Water and forest scores will use may be based on another criteria, please see local reports for confirmation. this new presentation of banded scores in 2015, while the updated scoring methodology for climate change will be available in February 2016 with results in late 2016.
Low carbon investing hits mainstream the environmental impact of more than 5,500 companies representing 55%* of the world’s market capitalization. I think there are great benefits to investment managers who are Qualitative answers to CDP’s climate change able to integrate environmental data into their models. They are questionnaire offer integrated information for active the leaders in finding a value-driver within an industry and modeling investors engaging companies. Investment manager it when the rest of the market can’t. That gives you a competitive Rockefeller & Co. sees in CDP disclosures how advantage. companies are dealing with water and emissions challenges, and the transparency of their supply George Serafeim chain. Harvard Business School “We like to put the (financial) metrics in context,” said Farha-Joyce Haboucha, Rockefeller’s director of Sustainability & Impact Investing. “All those nitty-gritty details help us talk to management. We can show Capital markets are waking up to climate-conscious one company’s details to another, and say: ‘You can investing. Mainstream European investors are finding do better on this.’” ways to lower the carbon content of their portfolios, without sacrificing returns. The largest asset Companies will now have to prove they meet strict managers on Wall Street now offer financial products ESG standards to be included in the portfolio of to address carbon opportunities and risks. And more ABP, one of the world’s biggest pension funds, activist funds from Sweden to Australia are engaging with €350bn in assets and 2.8 million participants. with the heaviest emitters, urging them to lower their The Dutch pension fund expects to shift €30bn of greenhouse gas emissions. its €90bn in equities to cut the carbon emissions of companies within its portfolio by 25% over the CDP led this shift, harnessing the power of investors next five years. “The new strategy must not have now representing one-third of the world’s investment. an impact on the return on investment,’ the fund’s In 2000, when CDP first asked investors to sign its chairwoman Corien Wortmann said. disclosure request to companies, most fund directors were indifferent to climate change issues. Since then, Whether active or passive, investors’ actions are CDP has won the support of financial giants including backed by research that shows that good disclosure AIG, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays’, is a proxy for good management globally and that BlackRock, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, best-in-class climate performers may outperform ING, Itau, J.P. Morgan Chase, Macquarie, Nomura, their peers. “It is more feasible to incorporate climate Santander, and Wells Fargo. change into investment decisions because the data availability and quality has increased in the last 10 “The field would not be where it is today without years due to groups like CDP,” said George Serafeim CDP,” said Curtis Ravenel, director of sustainability at Harvard Business School. for Bloomberg, whose terminals display CDP data, scoring and rankings that form the basis for new Globally, $21.4 trillion was invested in funds with ESG index-based funds. “They mobilized the investment mandates in 2014, up 61% in two years, according community to recognize climate change and to drive to the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance. In disclosure from companies.” Europe, it is more than half of institutionally managed assets. While the US has long lagged Europe in investor action on climate change, many Wall Street stalwarts Investors taking a long-term view are crucial to are now focusing on it. “Over the last two years, avoiding the “tragedy of the horizon,” according to ESG has become more central to our clients,” said Mark Carney, Chairman of the Financial Stability Hugh Lawson, Goldman Sachs’ recently appointed Board and Governor of the Bank of England. In a first director of environmental, social and governance recent speech to Lloyd’s of London, Carney called (ESG) Investing. “Climate change is clearly on for better disclosure