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FTSE Russell launches All-World ex Coal indexes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
FTSE Russell has launched the new FTSE All-World ex Coal index series omitting companies with exposures to coal or general mining companies with proved and probable coal reserves. The indexes FTSE methodology is based on the exclusion of companies whose ...

PRI outlines portfolio carbon reduction strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... is both a range of measurements and responses that vary by asset class. PRI notes that in particular, "little-to-no useful data is available" for privately owned or state-owned companies, and that there is "no method to measure a carbon footprint for ...

New Climate Economy report tackles decarbonisation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... regulation, CDP For businesses, NCE recommends that they adopt common standards for measuring, reporting and verifying emissions data, and include the data in integrated financial reports, while financial sector regulators and shareholders should require ...

Swiss Re hedges wind risk for Infigen Energy wind farms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... based on close proximity weather stations - found the stations located close to a wind farm, created an index on the wind data, and written a derivative on the back of that wind data," Summons said. "The reason why it hasn't gotten a whole heap of traction ...

Decarbonising economy requires sophisticated investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... Australian Ethical's ethical charter for investment, but is tempered with practical reality and limitations like sub-optimal data from companies, Steward said. "We look at emissions data for each of the companies we're invested in, and we work out how ...

BNP Paribas launches ESG reporting tool

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
BNP Paribas Securities Services has launched a tool that will provide environmental, social and governance (ESG) data for customised reporting purposes. Madhu Gayer, head of Asia Pacific investment reporting and performance, BNP Paribas Securities Services ...

CDSB launches expanded reporting framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... unspecified audience. Secondly, it seeks to move beyond the 'what' of environmental reporting to the 'how' of linking that data to an assessment of risk and strategy and thereby to the impact on financial performance." See Also: CDSB publishes final ...

Climate change impacts on investments "inevitable": Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... way - if you want to make a statement about agriculture, it's actually complex, and you have to analyse differing studies, data and views. However we have undertaken sector analysis in this study as it is important to investor outcomes." Impacts to asset ...

Technology to push sustainability reporting forward: GRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
Technological developments and greater access to data will mean companies will be held accountable in real time for their reporting, strategies and management of sustainability issues, according to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). Nelmara Arbex ...

Materiality reviews a source of strategic value: ACCSR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... pitfalls they see when consulting on materiality reviews include setting the scope of the materiality review to just gathering data for sustainability reporting, unintentionally "shoehorning" the process to fit an outcome, not drilling down into the ...