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LGS, VicSuper leaders in AODP climate investment index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... like all indices, its' a relative measure. This year we increased the number of funds we ranked based on publicly available data from 314 to around 460, and with the addition of the 150 medium funds in the US$15-20 billion range, it meant there was a ...

Remuneration consultant disclosure regime questioned

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... particularly smaller mining companies tend to pay less. Either they're more focused on cash, or maybe because what they pay for is data, and they've worked out that data shouldn't be that expensive. There seem to be pretty good data providers servicing ...

CDP to broaden, enhance cities program with Bloomberg grant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... Michael Bloomberg is the outgoing C40 chair. The grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies will enhance the commitment to using data and measurement to drive city actions against climate change and track progress on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, CDP said. ...

Valuing ESG risks, return potential in real assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... buildings by retrofits and refurbishment. But the second way is through complete transparency in our portfolios. All of our data is available online and you can get information on every single building in terms of energy use, gas, CO2 emissions and water ...

CDP: ASX200 companies set short term goals for C02 reduction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... companies have and hope that many will begin to take a longer-term view." There have been improvements to the quality of data that companies are reporting to CDP, Day said. "Big emitters in the ASX are responding to market demands to verify climate data," ...

CDP: companies unaware of deforestation supply chain risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... because of lack of traceability in global supply chains, certification challenges and regulatory uncertainty, according to CDP data. Launching the CDP Global Forests Report 2013, CDP reported that 139 listed companies with market capitalisation of more ...

GRI launches 2013 taxonomy, online G4 support tool

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... sustainability reports using G3.1, G3 and the recently released G4 sustainability reporting guidelines by tagging sustainability data to make it machine-readable. The GRI Taxonomy 2013 is developed using XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language). ...

CDP calls for corporate stewardship to manage water risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... "misguided" approaches to water-related risk management, according to the CDP Global Water Report 2013. The report is based on data given to CDP by 180 companies listed on the FTSE Global 500 Equity Index. Nearly three quarters - 70% - of companies said ...

Willingness to pay affects BlackRock sovereign debt scores

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... quarter of 2013. The BSRI is a framework for tracking sovereign credit risk in 48 countires, based on a pool of financial data, surveys and political insights. The willingness to pay metric has been affected by the political fighting over raising the ...

IIRC asks investors to critique pilot integrated reports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... governance and future targets." "The reports were felt to provide a contextual foundation for interpreting and analysing disclosed data," IIRC said. Investors also told the IIRC that reports need to close "perceived or actual information gaps by disclosing ...