worldwide, citing CDP as a people’s minds.” model, to make the global economy more resilient. He said clear prices on carbon, another focus of Wall Street is building products and tools to reduce CDP, and stress-testing would buttress this. carbon intensity in portfolios, and shifting investment to new low carbon technologies and opportunities, As mainstream investors take a longer view, they building on indexes developed by Standard & Poor’s are asking companies to future-proof their business and MSCI. New products include exchange-traded to take better account of environmental risks and funds at State Street and BlackRock, BNY Mellon’s opportunities to stabilize, maximize and grow Green Beta Investing Approach, and a low-carbon shareholder return. The North American edition portfolio at Northern Trust. of CDP’s 2015 global climate change report will further examine trends and innovation in low-carbon Developing new strategies and products requires investing. solid information, and CDP gathers and analyzes *sourced from Bloomberg 11
CDP 2015 Australian Climate Leadership Indices A strategic position on The CDP Climate A List includes the companies in the highest climate performance band (A) and provides climate change enables a valuable perspective on the range and quality of activities being performed by ASX200 companies in strategic advantage over response to climate change. The CDP Climate A List was formerly known as the CDP Climate Performance Leadership Index sector peers through improved environmental and financial performance CDP 2015 Climate A List Australia of the Fund …In the longer term this can lead CDP 2015 climate Consecutive years Company Sector performance band on the A List to increased demand from new and existing clients Dexus Property Group A Financials 3 for being housed in climate resilient Investa Office Fund A Financials 2 buildings and increased investments in the Fund. Investa Office Fund CDP 2015 ASX 200 Climate Disclosure Leadership Index The Climate Disclosure Leadership Index (CDLI) includes the twenty companies that provided the highest quality climate disclosure through CDP in 2015, based on their CDP 2015 climate disclosure score. CDP 2015 climate Consecutive years Company Sector disclosure score on ASX200 CDLI* Amcor Materials 100 7 Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Financials 100 10 Commonwealth Bank of Australia Financials 100 7 Dexus Property Group Financials 100 5 Insurance Australia Group Financials 100 10 National Australia Bank Financials 100 10 Novion Property Group Financials 100 1 Qantas Airways Industrials 100 6 Stockland Financials 100 1 Westpac Banking Corporation Financials 100 3 BHP Billiton Materials 99 1 Henderson Group Financials 99 2 News Corp Consumer Discretionary 98 8 Origin Energy Energy 98 1 Santos Energy 98 1 Telstra Corporation Telecommunications 98 1 AGL Energy Utilities 97 9 Investa Office Fund Financials 97 1 PanAust Materials 97 2 Rio Tinto Materials 97 1 Woolworths Limited Consumer Staples 97 8 *including companies previously included on the CDP ASX 200 and NZX 50 CDLI, which was one combined index until 2011. The minimum score for inclusion in the CDP 2015 ASX 200 Climate Disclosure Leadership Index (CDLI) is 97, an 8 point increase on 2014. It should be noted that one company – Cimic Holdings – scored 99 but was not eligible for inclusion in the CDLI as its response is private, viewable only by CDP’s institutional investor signatories. Only public responses are eligible for inclusion on CDP’s climate leadership indices. 12
CDP Australian Climate Leadership Awards 2015 Award 1 – Most profitable carbon reduction activity 2015 Three projects related Awarded to the ASX 200 company that reported the most profitable carbon reduction activity through CDP in 2015 to energy efficiency have been implemented Winner PanAust in 2014 related to Finalists productive operating times on the mine Annual Annual carbon haulage fleet, change in Investment Return on Company Monetary savings (metric process in the GMO heap Required investment Savings tonnes CO2-e leach detoxification and solar lighting installation. PanAust $1,000,000 $10,000 7,300 10,000% These initiatives are voluntary and address Rio Tinto $17,500,000 $500,000 23,000 3,500% Scope 1 and 3 emissions. Commonwealth $1,420,000 $83,700 1,302 1,697% PanAust Bank of Australia Qantas Airways $600,000 $50,000 1,600 1,200% Woodside $2,900,000 $300,000 72,000 967% Petroleum Award 2 – Largest renewable energy purchaser 2015 GHG emissions Awarded to the ASX 200 company that purchased the largest proportion of its total energy consumption from renewable energy. associated with London electricity are Winner Henderson Group offset by the energy Finalists supplier on purchase. Henderson Group Proportion Renewable energy Total energy of energy Company purchased (MWh) purchased (MWh) sourced from renewable energy Henderson Group 3,435 4,208 81.6% National Australia Bank 37,450 310,453 12.1% Dexus Property Group 12,125 166,244 7.3% GPT Group 13,346 210,860 6.3% 13
Award 3 - Largest absolute carbon reduction 2015 We recognise the need Awarded to the Australian company that reported the largest absolute reduction in its total Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions – in metric tons CO2-e – due to emission reduction activities. to decarbonise our business over the long- Winner Rio Tinto term and that our efforts Finalists to reduce emissions will need to increase over time. …During this Reductions in Achieved sufficient transition, we focus on carbon emissions Company performance scoring in (Total Scope 1 & 2 securing competitively relevant data points? emissions - tonnes CO2-e) priced energy supply… In addition to improving the energy efficiency of Rio Tinto 3,402,000 Yes our operations, we are Incitec Pivot 300,618 Yes seeking to reduce the energy intensity of new BHP Billiton 5,604,000 No projects where economic Origin Energy 305,962 No to do so. Santos 222,857 No Rio Tinto Award 4 - Largest relative carbon reduction 2015 AMP is reducing its use Awarded to the Australian company that reported the largest percentage reduction in its carbon emissions due to emission reduction activities, relative to the company’s total Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions. of resources and carbon footprint and has set Winner AMP new priorities including: Finalists – reducing greenhouse gas emissions by a Reduction in carbon further 15% in the period Achieved sufficient emissions (relative to the 2014–2016 – pursuing Company performance scoring in company’s total Scope 1 energy efficiency through relevant data points? and 2 emissions) lighting upgrades, IT initiatives and more AMP 12% Yes flexible and efficient use of office space – working Incitec Pivot 11% Yes with contractors, Tatts Group 27% No landlords and service providers. Challenger 14% No AMP BHP Billiton 12% No 14
Award 5 - Best climate disclosure by a new responding company 2015 The Group’s strategy This is awarded to a first-time responding ASX 200 company with the highest CDP climate disclosure score in 2015. addresses climate Winner Super Retail Group change risks with longer term goals for reduction Finalists of environmental footprint and Company CDP 2015 climate disclosure score improvement of supply chain management. Our Super Retail Group 93 Ethical Sourcing Policy, Environmental Policy and Sandfire Resources NL 86 Sustainable Procurement Pact Group Holdings 68 Policy support our commitment to achieve Mineral Resources 56 those goals. Village Roadshow 50 Super Retail Group Award 6 – Best improvement in climate disclosure 2014-2015 Awarded to the Australian company with the biggest year on year improvement in its CDP climate disclosure Our business has score from CDP 2014 to CDP 2015. also recognised that Winner WorleyParsons regulatory requirements Finalists will increase demand for low carbon solutions CDP 2015 climate CDP 2014 climate Points now and increasingly Company in the next 3-5 years, disclosure score disclosure score improvement and has ensured that we remain at the forefront WorleyParsons 93 45 48 of developments in Platinum Asset 54 24 30 renewable energy, carbon Management capture, energy efficiency Charter Hall Group 96 73 23 and alternative fuels. WorleyParsons Perpetual Investments 87 64 23 Sims Metal Management 88 66 22 15
