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Sustainability faces greatest test in response to coronavirus

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... non-profits and universities, to advance corporate sustainability and the private sector's contribution to sustainable development. The implications of the pandemic fall squarely within the sustainability remit, Porter said. "The pandemic and its ...

Principles for sustainable economic stimulus in coronavirus response: WRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... means to develop sustainable use of natural resources across seven issues "at the intersection of environment and development" - climate, energy, food, forests, water, cities and the ocean. Stimulus packages should follow three principles - 1) do no ...

Lighthouse Infrastructure hires Alex O'Dea as investment director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... joins Lighthouse Infrastructure in April, and will focus on portfolio management, investment strategy and product development. She will also be responsible for the firm's external communications and investor engagement. O'Dea comes to Lighthouse Infrastructure ...

GRI hires director of capital markets engagement, head of policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... international organisations (such as UN agencies, the OECD and G20) and national governments." Reuten has run an urban development consultancy, served eight years as a district alderman in Amsterdam, and previously worked as political adviser to the ...

Emerging markets present opportunities for impact investing: 57 Stars

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... each transaction. "One of the benefits of latest catalogue of IRIS is that the metrics align with the [Sustainable Development Goals] SDGs," Balit said. "A lot of the folks we're talking to are interested in understanding how their investments are aligned ...

Cromwell Property Group reports on sustainability progress for 2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... governance underpinning this." In terms of performance around its employees, Cromwell highlighted its learning and development programs. While not hitting its targets, Cromwell noted that its Australian total for learning and training programs represented ...

Industry coalition organises Principles for Sustainable Securities Lending

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... examined several policy options, according to ICSF. The principles are "measured and balanced" to allow room for future development and adoption at a global level. "It's important and set out in the principles that beneficial owners have a policy around ...

Calix outlines case for carbon capture and storage in cement and lime

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
In order for European Union member states to reach carbon neutrality by 2050, carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) will have to be part of the technology solution, according to Australian technology company Calix. Phil Hodgson, CEO, Calix Phil Hodgson ...

Companies have responsibility to meld profit and purpose: IBM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... b.) buying products from a company, is that company having a commitment to skills and education and the continuous development of staff, including in investing in the future of the workplace," Moffat said. "That is something we have with P-TECH. We work ...

Singapore-based Vena Energy issues US$325 million green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... a US$325 million green bond. Proceeds of the green bond will be used to refinance existing corporate loans for the development, construction and operation of eligible green projects in accordance with Vena Energy 's Green Financing Framework. The benchmark ...