Award 7 - Best year on year improvement in climate This decrease in performance 2014-2015 absolute emissions was Awarded to the Australian company with the biggest year on year improvement in its CDP climate delivered against a 7% performance score from CDP 2014 to CDP 2015. increase in the amount Winner Aurizon Holdings of tonnes hauled and Finalists was achieved through the implementation of CDP 2015 climate CDP 2014 climate a number of initiatives. Company performance band performance band These included: automatic engine start Aurizon Holdings B D stop; regenerative braking; driver advisory WorleyParsons D No band systems; and changes to Incitec Pivot B D operational practices. Aurizon Holdings Computershare D No band Kathmandu Holdings B C Bendigo and Adelaide Bank D E Award 8 – Best climate disclosure 2015 The Qantas Group Awarded to the Australian company with the highest CDP climate disclosure score and the highest quality overall disclosure in 2015. has a comprehensive climate change Winner Qantas Airways strategy that has been Finalists developed to reduce the Group’s emissions Level of and subsequent carbon CDP 2015 climate Level of uncertainty: liabilities. Fleet renewal, Company disclosure score assurance Scope 1 and 2 fuel optimisation and emissions figures sustainable aviation biofuel are key elements Qantas Airways 100 Reasonable assurance Less than of the strategy. or equal to (≤) 2% Qantas Airways Australia and New 100 Reasonable assurance More than (>) 2% Zealand Banking Group but ≤ 5% Stockland 100 Reasonable assurance > 2% but ≤ 5% Westpac Banking 100 Reasonable assurance > 2% but ≤ 5% Corporation 16
Award 9 - Consistently high quality climate change disclosure 2006-2015 In 2014, reductions in Awarded to ASX companies that have been included in the CDP ASX Climate Disclosure Leadership Index in every absolute emissions year from 2006-2015. (Scope 1 and 2 combined) have been CDP 2015 climate Consecutive years achieved through Company Sector disclosure score on ASX200 CDLI* a range of different activities. We continue Australia and New 100 Financials 10 to improve the energy Zealand Banking Group efficiency of our existing commercial and branch Insurance Australia 100 Financials 10 Group assets and consolidating our building portfolio in National Australia Bank 100 Financials 10 response to changing * including companies previously included on the CDP ASX 200 and NZX50 CDLI, which was one combined index until 2011. business needs. ANZ is also implementing a policy to improve the efficiency of our vehicle fleet in Australia and New Zealand by preferencing 4-cylinder vehicles over 6-cylinder vehicles. Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Award 10 - CDP Climate A List Company 2015 Awarded to companies included on the CDP 2015 Climate A List (formerly known as the CDP Climate During the FY14 reporting Performance Leadership Index). period, DEXUS achieved a 4.15% reduction in CDP 2015 climate Consecutive years absolute emissions Company Sector performance band on the A List (scope 1 and 2 combined) from FY13 and 24.4% Dexus Property Group A Financials 3 overall when compared to the baseline year of Investa Office Fund A Financials 2 FY08. Emissions have decreased across DEXUS operations primarily due to a number of integrated, targeted emissions reduction activities. Dexus Property Group 17
Analysis of ASX 200 climate disclosure and climate performance in 2015 Comparison of ASX200 Climate Performance by Sector 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Consumer Discretionary (CD) 56% 22% 22% Consumer Staples (CS) 33% 67% Energy (EGY) 75% 25% Financials (FIN) 8% 8% 31% 12% 19% 15% 8% Health Care (HC) 100% Industrials (IND) 8% 15% 23% 31% 23% Information Technology (IT) 50% 50% Materials (MAT) 10% 30% 30% 10% 20% Telecommunication (TCOM) 33% 33% 33% Utilities (UTIL) 25% 50% 25% No Band E D C B A- A Climate performance and distribution of ASX 200 Sector performance of ASX200 climate performance responding companies by scoring category Governance Risk & Opportunity Emissions Sector & Strategy Management Management Verification 27 CD CS EGY 18 18 Number of Companies FIN 15 IND MAT TCOM 5 UTIL 4 2 No E D C B A- A 70 high performance Climate disclosure score distribution of ASX 200 Average climate disclosure scores of ASX 200 responding responding companies companies by sector 45 CD 81 CS 87 EGY 88 Number of Companies FIN 86 HC 87 19 IND 84 9 IT 47 1 1 1 3 2 3 5 MAT 77 TCOM 91 0-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-70 71-80 81-90 91-100 UTIL 85 Climate disclosure score OVERALL 83 18
ASX 200 non-responding companies Member of Member of Response Response Organisation climate change Organisation climate change status status sample/s sample/s Consumer Discretionary Beach Energy DP ASX200, CA, FF Ainsworth Game Technology NR ASX200 Buru Energy NR CA, FF APN News & Media DP ASX200 Carnarvon Petroleum NR CA, FF Arb Corp DP ASX200 Coal of Africa NR CA, FF Aristocrat Leisure NR ASX100 Coalspur Mines NR CA, FF Automotive Holdings Group NR ASX200 Cockatoo Coal NR CA, FF Breville Group NR ASX200 Drillsearch Energy NR ASX200, CA, FF Domino's Pizza Enterprises NR ASX100 Energy Ventures Ltd NR CA, FF Echo Entertainment Group NR ASX100 Horizon Oil DP ASX200 Fairfax Media NR ASX200 Linc Energy NR CA, FF Flight Centre NR ASX100 Liquefied Natural Gas NR ASX200 G8 Education NR ASX200 Maverick Drilling & Exploration NR CA, FF GUD Holdings DP ASX200 New Hope NR CA, FF Harvey Norman Holdings NR ASX100 New Zealand Refining NR CA, FF Company Myer Holdings DP ASX200 Nexus Energy NR CA, FF Navitas NR ASX200 Paladin Energy NR ASX200, CA, FF Nine Entertainment DP ASX200 Pan Pacific Petroleum NL NR CA, FF Pacific Brands DP ASX200 Resource Generation NR CA, FF Premier Investments NR ASX200 Roc Oil Company Ltd NR CA, FF Retail Food Group DP ASX200 Senex Energy DP ASX200, CA, FF Seven West Media DP ASX200 Stanmore Coal Ltd NR CA, FF Sky City Entertainment Group DP ASX100, NZX50 Sundance Energy Australia NR ASX200 Sky Network Television DP ASX100, NZX50 Washington H Soul Pattinson Slater & Gordon DP ASX200 NR CA, FF Corp Southern Cross Media Group NR ASX200 White Energy Company DP CA, FF STW Communications Group NR ASX200 Whitehaven Coal NR ASX200, CA, FF Tabcorp Holdings DP ASX100 Yancoal Australia NR CA, FF Ten Network Holdings NR ASX200 Financials Trade Me DP ASX200, NZX50 Abacus Property Group DP ASX200 Consumer Staples Aveo Group DP ASX200 Asaleo Care DP ASX200 Bank of Queensland NR ASX100 Bega Cheese DP ASX200 Cover-More Group NR ASX200 Coca-Cola Amatil NR ASX100 Cromwell Property Group DP ASX200 Goodman Fielder DP ASX200 Federation Centres DP ASX100 GrainCorp NR ASX200 Flexigroup NR ASX200 Tassal Group NR ASX200 Genworth Mortgage Insurance DP ASX100 Treasury Wine Estates NR ASX100 Lend Lease Group NR ASX100 Energy Magellan Financial Group NR ASX100 AED Oil NR CA, FF Medibank Private NR ASX100 Aquila Resources NR CA, FF Ozforex Group DP ASX200 Bandanna Energy NR CA, FF Shopping Centres Australasia NR ASX200 19
Member of Member of Response Response Organisation climate change Organisation climate change status status sample/s sample/s Westfield Group NR ASX100 Evolution Mining NR ASX200 Health Care James Hardie Industries DP ASX100 Ansell DP ASX100 Mount Gibson Iron NR ASX200 Cochlear NR ASX100 Northern Star Resources NR ASX200 Greencross DP ASX200 Nufarm DP ASX200 Healthscope Limited NR ASX100 OZ Minerals NR ASX200 Japara Healthcare NR ASX200 Regis Resources NR ASX200, CA, M&M Mesoblast NR ASX200 Sirius Resources DP ASX200 Primary Health Care NR ASX100 Straits Resources Limited NR CA, FF Ramsay Health Care NR ASX100 Telecommunication Services Sigma Pharmaceuticals NR ASX200 IINET NR ASX200 Sirtex Medical NR ASX200 M2 Telecommunications Group DP ASX200 Sonic Healthcare NR ASX100 TPG Telecom NR ASX100 Virtus Health DP ASX200 Vocus Communications NR ASX200 ResMed DP ASX100 Utilities Industrials AusNet Services NR ASX100, CA, EU ALS DP ASX100 Duet Group NR ASX100 Bradken DP ASX200 Energy Developments NR CA, EU Cabcharge Australia NR ASX200 Energy World Corporation NR CA, EU Cardno NR ASX200 Geodynamics NR CA, EU GWA Group IN ASX200 Redbank Energy NR CA, EU Macquarie Atlas Roads Group NR ASX200 McMillan Shakespeare NR ASX200 Mermaid Marine Australia DP ASX200 Legend Qube Holdings DP ASX100 ASX100 Member of ASX100 index ASX200 Member of ASX200 index SAI Global DP ASX200 CA Recipient of CDP’s Carbon Action request SEEK NR ASX100 EU Member of CDP’s Electric Utilities sample Seven Group Holdings DP ASX200 FF Member of CDP’s Fossil Fuels sample NZX50 Member of NZX50 index Skilled Group DP ASX200 M&M Member of CDP’s Mining & Metals sample Spotless Group Holdings DP ASX200 T Member of CDP’s Transportation sample NR No Response Sydney Airport NR ASX100 DP Declined to Participate Transfield Services NR ASX200 IN Information Provided Transurban Group DP ASX100 Virgin Australia Holdings NR CA, T Information Technology Carsales.com NR ASX100 Technology One NR ASX200 Materials Adelaide Brighton NR ASX100 BC Iron DP ASX200, CA, M&M BlueScope Steel DP ASX100 20 DuluxGroup NR ASX100
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